EVENT REPORT
T
his 2019 edition of the
hugely popular
blockbuster event
attracted record grids,
record car club attendees,
record spectator numbers
giving a total attendance of
109,000 over the weekend –
which was a significant
increase on previous years.
A total of 21 spine-tingling
retro races, countless off-track
entertainments, packed car
club displays and iconicanniversary parades elevated
the world’s biggest classic car
motor racing event to even
greater heights.
Following the opening 12
races on Super Saturday – as
well as a second night of
‘rocking’ at the Classic’s
renowned live music festival,
which this year celebrated the
50th anniversary of Woodstock- there was yet another packed
day of entertainment waiting
on Sunday.
The Mini Celebration
Trophy Presented by Adrian
Flux provided a fitting end to a
weekend which had begun
with Paddy Hopkirk leading a
60th Anniversary parade of
Minis, driving his 1964 Monte
Carlo Rally winning Cooper S.
It was current BTCC star
Adam Morgan who had the
final say by claiming victory in
his Morris Mini Cooper S.
While the amazing variety of
racing remains the heartbeat ofthe event, as ever, a host of on-
and off-track entertainment
further fuelled the massive
three-day festival...
Record numbers of car clubs
also attended this year’s event,
providing visitors with more
than 10,000 privately-owned
classic cars to admire.
The two-day Silverstone
Auctions sale saw huge
numbers of competition and
classic road cars coming under
the hammer, while Car ClinicsRecord breaking event wows huge crowds
Photography JEP and Tanya FieldSILVERSTONE CLASSIC
Anna and Jonathan
Jeeves with their
Mini Sprite.EVENT REPORT
T
his 2019 edition of the
hugely popular
blockbuster event
attracted record grids,
record car club attendees,
record spectator numbers
giving a total attendance of
109,000 over the weekend –
which was a significant
increase on previous years.
A total of 21 spine-tingling
retro races, countless off-track
entertainments, packed car
club displays and iconicanniversary parades elevated
the world’s biggest classic car
motor racing event to even
greater heights.
Following the opening 12
races on Super Saturday – as
well as a second night of
‘rocking’ at the Classic’s
renowned live music festival,
which this year celebrated the
50th anniversary of Woodstock- there was yet another packed
day of entertainment waiting
on Sunday.
The Mini Celebration
Trophy Presented by Adrian
Flux provided a fitting end to a
weekend which had begun
with Paddy Hopkirk leading a
60th Anniversary parade of
Minis, driving his 1964 Monte
Carlo Rally winning Cooper S.
It was current BTCC star
Adam Morgan who had the
final say by claiming victory in
his Morris Mini Cooper S.
While the amazing variety of
racing remains the heartbeat ofthe event, as ever, a host of on-
and off-track entertainment
further fuelled the massive
three-day festival...
Record numbers of car clubs
also attended this year’s event,
providing visitors with more
than 10,000 privately-owned
classic cars to admire.
The two-day Silverstone
Auctions sale saw huge
numbers of competition and
classic road cars coming under
the hammer, while Car ClinicsRecord breaking event wows huge crowds
Photography JEP and Tanya FieldSILVERSTONE CLASSIC
Anna and Jonathan
Jeeves with their
Mini Sprite.