THRUXTON

The Thruxon circuit is one of the fastest in the country with legendary high-speed corners and a reputation as a real drivers circuit. It is also one of the longest in the UK at 2.4 miles.

Like many race circuits Thruxton was originally a wartime airfield. Commissioned in 1941 the airfield was host to both the RAF and USAF and played a major part in the D-Day landings. In 1968 a new layout ignored the old runways and followed the lines of the perimeter road with the inclusion of the chicane and further round the track, three corners in quick succession.

Thruxton has seen all our recent Formula 1 drivers race regularly at the track at some time in their career. In 1993 Damon Hill Formula One world champion drove a demonstration run in the Williams FW15C, recording an incredible 57.6 second lap of the 2.4 mile circuit, an average speed of 147.25mph. It is now the high-speed rounds of the British Touring car championship and superbikes that regularly bring in capacity crowds. Stock Hatch visits Thruxton for the first time in 2008.