{"id":495596,"date":"2016-06-22T11:38:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T18:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=32141"},"modified":"2024-03-01T06:18:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T06:18:56","slug":"masters-three-hours-set-donington-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/masters-three-hours-set-donington-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters Historic Racing (2016) &#8211; Masters Three Hours Set for Donington Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donington Park\u2019s GP Circuit will once again host the Donington Masters Festival next weekend, July 2-3, at Castle Donington. The event will feature the second running of the Masters Three Hours for sports and GT cars as well as rounds of the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship and FIA Masters Sport Cars Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the schedule are a one-hour race for Pre-\u201966 Touring Cars and an all-comers contest featuring Can-Am and Interserie Challenge cars, as well as a Saturday night Drivers Party in the paddock. For complete information please visit either <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donington-park.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.donington-park.co.uk<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mastershistoricracing.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mastershistoricracing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donington Park\u2019s GP Circuit will once again host the Donington Masters Festival next weekend, July 2-3, at Castle Donington. 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