{"id":496094,"date":"2016-12-07T11:09:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T19:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=39141"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:44:59","slug":"silverstone-classic-date-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/silverstone-classic-date-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"Silverstone Classic (2017) &#8211; Silverstone Classic Date Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent shuffle of dates on the final calendar for the FIA\u2019s Formula One World Championship, comes news that the date for next summer\u2019s Silverstone Classic will also shift a week in order to accommodate the change. The 2017 Silverstone Classic, featuring a 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebration of Formula Ford, will now take place on the weekend of July 28-30.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re sorry to have to make this change but, unfortunately, it\u2019s due to factors outside of our control,\u201d said Nick Wigley, CEO of Silverstone Classic organizer Goose Live Events.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets already purchased for the 2017 Silverstone Classic will be valid for the revised dates, while any ticketholders now unable to attend due to the date change have until February 28 to request a full refund. Early Bird tickets for the Classic are now on sale, with prices for adults starting from just \u00a335 and the cost of the three-day weekend ticket remaining at \u00a399. Further details are available by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silverstoneclassic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.silverstoneclassic.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent shuffle of dates on the final calendar for the FIA\u2019s Formula One World Championship, comes news that the date for next summer\u2019s Silverstone Classic will also shift a week in order to accommodate the change. 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