It is with a heavy heart that the organizers of the Silverstone Classic announce that this summer\u2019s flagship three-day festival \u2013 originally scheduled for the weekend of July 31 to August 2 \u2013 has sadly been cancelled.<\/p>\n
As the world\u2019s biggest classic motor racing festival, the massive event always attracts unrivalled grids, many thousands of classic car owners and more than 100,000 visitors, many of whom camp out at Silverstone. The nature and scale of the event make running it in a safe, socially-distanced manner a huge challenge in the current situation; and the event\u2019s much-loved family festival ethos also means that running the event behind closed doors isn\u2019t a feasible option.<\/p>\n
This summer, the pioneering Classic had massive plans to celebrate its milestone 30th<\/sup> birthday with a special \u2018greatest hits\u2019 racecard but organisers have indicated that they will carry forward these celebrations to the 2021 event.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing the latest Government advice, coupled with other scheduling changes at Silverstone, we have reached the inevitable conclusion that we will need to cancel this year\u2019s event,\u201d said an enormously disappointed Nick Wigley, CEO of Classic organizer Goose Live Events. \u201cGiven the current circumstances and the unclear outlook on timescales, staging a postponed event \u2013 which was our original back-up plan \u2013 isn\u2019t something we can plan for with any degree of certainty if we are to deliver the style of Classic that we all know and love.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how sad this news makes me feel. For the last 12 years it has been my life\u2019s focus to build the Classic into the most amazing family friendly classic racing festival, the biggest and many people think the best in the world, but our priority at all times is the safety and wellbeing of those attending our events \u2013 as well as our own team \u2013 and we know that Classic fans will understand why this step has been necessary.<\/p>\n \u201cAs an independent events company passionate about what we do, we are so proud to have developed the Silverstone Classic into an internationally renowned historic motorsport festival enjoyed across generations of car enthusiasts, families, racing drivers and petrolheads.<\/p>\n