Go Motorsport Live

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Anyone wishing to attend Go Motorsport Live! at Silverstone on 7 July 2013 can now register for their free entry ticket at www.GoMotorsport.net

Go Motorsport Live! is a new event for National Motorsport Week (29 June – 7 July) and is designed to show the public how accessible motor sport can be. This year it concludes the week-long celebration of the sport just one week after the British Grand Prix (30 June).

Motor clubs, championships, teams and other organisations will set up static displays, which will complement a live Production Car Autotest with free passenger rides, plus a Trials demonstration.

Silverstone will also offer discounted driving experiences and tours of its world-famous facilities, and visitors will be able to watch the Formula Student finals taking place. Meanwhile marshalling clubs will be on hand to advise potential recruits and highlight the role as part of the MSA’s Year of the Volunteer.

Ben Taylor, MSA Director of Development & Communications, said: “The inaugural Go Motorsport Live! is shaping up to be the cornerstone of National Motorsport Week 2013. Fans will be able to head back to Silverstone just one week after the British Grand Prix and find out just how easily they can get involved in the sport, whether as a competitor, volunteer or motor club member.

“Visitors will be able to get a taste of grassroots motor sport from the passenger seat, meet an array clubs and championships, and get up close to all sorts of competition cars, from karts and club hatchbacks to dragsters and touring cars. Best of all, it’s free to enter; all you need to do is head to www.GoMotorsport.net and register for your free ticket.”

More than 20 motor clubs, championships, teams, manufacturers and organisations have already signed up to be a part of Go Motorsport Live!. Any others wishing to get involved should contact Jess Fack via jess.fack@msauk.org by 31 May 2013.

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F1 on pole position at Go Motorsport Live!


Formula One will be back at Silverstone seven days after the British Grand Prix when some of Britain’s world-class F1 teams lend their support to the Motor Sports Association’s inaugural Go Motorsport Live! open day on Sunday 7 July.

With free public access, Go Motorsport Live! has been introduced as part of National Motorsport Week to encourage more people to get involved in all areas of motor sport. A wide range of enthusiastic motor clubs, championships, teams and other organisations will provide displays and offer advice to help newcomers get started in the sport, whether as a competitor, volunteer or spectator.

While most of the focus will be on promoting grass roots activities such as AutoSolos, Trials and Navigational Rallies, Formula One still represents the pinnacle of the sport and, with eight of the 12 F1 teams based in the UK, the industry is one of this country’s biggest success stories.

Visitors to Go Motorsport Live! will not only be able to see one of the Marussia F1 Team’s cars up close but they will also have the chance to win factory visits to both the Sahara Force India and Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One teams. Sahara Force India is situated opposite the entrance to Silverstone and will be offering 50 lucky visitors a unique opportunity to visit the F1 team’s headquarters on the day. There will also be a chance for four Go Motorsport Live! visitors to win a factory tour at Mercedes AMG F1 at a later date.

As a further attraction to Formula One fans, Silverstone will be offering hot laps on the southern section of its full Grand Prix circuit as well as tours of its imposing new Wing pits complex – home to the world’s top teams and drivers just seven days earlier. Visitors will even be offered the chance to stand on the F1 podium.

“Although Go Motorsport Live! is about showing people how accessible and affordable grass roots motor sport can be, F1 will always be a major draw card,” said MSA Chief Executive Nick Bunting. “We are very grateful to Sahara Force India, Mercedes AMG Petronas and Marussia F1 Team for their welcome contributions to Go Motorsport Live! I’m sure they will contribute to the success of this inaugural event.”

Public admittance to Go Motorsport Live! is free but visitors need to pre-register in advance for their entry ticket. More than 1,000 people have already done so using the simple form at www.GoMotorsport.net.