Early morning mist and fog slowed the race to a yellow flag for a while this morning, but the sun burnt it off leaving it all to play for. Sadly Doran Racing, and our friend rookie Ross Kaiser, decided to cut their losses during the night after losing too many laps in a couple of […]
Saturday 29th January 2011 What an amazing day! I got to the track early this morning for our customers to get their hotlaps. The incredible Hurley Haywood was their hotlap driver in a very nice Porsche Panamera. Bit chunky for the track I hear you say? Apparently not! I am still amazed at the spectator […]
Held at the NEC since 1991, Autosport International has been widely regarded as the World’s Greatest Motorsport Show. Running from the 13th – 16th of January 2011, this annual pre-season event covers all areas of motorsport, both professional and grass roots, from Karting up to Formula 1. Once again the Travel Destinations team will be […]
The Autosport International Show was a big hit for sports car fans this year with numerous personal appearances by endurance racing legends and current stars. Current Le Mans champions Audi had both Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish at the show, whilst rivals Peugeot were represented by Anthony Davidson. McNish and Davidson went head to head […]
The legend of the Le Mans 24 Hours has come to the Coventry Transport Museum. From the 21st January until the 2nd May this year, a new exhibition entitled “Le Mans through the Ages” is being hosted in the Ariel Gallery at the Coventry Transport Museum. There are a number of historically significant Le Mans […]
This week, on the Travel Destinations Blog, we are bringing you news direct from Florida. Rolex 24 Hours driver Ross Kaiser with Travel Destinations’ Helen Burman Helen from the Travel Destinations office, has traded Welwyn Garden City for Florida just in time for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. As the race week progresses we […]
Audi has unveiled its latest sportscar which Britain’s Allan McNish hopes will enable him to score his third and the German manufacturer’s 10th Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race victory next June. McNish and his Audi Sport team-mates attended an unveiling of the Audi R18 at the Audi Sportpark in Ingolstadt, Germany, last night (Friday […]
The Classic Motor Show took place at the NEC, Birmingham from the 12th – 14th November and as always the Travel Destinations team were all present on our stand next to the main entrance in Hall 4. This show is often described as the last car event of the season, and for many it is, […]
After another of our group returned from our “Nurburgring Drivers Experience” we received the following letter. We don’t often publish this sort of thing, but we thought you might like to know how our customers got on: Dear Richard and Ben, Just a quick note to thank you for our Nurburgring Experience this weekend. As […]
Reservations are now open for next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours race. Book now by calling (0844) 873 0203. We are able to offer a variety of travel, ticket and camping options for those wanting to be close to the action. We can also offer camping, B&B and hotel accommodation away from the circuit for […]
We are pleased to introduce our new look website www.traveldestinations.co.uk. We hope that you enjoy the new look and enjoy exploring all the new events and tours. We have extended the news section on the home page to ensure that you don’t miss out on new tours, featured races or results from […]
As always we shall be exhibiting at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC. This year the dates for this fantastic show are 12th – 14th November. We will be in our usual place near the entrance to hall 4, where we will be launching the new 2011 tours and events brochure. We will be […]
2011 is another eventful year for the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club. Of particular significance will be the celebration of 50 years of the Jaguar E-type, which will include a special European gathering for all Jaguars at the Oltimers GP at at the Nurburgring. The full 2011 European programme is below. Please visit the Car Club Tours […]
With the Le Mans Series hosting a race at the Hungaroring and the American Le Mans Series visiting Road America in Wisonsin, it was always going to be a busy weekend for the British Le Mans teams. Overtaking at the Hungaroring is notoriously difficult due to its narrow straights and slow corners, so as the […]
2011 will be another full year for the MG Owners’ Club tours. We have been everywhere from Iceland & Norway to Corsica & Croatia over the years. This year, as well as the old favourites like Ireland, we are returning to Austria and we have a fantastic new destination in Koblenz which will host the […]