MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR) is delighted to confirm it has arranged a new event to take place on the Silverstone National circuit on Sunday 19 April. This one-day meeting will feature four of the race series due to take part at Donington before the event was cancelled due to the lack of a valid track licence.

The Lotus on Track Elise Trophy, the GT Cup, The Production BMW Championship and the Toyo Tires Racing Saloons will all now race at Silverstone on Sunday. New arrangements for Formula Palmer Audi and the SPEED series will be confirmed shortly.

Our thanks go to all series coordinators, MSVR officials and marshals and Silverstone circuit for their efforts and cooperation in arranging this new event at such short notice. Further details, including a timetable, will be published here shortly.

DONINGTON CANCELLATION

MSVR was forced to cancel its scheduled race event at Donington Park on 18/19 April as the circuit does not possess a valid, full track licence.

Following widely publicised concerns regarding recent development work at the circuit, MSVR requested assurances from Donington that all necessary works for the venue to receive a valid track licence from the governing body of motorsport in the UK, the MSA, would be completed ahead of the MSVR 'Blast in the Park' event. Mindful of the importance of competitors' planning and arrangements, Donington Park was given a deadline of 1pm on Thursday 9 April to address these concerns. However, MSVR received no communication from the circuit.

A spokesman for the MSA also confirmed that they would not issue the circuit with a track licence until the circuit has been inspected and fully complies with MSA regulations. Accordingly, MSVR was left with no alternative but to cancel the event in order to give the competitors, marshals and officials as much notice as reasonably possible.

MotorSport Vision's Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer said: "It's extremely disappointing that this remarkable situation has occurred, and that we have been forced to cancel our event at Donington Park due to the lack of a valid track licence. This has caused significant disruption to all of MSVR's competitors and series, including Formula Palmer Audi, that were due to race next weekend."

"It is quite unsatisfactory and particularly unacceptable that we have received no communication from the circuit on the matter. We are currently in discussions with all our series and championship coordinators to arrange alternative dates and venues, and these will be confirmed at the earliest opportunity."