Easy! The circuit is directly off of the A303, several miles west of Andover, and is signposted on both sides of the carriageway.

Be careful when approaching from the west on the A303, the first sign for Thruxton Circuit is quite close to the junction and easy to miss. It's also easy to come off the A303 too fast and give yourself a bit of a 'moment' on the tight bends on the slip road.

From Salisbury heading north on A338. After going through Cholderton at the roundabout with the pub and garage on, turn Right (signposted Thruxton Circuit). This road goes parallel and under and parallel again to the A303. Turn left a couple of miles on and you're at the circuit! Easier than going on the A303 if you're heading from Salisbury way.

For a Google map of the circuit, go to:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=103683080286127722203.00045015a5495694ab1ba&t=h&z=13

Depending on what you're doing you're usually issued with either a car-park pass or track pass. If you have a car-park pass, park in the public car park, walk into the circuit, and either go through the underpass into the paddock or cross over the circuit.
If you have a track pass, drive up the main driveway into the circuit. Go through the gate onto the start-finish straight, turn left and park somewhere near the start line.

Marshals sign-on office is located on rear side of scruitineering building (large, green and named!) behind main pits, in the paddock, on infield side of circuit.

Only 1 circuit configuration present.

There is a working airfield inside the circuit which remains active on racedays.

Thruxton also operate a carting circuit next to the main venue.

The airfield is now closed during race days, from 9:00am to 6:00pm

1 - Startline: Not too bad during racing but boring as hell otherwise

2 - Now on the outside of the corner (not inside as shown). Anyone getting their braking wrong will probably end up here.

3 - Bit of a restricted view - corner on one side, hill on the other. Can be busy if there's a lot of action going into Allard.

4 - Allard - Inside of Allard. Fast approach to complex. Watch out for Pit Exit pull offs and Blue flags.

5 - Just before the braking zone for the complex. Good view of the rest of the circuit.

7 - Seagrave - Good view of Complex

9 - Noble - Leafy post in shade of oak tree. Can see several fast sweeps - if they lose it, it's at high speed!

10 - Pretty fast part of the circuit. Anything here will usually be big - anyone getting it wrong out of the corner is going to end up in either the field or the tyrewall.

12 - Village. Fast, scary, inside post.

13 - ? - In case you were wondering, there is no post 13.

I don't know for sure but I don't think they thought it was a good idea to have a post 13 at one of the fastest corners in British Motorsport :)

14 - Village Outside - The only outside post on the massively fast Village and Church corners

15 - Church - Probably the fastest corner in the country. Taken flat in top gear on the limit of adhesion. Big bump just before the post makes life interesting. Post is situated on the apex rumble strips.
Sorts the men from the boys!!

18 Woodham Hill - Quick & close!

22 - Outside of course after chicane.

Anyone who gets it wrong in chicane/boots it too early, etc usually visits grass and banking! (Ask Renault Clio's - May 2002. Oil in chicane, 7 hit bank in 15 seconds!!!)

Pitlane entry directly opposite on inside of course, occasionally see mis communication between driver(s) coming in, and others on fast lap.

Circuit stops for church hour - Sunday's 9.25 - 10.30

The Thruxton regulars are a great crew. Many of them are also regulars at Castle Combe and also quite a few of them form the infamous Gurston GITS :)

Thruxton is putting a lot of effort into making the lot of the Marshal a happier one, and bit by gradual bit they are getting there. They seem to be putting lots of effort into bringing together the St.John crews, Rescue & Doctors, Fire Crew, Offcials and Bank Marshals etc closer together, which is greatly to their credit.

The track itself - wonderful! a good old school church of speed, largely unfettered by chicanes, and the ones that are there are well positioned and enhance the racing. A real test of nerve and a nice place to be.

Oh I nearly forgot, It's flippin windy virtually all the time!

For those out on the circuit, as well as many a bush to choose from, some posts have their own portaloo! Post 9's loo is a health hazard after this last BTCC weekend so I'd suggest the bushes just to the right - it's where Muller decided to go after he pulled off at our post with only three wheels on his wagon in practice!

Standard MSA channel (169.3375).

Call or e-mail Sara Wernham at BARC Head Office. 01264 882200 / swernham@barc.net

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This is a rare example of how things SHOULD be done! A large enclosed field near the entry to the circuit reserved as and signposted as a Marshals Campsite! Enter the main gate, the entrance is on the right side of the main driveway near the top!

Good show BARC, (toilets will earn you 10/10!)

Showers are inside the circuit between the pit garages and the scrutineering bay.

Marshals Secretary - (2005) Sara Wernham 01264 882210

Chief Marshal - Trevor Jackson
(email trevor.jackson@barc.net)

Officials / Marshals Secretary is now Sara Wernham swernham@barc.net 01264 882210