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"It was something that hit you like a flash of light, so you write a song about it": The story of the magical Saxon classic inspired by heavy metal music, heavy metal fans and... Toto?

Saxon were cruising the New Wave of British Heavy Metal... and their signature tune celebrated it

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Dawson, Jewiss crowned British GT champions at Donington Park finale

Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss claimed their maiden GT3 titles in the British GT after a manic Donington Park finale

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BTCC ace Cook encouraged by Honda progress after Donington opener

Leading British Touring Car Championship racer Josh Cook believes he is “in a good place” to be a contender this season with the One Motorsport Honda team.

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From V10 F1 Williams to Ford Zephyr: Five intriguing cars at the Donington Historic Festival

Some star names enjoyed victories at last weekend’s Donington Historic Festival, including the likes of three-time Indy 500 conqueror Dario Franchitti and 2003 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Guy Smith.

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“I don’t think anybody can be prepared for how big the crowd was. A sea of denim and leather as far as you can see”: The epic story of Monsters Of Rock, the greatest heavy metal festival of them all

The triumphs, the bottlings, the rucks, the rain – long-running festival Monsters Of Rock changed hard rock and heavy metal forever

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Unusual new cars join the CSCC ranks at Donington Park

There were two intriguing new machines that joined the Classic Sports Car Club’s ranks for its event at Donington Park last weekend.

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Why the FIA driver grading debate dominated the British GT 2025 opener

The 2025 British GT season wasn’t even a race old when complaints began roaming around the paddock during the Donington Park opener last weekend.

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Five things to look out for in the new British GT season

It was Lamborghini’s year in British GT last season as its customer squad Barwell Motorsport produced one of the most dominant campaigns in recent memory.

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10 bands that defined Download 2024

From historic Download debuts to returning heroes, surprise sets to stage dives in the mud, these are the 10 performances that defined an unforgettable weekend at Donington

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"The best frontman I ever saw. Nobody else came close": The day David Lee Roth turned in the performance of a lifetime

With a heavyweight line-up including Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe and more, Monsters Of Rock 1984 is still revered in festival folklore

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Mercedes factory driver Ellis to partner Cottingham in British GT title decider

Keen had been due to compete in the championship decider alongside Cottingham in 2 Seas's #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3, replacing regular driver Jonny Adam who is unable to race at Donington due to a European Le Mans Series commitment.

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BTCC champion Ingram to make British GT debut in Donington Decider

Ingram will enter the GT4 class in the MKH Aston Martin Vantage alongside Ron Johnson as the team also lines up on the grid for the first time.

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Watch Van Halen’s incendiary 1984 Monsters Of Rock set – and Eddie’s 10-minute guitar solo – at Castle Donington as pro-shot footage emerges online

A band and their trailblazing guitarist at the height of their powers blaze through an hour-long set of Van Halen classics

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Friday favourite: The British circuit which helped deliver BTCC breakthroughs

Despite his 17 starts in the Bathurst 1000, yielding a pair of second places, many of Paul Radisich’s fondest memories are rooted in the British Touring Car Championship’s 1990s Super Touring era. A couple of massive accidents in Australia’s Great Race, where the Kiwi sustained multiple injuries in 2006 and…

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BTCC Donington: Turkington edges Sutton in free practice

The Northern Irishman eclipsed the quickest time of the opening session set by Ash Sutton, which had been a gargantuan 0.476 seconds clear of closest pursuer Turkington and had seemed to send out an ominous warning that the three-time title winner and the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus squad will be…

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Lockerbie racer Gordie Mutch crowned inaugural Praga Cup champion

The 20-year-old and team-mate Jimmy Broadbent sealed the title with a fine performance at Donington

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The titles at stake and what remains to play for at Donington Park

The final rounds of British GT, GB3 and GB4 take place this weekend, with championships up for grabs in all of them. Here's how each title picture looks and what to watch out for at Donington Park

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Bautista "saved" difficult Donington WSBK weekend with second

Alvaro Bautista says overtaking World Superbike title rival Jonathan Rea and finishing second in the Donington Park finale allowed him to “save” an otherwise difficult weekend.

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Razgatlioglu: The "real Toprak is back" after Donington treble

Toprak Razgatlioglu feels he has rediscovered his title-winning World Superbike form after completing a clean sweep of victories at Donington Park last weekend.

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