Tiff Needell has promised fans lap after lap of ‘serious fun’ when the Thruxton Easter Revival speeds into Britain’s fastest circuit next weekend (4/5 April), as the retro-themed festival of motor sport revs up to bring history back to life.

Tiff will return to compete in Historic Formula Ford 1600 in his Lotus 69, after piloting the iconic single-seater to victory at the Easter Revival last year, triumphing by a scant six hundredths-of-a-second at the end of a titanic tussle to notch up his second Thruxton success in the car – more than four decades after his first!

“Thruxton hasn’t really changed much since it first opened. It’s still the fastest track in Britain, it still separates the men from the boys and it still generates great racing – it has never been a place for the faint of heart! Every lap round Thruxton for me is great fun; its fast-and-flowing nature is a real hoot in my little Formula Ford"

“I achieved my first-ever race win at Thruxton back in 1972 and then won again last year, driving the same car – 42 years on"

BMW M4 passenger ride with Tiff

One lucky Marshal will be selected at random and will be sitting next to Tiff in the new BMW M4 for a high speed, sideways ride around the circuit.

Here's what they can expect!

The Thruxton Easter Revival kicks off with qualifying starting at 09:00 on Saturday, 4 April, with racing getting underway at 13:00.

A more leisurely start on Sunday, 5 April sees qualifying at 10:45, followed by the races at 12:40.

Advance tickets begin from just £10