Thursday 19 November 2026 · Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire
Charity motorsport day · In support of Pancreatic Cancer UK
A day of track sessions, a tour through the Cotswolds and an evening with Sir Stirling Moss, all in support of Pancreatic Cancer UK. Hosted by Richard Morgan, with special guest Peter Stevens.
Racing for a reason
Every guest at the Christmas Cracker helps raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK, funding research, support and care for everyone affected by pancreatic cancer.
About the charityThe experience
One November day at one of the fastest circuits in Britain, shared only with a small, like-minded group of guests and their cars.
Supercars, classics and road-legal racing machinery take to the track alongside a fine selection of gran turismos and sports saloons. Others arrive by road, after breakfast and a private viewing at the home of British Bugatti. Everyone sits down together in the evening for dinner and a film premiere.
There are memories to be made, sights and sounds to savour, and good company throughout.
“The right crowd, and no crowding.”
Brooklands, back in the day
Three ways to join in
The Christmas Cracker can be enjoyed in three different ways. Pick the one that suits you.
Bring your car and drive Castle Combe, with at least six 15-minute sessions on track.
Details 2Breakfast at Cotswold Airport, Bugatti at Prescott, lunch at the circuit and the Moss film in the evening.
Details 3Join us in the evening for the world premiere of a rediscovered Stirling Moss interview.
Details
For the thrill seekers
Bring your car and take to Castle Combe’s 1.85-mile lap, from the flat-out run to Folly to the right-hander at Quarry. The circuit is shared on the day only with fellow guests.
At a more leisurely pace
Breakfast at an airfield, a private viewing at Prescott, and then on through the Cotswolds to Castle Combe in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon as a VIP trackside, then stay for the Moss film in the evening.
Just the evening
Join us for the evening and the first showing of a recently rediscovered interview with Sir Stirling Moss, recounting his win in the 1955 Mille Miglia.
The venue
Built on the perimeter track of RAF Castle Combe, a wartime airfield opened in 1941, the circuit held its first race meeting on 7 July 1950. Stirling Moss won twice here that October. Today it is one of the fastest circuits in the country, set in open Wiltshire countryside.
The tour to the track
Drive your own car in convoy through Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, with a stop at the archive of one of motoring’s great names.
AV8 Café · Cotswold Airport, Kemble
Meet fellow guests over breakfast beside the runway at Cotswold Airport, then set off together.
Cotswold Airport
Prescott Hill, Gotherington, Cheltenham
Refreshments and a private viewing at the Bugatti Trust. Prescott has been home to the Bugatti Owners’ Club since 1937 and its hill climb since 1938. The Trust’s archive holds some 27,000 drawings and more than 10,000 photographs.
Castle Combe Circuit, Chippenham SN14 7EY
Park up in the reserved tour car area in time for lunch, then spend the afternoon watching the action on track as a VIP.
Castle Combe CircuitThe evening
On 1 May 1955, Stirling Moss and his navigator Denis Jenkinson drove the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, number 722, around Italy at an average of almost 100 mph. It remains the fastest Mille Miglia ever run.
After dinner, we show a recently rediscovered interview in which Moss tells the story himself. It’s the perfect scene-setter for the Mille Miglia centenary in 2027.
Thursday 19 November
Timings will be confirmed closer to the day and may change.
| Time | On track | Tour to the track |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | Arrive, sign on and scrutineering | Breakfast at Cotswold Airport |
| TBC | Drivers’ briefing | Depart in convoy for Prescott |
| TBC | Morning track sessions | Refreshments and private viewing, Bugatti Trust |
| TBC | Lunch | Arrive at Castle Combe, lunch |
| TBC | Afternoon track sessions | VIP viewing of the on-track action |
| TBC | Dinner and the Stirling Moss premiere | |
On the grid
A broad, eclectic mix. When you register, tell us which class your car fits best.
Road and competition
Sports, GT and touring
Road-legal, track-focused
Grand tourers, old and new
Fast four-doors
Passes
Three ways to enjoy the day, three passes. Places on track are limited.
Pass one
For drivers who want to use their car as intended.
Pass two
A Cotswolds drive, Bugatti, lunch and the film.
Pass three
Moss, in his own words.
Good to know
Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 7EY. The circuit sits in open countryside close to the M4. Directions and visitor information are on the Castle Combe Circuit website.
Supercars, classics, road-legal racing machinery, gran turismos and sports saloons are all welcome. Tell us which class fits your car when you register.
Eligibility, noise limits and equipment requirements: TBC
Passenger arrangements for track sessions and the tour: TBC
TBC
The Christmas Cracker is held in support of Pancreatic Cancer UK, the charity funding research and support for everyone affected by pancreatic cancer. Details of how funds are raised on the day: TBC
Join us on 19 November
Call Richard to reserve a place, ask about the day or enter your car. Or download the registration form below, fill it in and send it back to him.
Fill it in on screen or print it off, then email it to Richard or text him a photo of it.
