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7/21/2012 Patrick To Race in 2012 Silverstone Classic Celebrity Challenge

Sir Patrick Stewart will be one of the celebrity drivers taking part in the 2012 Silverstone Classic Celebrity Challenge. The race, which will take place on July 21, 2012 at the world’s biggest classic car racing festival, will see an all-star line-up competing in 130mph Morgan lightweight race cars around the famous Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. Other drivers will include Chemmy Alcott, Brendan Cole, Kelvin Fletcher, Tony Hirst and Steve Bull. Of his chance to race again, Patrick said, "I’ve raced once before, in a pro-celebrity event on the Long Beach Grand Prix circuit in California – but that was ten years ago. I’ve been in retirement since then! When the chance to drive a great British sportscar here at Silverstone came up… well, what could be better? It was just irresistible. I’m looking forward to it immensely.”