BRDC NEWS No. 54 – 6 April 2010 www.brdc.co.uk THURSDAY 29 APRIL – THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW GP CIRCUIT. SAVE THE DATE The official opening of the new Grand Prix circuit, including a ceremony will take place up at the ‘arrowhead’, on the morning of 29 April. All BRDC Members are invited to attend, so please make a note of the date and full details will be sent in a separate invitation when all elements of the planning have been finalised. BRDC CHARITY LUNCH – FRIDAY 23 APRIL 2010 BRDC Members, Andy Priaulx, Oliver Gavin, Darren Turner, Jonny Kane, Johnny Mowlem, Guy Smith, Charlie Hollings, Rob Barff, Sean Edwards, Richard Westbrook, Peter Dumbreck, Marino Franchitti, Stuart Hall, Marc Hynes & BRDC Club Secretary, Stuart Pringle will be running the Virgin London Marathon in less than 4 weeks in support of CLIC Sargent, the children’s cancer and leukaemia charity. A Charity Lunch is taking place on Friday 23 April at Plaisterers’ Hall, London to help raise funds towards the £50,000 which the runners have pledged to raise. BBC’s F1 presenter Jake Humphrey has very kindly agreed to compare the afternoon and interview some stunning motor sport guests, the vast majority of whom are Members have generously given their time and support of the charity. There will be a charity auction at the end of the afternoon and we have some amazing prizes available together with a silent auction: 3 Night Stay for 2 people at Kasbah Tamadot, Sir Richard Branson’s Moroccan Retreat Motorsport Original Commission by renowned motorsport artist Andrew Kilson A 30 minute aerobatic flight with “World Land Speed Record Holder” Wing Commander Andy Green and many more..... This will be a fantastic afternoon and certainly a great way to entertain guests in the company of motor sport greats, such as Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert, Eddie Jordan to name but a few, whilst at the same time, raising money! Individual tickets are priced at £100 + VAT p/p and include: Champagne reception 3 course lunch with coffee and petit fours Fine wine Interviews with motor sport stars Charity auction Your fellow Members need your support and help to reach the very meaningful target for this excellent charity, CLIC Sargent. If you are not able to attend the lunch please do consider sponsoring the team at http://www.justgiving.com/BRDC-Marathon-Legends Please contact Hannah in the office on 01327 850 925 to book your tickets. NEW MEMBER The following candidate has been proposed for Membership of the Club. The Board requests that Members to whom candidates are well known personally signify to the Club Secretary within 21 days by meaningful letters, their support or otherwise. Before a candidate can be confirmed as a Member, the Board must be satisfied that he or she is in all respects likely to be generally welcomed by, and agreeable to, Members of the Club. Candidate Name Type Proposer Seconder Will Bratt Full Tim Harvey Barrie Williams BRDC ANNOUNCE 2010 SUPERSTARS The Club is pleased to announce the full driver line up for the 2010 SuperStars Programme. Now in its third year, the announcement underlines the ongoing success of the scheme which was launched to support British drivers develop their professional motor sport careers. The 2010 SuperStars are: Adam Christodoulou Grand Am Road Racing Speedsource James Calado British F3 International Series Carlin Alexander Sims F3 Euro Series ART Grand Prix Oliver Turvey GP2 Championship i-Sport International Ltd Dean Stoneman GP3 Championship Tech 1 Racing Tim Bridgman Porsche Supercup Schnabl Engineering/ Team Parker Racing Dean Smith F2 Championship Nick Tandy Porsche Supercup Konrad Motorsport Andy Meyrick ALMS Dyson Racing Chrissy Palmer Formula Renault UK Fortec Motorsport Oliver Webb British F3 International Series Fortec Motorsport Sam Bird GP2 Championship ART Grand Prix Tom Onslow-Cole BTCC Arena Motorsport The SuperStars scheme continues to be run by Tim Harvey, who commented “We have an ever growing pool of drivers so it is always difficult to make our selection, but after careful consideration we feel we have come to the right decision. The racing season is not quite underway but our enhanced SuperStars programme continues and we look forward to working with our new and existing recruits and wish them all a fantastic season”. FIA FORMULA 2 - 17/18 APRIL 2010 Silverstone is hosting its first FIA championship in the form of MSVR’s Formula 2 in a fortnight’s time. If you have not already pencilled this into your diary, please do consider coming to Silverstone to see this excellent championship in action. In addition to a very competitive F2 field, there is a full programme of support races including 40 entries in the GT Cup. Do remember that you the Member and your primary guest pay only £5 per head for your lunch in the Clubhouse this year. A Litebite lunch is offered on Saturday and Carvery on Sunday. To book please contact Aspire Hospitality on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] SOUTHER N REGIONAL EVENT – SATURDAY 8 MAY 2010 BRDC Members are welcome to a private visit to Val and the late, Chris Neville-Parry’s garden, which houses the only National Collection of Clematis Montana Group, on Saturday 8 May, 2010. Val is happy for Members to bring a picnic lunch to eat in the garden (plenty of seats and tables) from 12 noon onwards. There will be hot and cold drinks and homemade cakes and biscuits available during the afternoon. In order that Val can plan catering please let her know by Friday 30 April if you wish to attend. Email Val on [email protected] or telephone 01725 511931 By The Way, Lodge Drove, Woodfalls, Salisbury, Wilts SP5 2NH DATES FOR YOUR DIARY APRIL 10-11 BRSCC – Club Meeting (National) 17-18 FIA Formula 2 – MSVR (Bridge Grand Prix) 21 Social lunch for Members & Guests at Silverstone. Contact Aspire to book your place. 23 BRDC Charity Lunch – Plaisterers’ Hall, London To book your place/table, please contact Hannah in the office on 01327 850925 24 Vintage Sports-Car Club – Club Meeting (National) 25 Auto Cycle Union – CLUBHOUSE CLOSED 29 Official opening of the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit 30 Monaco Drinks Reception at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix Monaco Fine Arts Gallery, Sporting D'Hiver, Place Du Casino, Monte Carlo Contact: Ian Khan, +377 9777 8886 or [email protected] MAY 1-2 ‘Silverstone Supercar’ FIA GT World Championship – (Grand Prix) 8 Southern Regional Event – Open Garden By The Way, Lodge Drove, Woodfalls, Salisbury, Wilts SP5 2NH Contact: Val Neville-Parry, 01725 511931 or [email protected] 8-9 BARC – Club Meeting (National) 12 Monaco Regional Lunch La Rascasse Cafe, Monte Carlo Contact: Ian Khan, +377 9777 8886 or [email protected] 15-16 Historic Sports Car Club – Club Meeting (National) 19 Members Cosworth Factory Tour, Northampton 22 Aston Martin Owners’ Club – Club Meeting (National) 24 BRDC Members’ Track Day 29-30 Hot Trax & Japanese Tuning Show, Silverstone – CLUBHOUSE CLOSED DATES FOR YOUR DIARY (Cont’d) JUNE 4-6 MG Car Club – Club Meeting (Grand Prix/National) 12-13 BMCRC – CLUBHOUSE CLOSED 18-20 MotoGP – (Arena Grand Prix) 19 Blues, Bikes & Comedy Night – BRDC Clubhouse Marquee 26-27 BRSCC – Club Meeting (National Circuit) GOLD STAR UPDATE SILVER STAR UPDATE PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS 1st Rob Huff WTCC 61 1st Jason Plato BTCC 37 =2nd Jenson Button F1 51 2nd Mat Jackson BTCC 35 =2nd Andy Priaulx WTCC/ALMS GT 51 3rd Paul O'Neill BTCC 28 4th Mark Webber F1 45 4th Steven Kane BTCC 23 =5th Oliver Turvey GP2 42 5th Richard Dean British GT 20 =5th Sam Bird F3/GP2 42 6th Matt Neal BTCC 15 7th Joey Foster F3 37 7th Michael Bentwood British GT 12 8th James Thompson ETCC 33 =8th Gordon Shedden BTCC 10 9th Justin Wilson GrandAm/ICS 32 =8th Adam Wilcox British GT 10 10th Lewis Hamilton F1 30 10th Tom Onslow-Cole BTCC 4 11th Ralph Firman SuperGT 26 11th Tom Chilton BTCC 3 12th Richard Westbrook PSC/GrandAm 24 12th Rob Collard BTCC 2 13th Anthony Davidson ALMS 21 =14th Ryan Briscoe ICS 12 =14th Stefan Wilson IndyL 12 16th Robin Liddell GrandAm GT 10 =17th Jonny Cocker AsLMS 9 =17th Paul Drayson AsLMS 9 =19th Oliver Jarvis AsLMS 7 =19th Dan Wheldon ICS 7 =19th David Brabham ALMS 7 =19th Marino Franchitti ALMS 7 =19th Dario Franchitti ICS 7 24th Max Chilton GP2 5 CLUB STAFF CONTACT DETAILS Stuart Pringle Becky Simm Hannah Sheppard Steph Sykes Club Secretary PA to Club Secretary Club Co-ordinator BRDC Archivist Tel: 01327 850 926 Tel: 01327 850 922 Tel: 01327 850 925 Tel: 01327 850 927 Mob: 07831 826 626 Mob: 07966 706 887 Mob: 07854 232 459 Mob: 07980 732 858 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] .