BRDC NEWS No. 133 – 15 May 2013 www.brdc.co.uk

HISTORIC SPORTS CAR CLUB – SATURDAY 18 & SUNDAY 19 M AY

This weekend at Silverstone is the Historic Sports Car Club International meeting. The Clubhouse will be open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 6pm serving a 2/3 course lunch on Saturday (see menu below) and a carvery on Sunday.

Starter Smooth duck liver parfait with fig and orange chutney, toasted brioche with endive and baby herb salad Salad of goats cheese with crostini, Beetroot and pickled shallots, watercress (v)

Main Course Gloucester old spot pork cutlet with colcannon potatoes, roasted carrots, apple puree with crackling and grain mustard jus Bubble and squeak cakes with a warm tomato chutney, rocket and parmesan salad (v)

Dessert Apple crumble tart with toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream (v)

BRITISH F3/GT CHAMPIONSHIP – SATURDAY 25 & SUNDAY 26 MAY

The following weekend is the first round of the British F3 International Series together with the British GT Championship which sees many Members, Rising Stars and SuperStars competing in both. The Clubhouse will be open Saturday 9am – 5pm serving a 2/3 course lunch (see menu below) and Sunday 9am – 6pm serving a carvery.

Starter Smoked salmon with sautéed king prawns on an escabeche of salad of red onion fennel and courgette with tomato pesto Summer vegetable soup with garlic croutons (v)

Main Course Chicken supreme with asparagus mouse, dauphinoise potatoes,

vegetables of the day, served with gravy jus

Roast tomato tartin with fresh basil and vegetables of the day (v)

Dessert Trio of ice cream with strawberries and mango coulis (v) Rum and raisin bread and butter pudding with English custard (v)

To book for either of the above race meetings please contact Aspire Hospitality on 01327 855104 or by email: [email protected] by the Wednesday before the weekend. Please remember the subsidised lunch for the Member and their Primary guest only applies if booked in advance.

BRDC MONACO REGIONAL LUNCH – FRIDAY 24 MAY 2013

There is still time to book onto this year’s BRDC Monaco Lunch in the Paddock Club, Yacht Club de Monaco on Friday 24 May. For further information, please contact Hannah in the office, [email protected] or 01327 850 925.

BRDC FORMULA 4

All 24 rounds of the BRDC F4 Championship will be broadcast free-to-air in 2013. An hour-long standalone show will be screened one week after each of the eight events in a prime-time Sunday evening slot on ITV4 and ITV4 HD.

The programme will include highlights of all three races together with pre-race build up, podium celebrations and post- race interviews. The programme will be available on the ITV website and mobile devices via the ITV Player, with further highlights on the F4 website.

The next round of the Formula 4 Championship will be held at this weekend (18-19 May) where they will be supporting DTM and FIA European F3.

CORRECTION - In the last Newsletter we listed the winners of the Formula 4 races at Silverstone in the wrong order. Race 1 was won by Matt Bell, Race 2 by Jack Barlow and Race 3 by Jake Dalton.

BRDC PRESIDENT’S GOLF DAY – TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 in support of Cancer Research UK

*PLACES STILL AVAILABLE*

There are still places available at the Club golf day taking place at the Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Park course in Epsom, Surrey on Tuesday 4 June 2013. The day will cost £82 per person, for further information and a booking form please contact Hannah on [email protected] or 01327 850 925.

KARTING FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE – WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE

Members are invited to take part in a charity karting challenge, in aid of The Halow Project, competing against Halow Patrons Damon Hill OBE and and a host of other drivers. This is being held at Daytona, Sandown Park on Wednesday 26 June – for further information please contact Di Bird on [email protected] or 01483 447960.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

MAY 2013 18-19 Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 6pm serving a 2/3 course lunch on Saturday and a carvery on Sunday Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 24 BRDC Monaco Lunch – Formula One Paddock Club, Yacht Club de Monaco Contact: Hannah Thompson on 01327 850 925 or [email protected] 25-26 British F3/GT Championships – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday 9am – 5pm serving a 2/3 course lunch and Sunday 9am – 6pm serving a carvery Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected]

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

JUNE 2013 1-2 Blancpain Endurance Series – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 6pm serving a 2/3 course lunch Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 4 BRDC President’s Golf Day – Woodcote Park Contact: Hannah Thompson on 01327 850 925 or [email protected] 8-9 British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm serving a sandwich lunch Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 15-16 MG Car Club – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm serving a 2/3 course lunch Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 28-30 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX – Silverstone Please refer to your Grand Prix Information & Booking Form 29 BRDC GRAND PRIX PARTY in support of Cancer Research UK – Farm Marquee Please refer to your Grand Prix Information & Booking Form JULY 2013 5-7 Formula Student – Silverstone Clubhouse Closed 12-14 International GT Open & European F3 - Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm serving a 2/3 course lunch on Saturday and a carvery on Sunday Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 26-28 Silverstone Classic – Silverstone Please refer to your Silverstone Classic Information & Booking Form AUGUST 2013 2-4 World Superbikes – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday 9am – 5pm serving a 2/3 course lunch and Sunday 9am – 6pm serving a carvery (Clubhouse closed Friday) Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 10 Bentley Drivers’ Club – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm serving a 2/3 course lunch Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 11 Ford Fair – Silverstone Clubhouse Closed 17-18 BRDC Formula 4 – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday 9am – 5pm serving a 2/3 course lunch and Sunday 9am – 6pm serving a carvery Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 24-25 750MC – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm serving a sandwich lunch Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected]

GOLD STAR POINTS UPDATE (AS AT 14 MAY 2013) SILVER STAR POINTS UPDATE (AS AT 7 MAY 2013)

PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS

1st Rob Huff WTCC 104 1st Matt Neal BTCC 119 Lewis 2nd Jason Plato BTCC 99 2nd F1 77 Hamilton MBE 3rd Gordon Shedden BTCC 94 Jenson Button 3rd F1 60 4th Andrew Jordan BTCC 93 MBE 5th Michael Meadows Porsche CC GB 83 4th Allan McNish GrandAm/ALMS/WEC 58 6th Tom Onslow-Cole BTCC 44 5th Nick Tandy IGTO/ALMS(GT)/ELMS(GTE) 56 7th BTCC 40

6th Mark Webber F1 54 =8th David Ashburn British GT 35

7th Oliver Jarvis GrandAm(GT)/ALMS/WEC 47 =8th Nick Tandy British GT 35

8th F3 43 10th Matt Bell British GT 29 =9th Ryan Dalziel GrandAm 42 =11th Phil Keen British GT 20 ALMS(GTC)/Porsche =9th Sean Edwards 42 =11th Richard Westbrook British GT 20 Supercup =13th Oliver Bryant British GT 18 Richard 11th GrandAm/ALMS(GT) 40 =13th Michael Caine British GT 18 Westbrook =15th Warren Hughes British GT 15 =12th Luciano Bacheta AutoGP 37 =15th Mat Jackson BTCC 15 =12th James Winslow F3 37 =17th Rob Austin BTCC 12 =14th Tom Chilton WTCC 35 =17th Rob Barff British GT 12 =14th James Nash WTCC 35 19th Dan Brown British GT 8 16th Alex MacDowall WTCC 29 20th James Walker British GT 6 =17th Robin Liddell GrandAm(GT) 28 =21st Jonny Adam British GT 4 =17th Oliver Turvey ELMS/WEC(LMP2) 28 =21st Andrew Howard British GT 4 =19th Sam Bird GP2 26 =21st Aaron Scott British GT 4 =19th Jolyon Palmer GP2 26 =24th David Jones British GT 3 21st Justin Wilson GrandAm/ICS 24 =24th Godfrey Jones British GT 3

26th British GT 2

27th Shaun Balfe British GT 1

CLUB STAFF CONTACT DETAILS

Stuart Pringle, Club Secretary Tel: 01327 850 926 Mob: 07831 826 626 [email protected]

Steph Sykes, BRDC Archivist Tel: 01327 850 927 Mob: 07980 732 858 [email protected] Hannah Thompson, Events Tel: 01327 850 925 Mob: 07854 232 459 [email protected] Sue Goold, Communications Tel: 01327 850 923 Mob: 07966 806 854 [email protected] Sarah Jordan-Hardy, Operations Tel: 01327 850 931 Mob: 07946 802 016 [email protected]

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