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2017 2017 DRIVING TOURS

DIARY DATES HITTING THE ROAD 1. John Atkins (GRRC-242) and Paul GRRC ON TOUR 28 JUNE Walker (GRRC-30501) brought along NEWSLETTER GRRC Summer Ball for our Scotland trip Throughout April and May the GRRC took to the road on two MEET THE TEAM Limited availability 2. Alan Brewer, Club General Manager, spectacular driving trips, experiencing the rugged landscapes of GOODWOOD ROAD RACING CLUB HOW TO PLAN YOUR drives a BMW M3 in the Highlands the Scottish Highlands and the flowing roads of the Tuscan wine 29 JUNE-2 JULY 3. Tom Parker (GRRC-20966) region of Italy. Don’t miss our final tour of the year, which will take and Bob Bond (GRRC-13913) place in Italy in September. The tour will start in the Piedmont Festival of Speed region, at the foot of the Swiss Alps, and travel through the diverse Final places remain for tackle the Glenshee Pass FESTIVAL WEEKEND GRRC Kinrara Enclosure 4. Members enjoying classic Mercedes landscape of Italy from the Mediterranean coastline and Italian and models in Italy Riviera of Liguria to the beautiful Umbria region. 11 JULY Kennels Social CHLOE FERNANDEZ Just pop in! EVENTS PLANNER 30 JULY ‘It was a pleasure meeting so many new Members on Autosolo (Thorney Island) Book now our recent trip to Tuscany. Exploring the landscapes in classic Alfas and 31 JULY Mercedes was a truly 105dB Track Day (Goodwood) unique experience.’ Fully booked

3 AUGUST 1 2 Guildford Social Email [email protected] 6 AUGUST Annual Vehicle Display & Open Day THURSDAY TICKETS FORWARD PARKING (Goodwood House) Members are entitled to a pair of As a GRRC Member you can park Applications now open complimentary tickets (Family in the forward areas of the public ANNABEL EDMED Members are entitled to four) for parks. These spaces fill up PARTNERSHIPS EXECUTIVE the opening day of the Festival of quickly, however, so please try to 17 AUGUST Speed on 29 June – an opportunity arrive as early as possible, and have Sutton Coldfield Social Email [email protected] ‘I have loved being to look around the Festival site in a your purple 2017 GRRC car sticker involved in setting up more relaxed atmosphere. These clearly on display. displaying a the Fellowship! It’s an tickets must be booked in advance Registered Disabled badge will be 18 AUGUST exciting development and through the Customer Sales Team directed to a dedicated parking Jaguar Factory Visit I hope all of our Members on +44 (0)1243 755055. area, from which a shuttle service (Castle Bromwich) find value in their to and from the event will operate. Fully booked fantastic new benefits.’ Please visit goodwood.com for PROGRAMMES more information. 19 AUGUST 3 Half-price programmes are only available on a pre-order basis via 98dB Track Day (Goodwood) Limited availability the website ticketing area (do Q&A SESSIONS A host of will be in remember to log-in as a Member Don’t miss our fantastic Festival action on the Hill at this year’s Festival, including an to ensure you receive your Q&A sessions with leading 25 AUGUST example of the marque’s discount) or by calling the personalities. These Racecourse Reciprocal 1975 F1 challenger, the 312T Customer Sales Team on will take place daily at 1100hrs in Bring your badge – seen here at the Monaco BIG GP driven by that year’s +44(0)1243 755055. You will be the Kinrara Enclosure and 1430hrs title-winner, Niki Lauda issued with a voucher which you in the GRRC Enclosure. NEWS! can redeem from a programme 7 SEPTEMBER collection point on the Festival site. FMSOA Party Tickets now on sale LOCKER USAGE REVIVAL, 8-10 SEPTEMBER We have increased the number of FESTIVAL OF SPEED, 29 JUNE-2 JULY GRRC LAPEL BADGE lockers in the Kinrara and GRRC 8-10 SEPTEMBER TVR CELEBRATES Don’t forget your 2017 GRRC enclosures – but, again, please bear Revival badge. This is the only way for you in mind that numbers are limited, Final places remain for the AT THE REVIVAL and your guests to access the and they will be available on a GRRC March Enclosure Kinrara Enclosure on Thursday first-come, first-served basis. British car maker TVR will celebrate its and the GRRC Enclosure on Please remember to return your 24 SEPT-01 OCT 70th anniversary at this year’s Revival. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. locker key at the end of each day. NEW Italy GRRC Driving Tour Founded in Blackpool in 1947 by Book now Trevor Wilkinson, TVR has produced FORZA ! famous road and racing machines such NEW ENCLOSURE SUMMER BALL as the Griffith 400, a race-winner at The Prancing Horse has reached its 70th birthday – and we’ll story, the Festival of Speed celebration will focus not only on a highlight of their celebrations. The F1 team has supported the The Ball on Wednesday 28 June is 13-14 OCTOBER the 2017 Members’ Meeting. TVR’s be celebrating in style at the Festival of Speed. Ferrari will have the Grand Prix cars and the heroes who raced them, but also Festival for many years now and they are always a huge attraction, LOCATION the best way to start your Festival Regional Drive & first new model in over a decade will its own space in the paddock, with a sensational gathering of the on the marque’s sports cars, as well as featuring the very latest both in the paddocks and out on the Hill.’ Following feedback last year, the weekend – and the first chance to Social – Scottish Borders be unveiled during the event – the blood-red racers from Maranello. Pride of place will go to a line-up Ferrari out on the Hill. We expect there to be around The Festival’s Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ concours competition GRRC Enclosure is moving close see the Central Feature. Tickets are Email [email protected] Revival’s first ever car launch (see of F1 machinery reflecting the past seven decades, as Ferrari 70 Ferraris at the event, powered by six, eight and 12- will have a class devoted to the iconic grand tourer, to the Startline, with views of the limited, so contact the GRRC Office 4 TVR’s ‘teaser’ image, above). has been an essential part of the World Championship since its engines, with more than 20 single-seaters in action, including and visitors will be able to get a close-up view of several models, Cricket Pitch and a private garden. today to avoid disappointment. 7-8 DECEMBER inception back in 1950. Ferrari scored its first victory at the 1951 rare and priceless Grand Prix winners. including arguably the most famous of all – the gorgeous 250 GTO. Christmas Celebrations British GP – and now, 66 years on, it’s still winning Grands Prix. ‘This is a great moment for us,’ says Lord March. ‘We have The Scuderia’s 70th birthday illustrates perfectly the Festival of For more information, please visit goodwood.com Book now The marque’s 70th year is a milestone in the history of both worked closely with Ferrari in this important year for the Speed’s theme for 2017, ‘Peaks of Performance – Motorsport’s For further information and a full calendar of Club events, please visit the GRRC event pages at goodwood.com motorsport and road car manufacturing. To illustrate the Ferrari company, and to see so many of these great cars should be Game-Changers’, so let’s spend a weekend revelling in the red…

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THE GOODWOOD FELLOWSHIP

ALL YOU NEED TO FESTIVAL OF SPEED, 29 JUNE-2 JULY KNOW ABOUT LE MANS HERO THE FELLOWSHIP AT THE FESTIVAL Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen will be celebrated The 25th Festival of Speed is almost upon us – an with a class of cars spanning his incredible career exciting time for all of us at Goodwood. I hope you WHAT IS THE FELLOWSHIP? as well as quarterly video updates from Lord March, and the chance are all looking forward to it as much as I am. A host of ex-Tom Kristensen prototype racers will charge up the Hill at the The GRRC Fellowship is a new to view all of our Goodwood As many of you will already know, the GRRC Festival of Speed, celebrating 20 years since the Danish endurance ace won the way into the Club, and is open to Road & Racing features before Enclosure has moved to a new location this year, famous French race on his first attempt at the wheel of the Joest-run, Tom anyone, whether they’re waiting anyone else. You will be able to alongside the Startline, complete with its own private Walkinshaw Racing-designed WSC95. to become a Member or planning enjoy exclusive action from new After two years driving for Team BMW, Kristensen joined Audi for the 2000 to remain a Fellow indefinitely. on-board cameras at Revival and garden overlooking the Cricket Pitch. season. From 2000 to 2002, he scored a hat-trick of consecutive victories in the The Fellowship offers a range of Members’ Meeting races, plus live The new GRRC Fellowship scheme is under way, R8 with Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro. Win number five came in 2003, as he benefits for younger enthusiasts streams from the Festival (with and some of you may have seen my video on the website. helped to its first victory at La Sarthe since 1930 (when Woolf Barnato and and Goodwood’s growing global views of the Startline, Top Paddock There is more information about the Fellowship in this Glen Kidston prevailed in Speed Six ‘Old Number One’). motorsport audience, as well as and Rally Stage), Revival and The following year ‘Mr Le Mans’ returned to Audi and kept on winning, with those who are waiting to become Members’ Meeting. As well as all of Newsletter (see left) and on the website. If you have any victories in 2004 and 2005 making it seven wins in total (and six on the trot). Win Members. This is great news the above, you will enjoy a year more questions, feel free to ask a member of the GRRC number eight arrived in 2008 in the diesel V10-powered Audi R10 TDI, after a titanic for Members and the Club, as it round 15 per cent discount on team when you see them at the Festival. battle with a pair of Peugeot 908s. His ninth and final success came in 2013, in the makes the GRRC more accessible selected Goodwood merchandise Meanwhile, have a great time, and I look forward to hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro co-driven by Allan McNish and Loic Duval. to a wider audience, including – something that you asked for in As well as the cars, Tom will be reunited with some former team-mates, including young people. Current Members our Members’ survey last year. seeing many of you at the Summer Ball, when we’ll be Pirro, McNish and Steve Soper, over the Festival weekend – and, as ever, they’ll be will also receive a range of new revealing our 2017 Central Feature. joined on the Hill by a whole host of motorsport heroes from the worlds of Formula 1, benefits as a result of this change. IS A FELLOW THE SAME sports cars, World Superbikes, NASCAR and many more. AS A MEMBER? WHY WAS IT INTRODUCED? Tom Kristensen crosses the

line to win the Le Mans 24 Lord March set up the GRRC No. Fellows are either those Hours in 2013 – his ninth and Festival of Speed and Revival Saturdays have now sold out. 20 years ago for those wanting waiting to become a Member, or EARL OF MARCH final victory in the famous Goodwood enthusiasts who want race – at the wheel of an At the time of printing, Fridays and Sundays are set to sell to be at the heart of Goodwood’s Audi R18 e-tron quattro out imminently. Places remain for all days in the Kinrara motorsport events. Since then, to be part of the Club without demand for membership has taking up full Membership. Full and March Enclosures. Book now to avoid disappointment become so great that the waiting GRRC Members will continue to list is now much bigger than the enjoy many exclusive benefits, Club itself. The waiting time is such as paddock access at the NEW AND EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS currently around five years – Revival, discounts on Festival of and growing all the time… Speed and Additionally, we recognise that tickets, use of GRRC enclosures As always we’ve been listening to your feedback and have come up with an being a Member of the GRRC is not and forward parking during events, exciting range of exclusive new benefits for you to enjoy. We’re especially always affordable, and that it can and access to The Kennels. looking forward to uploading more of the Goodwood motorsport archive each be difficult to get the most from month, to give you something to watch online during the long winter nights. ME AND MY CAR and I guess we all had a toy police car when we supportive and I have continued to be your membership if you’re not HOW DO I ACCESS THE LIVE EVENT were children. When I’m out on the road I do involved with Goodwood, on track days 1968 JAGUAR cover the blue lights with socks to keep it legal. able to travel to Goodwood and COVERAGE AND VIDEOS? with and with the GRRC. I’ll be at the enjoy the events regularly. We’re EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS S-TYPE 3.4-LITRE ‘It’s a powerful car, and the Police Special Festival of Speed, helping the GRRC team. also determined to preserve the New live streams and on-demand videos ‘POLICE SPECIAL’ version of the S-Type was very different to GRRC’s existing size, exclusivity As long as you’re logged into your Immerse yourself in Goodwood via the internet, thanks to the standard road-going car that was available Are you from a racing family? and range of benefits – all of which My Goodwood account, all of the exclusive videos, quarterly updates from Lord March and This ex-police Jaguar is owned by to the public. It has a low-ratio differential, Not at all. After I’d ridden a mini bike at we’re hugely passionate about. GRRC exclusive video and live access to Goodwood Road & Racing features before the former copper and GRRC Club Member uprated suspension and stronger brakes. The the Festival in 2012, I asked my dad to In response to all of this, we are streams can be viewed on the public. We’ll have up to 15 on-board cameras per race Brian Seamons (GRRC-32957) brakes were particularly important, because I’M A CLUB MEMBER get me a bike. He said no but instead we creating a new way to become part Road & Racing website. at Members’ Meeting and Revival, full race replays, and the Met Police drivers in London found that went karting in the British Championship, of the GRRC community. live streams from the Festival Startline, Top Paddock and the straight-line performance was much better JORDAN CANE (GRRC-35003) and then got into cars with ARE FELLOWS ABLE TO ATTEND Rally Stage. There will also be a monthly upload from the ‘I am a retired policeman so I suppose this than the brakes, and they really struggled with in America. So it was the most expensive Goodwood archive so you can enjoy all our previous events. is the perfect car for me,’ chuckles GRRC shedding the speed. All the luxury, including Jordan is a youthful Goodwood ‘no’ he’s ever said to me… WHAT NEW BENEFITS WILL THE MEMBERS’ MEETING? Member Brian Seamons. ‘I saw one at a Jaguar the beautiful polished walnut veneer, was Ambassador. Still too young to I RECEIVE AS A MEMBER? show and it was mobbed by people all day – stripped out, and the Met specified well over drive on the road, he is contesting How did it go in America? Fellows will be able to buy COMPETITIONS AND OFFERS so I thought it would be fun to own one. The 200 modifications to the standard car. the British F3 series. His passion I won seven races and had 10 podiums – so We will now be able to bring our Members’ Meeting tickets, though Prizes to be won majority of police forces ordered the Mk ll ‘It was in a pretty poor state when I found it, for motorsport was inspired by it was a good year. Last year I did US F2000 passion for motorsport to you you’ll still have an exclusive You’ll be able to enter competitions and enjoy a range of with the 3.4-litre engine but the Metropolitan and I’ve got to keep it now as I’ve spent so a visit to the Festival in 2012 and was the youngest ever podium finisher 365 days a year. As well as access Members window. We hope this offers from Goodwood and our Partners. You’ll also enjoy a Police went for the S-Type, and it became much time and money over the years on the at the street race in St Petersburg. Now, in to archived Goodwood footage, ensures the event truly becomes year-round 15 per cent discount on selected GRRC and famous for numerous films and car chases. restoration – it’s a never-ending task to keep Tell us about being a Goodwood British F3, I missed the first two races we will also be bringing you GRRC-only, with an audience of Goodwood merchandise – perfect for Christmas and birthday ‘The car does attract a lot of attention, and it looking like new. I’ve always been a Jaguar Ambassador? waiting for my 16th birthday! It was worth exclusive weekly videos online, true Goodwood enthusiasts. presents, or for when you just want to treat yourself. even the police give me a thumbs-up when they enthusiast and I think the police should go Lord March kindly let me have my Formula the wait – on my debut race weekend at drive by in their Vauxhall Astras and ! back to using Jaguars, especially since they are Ford photographed outside Goodwood Snetterton, I won Race 2, becoming the Young people seem to think it’s a cool car too, making such good cars again.’ House. Ever since then he has been hugely youngest ever race-winner in the series.

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