BULLETIN BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB DRIVERS’ RACING BRITISH THE OF BULLETIN Volume 28 No 4 • WINTER 2007 OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB Volume 28 No 4 4 No 28 Volume • WINTER 2007 WINTER 2 BRDC Bulletin Vol 28 No 4 BULLETIN BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB DRIVERS’ RACING BRITISH THE OF BULLETIN THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB Volume 28 No 4 • WINTER 2007 OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB Volume 28 No 4 4 No 28 Volume • President in Chief 2007 WINTER HRH The Duke of Kent KG President Volume 28 No 4 • WINTER 2007 Damon Hill OBE Chairman CONTENTS Robert Brooks Directors 06 PRESIDENT’S LETTER 40 MACAU MEETING Lord Beaverbrook 10 Damon Hill Results from the WTCC, F3 and Porsche Ross Hyett Jackie Oliver Carrera Cup Asia events Stuart Rolt 09 NEWS FROM YOUR CIRCUIT Ian Titchmarsh Derek Warwick The latest from the offices of SCL 42 BLAST FROM THE PAST Nick Whale Greg Mills profiles Tony Maggs Club Secretary 10 FORMULA ONE REVIEW Stuart Pringle Tel: 01327 850926 Peter Windsor writes for the Bulletin 46 MEETING MEMBERS email:
[email protected] The Club Secretary chats with Charles Assistant Club Secretary 16 RACING MEMBERS Morgan James Beckett Tel: 01327 850925 BRDC Members have been on-track around email:
[email protected] 22 the world 48 OBITUARIES PA to Club Secretary Becky Simm Tel: 01327 850922 20 2007 BRDC SILVER STAR 51 BECKETT’S CORNER email:
[email protected] Jason Plato wins for the third time BRDC Bulletin Editorial Board 52 BOOK REVIEWS James Beckett (Ed), Ian Titchmarsh, Stuart Pringle 21 2007 BRDC GOLD STAR A few Christmas ideas BRDC Silverstone Circuit Lewis Hamilton edged Dario Franchitti in Towcester Northants the season-long Gold Star battle 56 SECRETARY’S LETTER NN12 8TN Sponsorship and advertising 22 WALTER HAYES TROPHY 57 CLUB AND REGIONAL EVENTS Please contact Michaela Reeeves 28 Peter Dempsey wins for the second time What we are, and have been, up to – plus Tel: 01423 851150 email:
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