BRDC NEWS No. 118 – 3 October 2012 www.brdc.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS

Many congratulations to the following for winning their Championships:

Oliver Gavin - American Le Mans Series GT division (for a fourth time!) Michael Caine - British GT Championship (with Daniele Perfetti) Jack Harvey (SuperStar) - British F3 International Series Luciano Bacheta (Rising Star) - FIA Formula Two Championship

BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP – SATURDAY 6 & SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER 2012

The penultimate round of the British Touring Car Championship will be held at Silverstone this weekend. With eight BRDC Members in the top 10 it will no doubt be an exciting weekend on track and a busy one in the Clubhouse. The Clubhouse will be open 8.30am – 7pm Saturday and Sunday, serving a 2/3 course lunch on Saturday (see menu below) and Sunday lunch on Sunday. Starter Devilled white bait with melted onions and black olives Chef’s minestrone soup and herb croutons (v)

Main Course Liver and bacon casserole, mustard mash and buttered cabbage Roast parsnip with puy lentils, watercress and honey mustard dressing (v)

Dessert

Chocolate and vanilla bread and butter pudding with custard (n) (v)

Lunch will cost just £5 per head for the Member and their Primary Guest if booked in advance. Please contact Aspire

Hospitality on 01327 855 104 or by email: [email protected] if you would like to book lunch.

McLAREN AUTOSPORT BRDC YOUNG DRIVER OF THE YEAR – FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The six finalists for this year’s McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award are as follows:-

Jake Dennis Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Jack Hawksworth Star Mazda Championship Josh Hill Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Jordan King Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Melville McKee Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Josh Webster Protyre Formula Renault BARC

The two day competition will take place at Silverstone and the winner will be revealed at the AUTOSPORT Awards on Sunday 2 December 2012.

BRDC ANNUAL AWARDS – MONDAY 3 DECEMBER 2012

All Members will receive a copy of the Awards booking form in the next week with their Autumn edition of the Bulletin. The booking form will also be available in the Members’ Paddock area of the BRDC website (Event information).

BRDC CHRISTMAS CARDS

An order form for the 2012 BRDC Christmas cards will be sent to all Members with the Autumn Bulletin. This year's Christmas card is taken from an original in the Carl Giles collection at the British Cartoon Archive, University of Kent. Carl Giles (1916-1995) was cartoonist for the Daily Express and Sunday Express, but he was also a keen motorist. He first designed a menu for the BRDC in 1949, and three years later he and his wife were guests at the Club's Silver Jubilee Banquet and Ball. In November 1961 Giles was made an Honorary Member and in 1966 he began producing full colour cartoons for the Club Christmas card; a tradition that continued until 1980. The Archive has 11 Giles Club cartoons and these can be seen at http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/search/cartoon_item/brdc

EAST ANGLIA REGIONAL LUNCH – WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2012

After many years, we are reviving the East Anglia Regional Lunch.

The stunning 15th century Swan Hotel in the medieval village of Lavenham (which we believe has played host to previous BRDC regional lunches) has been booked for Wednesday 24 October. Lavenham is situated on the A1141, about 2 miles east of the A134, between Sudbury and Bury St. Edmunds. It is half an hour from Newmarket, an hour from Stansted and forty minutes from Cambridge.

The lunch is open to all BRDC Members, partners and guests. The cost per person is £30.00 and includes: pre-lunch drinks from 12:30 to 13:00 three course lunch with a glass of wine coffee

Please contact Hannah Thompson to book your place [email protected] or 01327 850 925.

SCOTTISH REGIONAL LUNCH – POSTPONED

Sadly there has been insufficient interest in the Scottish Regional lunch arranged for 11 October at Loch Fyne so the decision has been taken to postpone it. A new date will be advertised when arranged.

BRM DAY, BOURNE – SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER

The town of Bourne is celebrating the 50th anniversary of BRM’s Formula One World Championships in 1962. Damon Hill OBE will mark the occasion by driving his father’s 1962 car through the town accompanied by many other BRM models. A grid of cars representative of the 1962 Championship contenders will form prior to their run through the streets. The first action is planned for 11.00am – full details can be found on www.brmday.co.uk

NOTICE OF DEATH – MIKE SPARKEN

It is with regret that the Club has to announce the death of Honorary Member, Mike Sparken, on Friday 21 September aged 82.

Mike, whose real surname was Poberejsky, was a competitor in international sports car races in the early 1950s and participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree, finishing 7th in a Gordini Type 16. He was made an Honorary Member of the Club in 1955.

DATES FOR DIARY:

OCTOBER 2012 6-7 British Touring Car Championship – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday and Sunday 8.30am – 7pm, serving a 2/3 course lunch on Saturday and a Sunday lunch on Sunday Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 11 Southern Regional Lunch – Gins Farm, Near Beaulieu Contact: Rex Woodgate ([email protected]) or Brian Heath (01590 643408) 13-14 CRMC – CLUBHOUSE CLOSED 17 Members’ Social Lunch – Clubhouse (Members Only) Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 20 HSCC – Silverstone Clubhouse open 8.30am – 7pm, serving a 2/3 course lunch Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] 24 East Anglia Regional Lunch – Swan Hotel, Lavenham Contact: Hannah Thompson 01327 850 925 [email protected] 25 South West Regional Lunch – Bottelino’s, Portishead Contact: John Woodington at [email protected] 27 750MC – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm, serving a sandwich lunch Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] NOVEMBER 2012 3-4 Walter Hayes Trophy – Silverstone Clubhouse open Saturday 9am – 5pm 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] 10-11 Racecar Live – CLUBHOUSE CLOSED 14 Members’ Social Lunch – Clubhouse (Members and guests) Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected] DECEMBER 2012 3 BRDC Annual Awards – The Grand Connaught Rooms, London Contact: Hannah Thompson 01327 850 925 [email protected] 13 BRDC Christmas Lunch – Clubhouse. Members and Guests Contact: Aspire on 01327 855 104 or [email protected]

GOLD STAR POINTS UPDATE (AS AT 1 OCTOBER 2012) SILVER STAR POINTS UPDATE (AS AT 1 OCTOBER 2012)

PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS 1st Rob Huff WTCC 305 1st BTCC 214* 2nd James Winslow F3 234 2nd Michael Meadows 205* 3th Ryan Dalziel GrandAm/WEC/ALMS/LM24 216 3rd BTCC 194* 4th Nick Tandy Porsche Super Cup/IGTO 177 4th BTCC 185* Lewis Hamilton 5th Andrew Jordan BTCC 159* 5th F1 174 MBE 6th Rob Collard BTCC 143* 6th Mark Webber F1 171 7th BTCC 132*

7th James Calado GP2 165 8th Tom Onslow-Cole BTCC 120*

Adrian Quaife- 8th AutoGP 162 9th Michael Caine British GT 88 Hobbs 10th David Ashburn British GT 82 9th F1 159 11th British GT 53 MBE 12th Richard Westbrook British GT 52 10th Max Chilton GP2 130 13th Andrew Howard British GT 51 11th Formula Renault 3.5 119 14th Oliver Bryant British GT 47 =12th FIAGT1/WEC/Le Mans 24 Hours 117 15th Tim Harvey British GT 43 =12th Guy Smith ALMS 117 =16th David Jones British GT 26 Richard 14th ALMS/GrandAm/Blancpain 114 =16th Godfrey Jones British GT 26 Westbrook 18th Paul O'Neill BTCC 22 15th Sean Edwards Porsche Super Cup/Blancpain 112 19th Phil Keen British GT 20 GrandAm/WEC/Le Mans 24 16th Allan McNish 107 Hours 20th Nick Tandy British GT 16

Chris van der 17th AutoGP 104 Drift NB: Silver Star points above show the 'best 12' results of 18th DTM 100 the Member's season. 19th GrandAm/ICS 92 20th Jolyon Palmer GP2 90 * denotes Members counting their best 12 results

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, Events and Communications Tel: 01327 850 923 Mob: 07966 806 854 [email protected] Sarah Jordan-Hardy, Club Administrator Tel: 01327 850 931 Mob: 07946 802 016 [email protected]

British Racing Drivers’ Club, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN Fax: 01327 850 930