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New Race for Super Touring Cars BULLETIN BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB DRIVERS’ RACING BRITISH THE OF BULLETIN Volume 29 No 3 • AUTUMN 2008 OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB Volume 29 No 3 3 No 29 Volume • AUTUMN 2008 AUTUMN 1 October 1978. Was it really 30 years ago that the Indy cars (or USAC cars as they were then known) came to Britain for the fi rst time? The British weather did its best to spoil John Webb’s great initiative and the fi rst three days were bedevilled by rain so that the race had to be postponed from Saturday to Sunday. But when they raced they did not disappoint with AJ Foyt, an Indianapolis legend if ever there was one, charging through from the fi fth row of the grid in his Coyote-Ford to be challenging Rick Mears in the Penske- Cosworth PC6 for the lead when the rain returned and the race was suspended. On the restart there was no stopping Anthony Joseph who surged past Rick into Stowe within a couple of laps and stayed ahead until the rain returned for a second time and that was that. Here we see the great man heading into the Woodcote chicane on his way to one of his rare wins in Europe. The small matter of the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours (with Dan Gurney) was the other. Ian Titchmarsh BULLETIN THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB Volume 29 No 3 • AUTUMN 2008 OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS’ CLUB President in Chief HRH The Duke of Kent KG Volume 29 No 3 • AUTUMN 2008 President Damon Hill OBE CONTENTS Chairman Robert Brooks 06 PRESIDENT’S LETTER 36 ROAD TEST Directors 10 Damon Hill Rob Barff evaluates the new Nissan GT-R Ross Hyett Jackie Oliver Stuart Rolt 09 NEWS FROM YOUR CIRCUIT 38 MEETING MEMBERS Ian Titchmarsh Derek Warwick The latest from the offi ces of SCL The Club Secretary chats with Nick Whale Dick Bennetts Club Secretary 10 FORMULA ONE REVIEW Stuart Pringle Tel: 01327 850926 email: [email protected] Peter Windsor writes for the Bulletin 42 THE STEPHEN JELLEY DIARY Assistant Club Secretary When the going gets tough… James Beckett Tel: 01327 850925 16 RACING MEMBERS email: [email protected] BRDC Members have been on-track around 43 A NOGGIN AND NATTER PA to Club Secretary Becky Simm Tel: 01327 850922 18 the world With Robin Widdows email: [email protected] Club Administrator 18 BRDC SILVER STAR 44 LE MANS COMES TO SILVERSTONE Jan Stevenson Tel: 01327 850931 email: [email protected] BTCC drivers lead the way The ’08 Le Mans Series crown has BRDC Bulletin Editorial Board been decided James Beckett (Ed), Ian Titchmarsh, Stuart Pringle 19 BRDC GOLD STAR BRDC Lewis Hamilton heads the points table 46 OBITUARIES Silverstone Circuit Towcester Northants 22 BRDC RISING STARS 54 SECRETARY’S LETTER NN12 8TN Champions have been crowned Sponsorship and advertising 55 MEMBER NEWS Adam Rogers Tel: 01423 851150 28 email: [email protected] 24 BRDC SUPERSTARS Tim Harvey reports 56 BOOK REVIEWS © 2008 The British Racing Drivers’ Club. All rights in and relating to this publication are expressly reserved. Nothing in this publication may be reproduced in whole or part without prior written 26 TOURING CARS MAKE SILVERSTONE 58 REGIONAL AND CLUB EVENTS permission from the BRDC. The views expressed in Bulletin are not necessarily those of the editor, the BRDC or the publishers. RETURN Wheel-to-wheel action at the ‘Home of DESIGN Damion Chew British Motor Racing’ PRODUCED BY Front cover Barker Brooks Media Ltd 28 THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX Barker Brooks House 34 Lewis Hamilton triumphs Wheel-to-wheel 4 Greengate, Cardale Park Mat Jackson and Jason Plato go head-to-head at Silverstone as the British Harrogate HG3 1GY 32 WHAT A CLASSIC Touring Car Championship returns to the ‘Home of British Motor Racing’ Tel: 01423 851150 (Photo LAT) email: [email protected] Classic racing under a blazing sun www.barkerbrooks.co.uk Back Cover 34 UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT Patriotic highlight www.brdc.co.uk Oliver Turvey is a man in form British Grand Prix day, July 6th 2008 (Photo Jakob Ebrey) BRDC Bulletin Vol 29 No 3 3 29 August 1966 Jim Clark, the reigning World Champion, takes the chequered fl ag at Brands Hatch on August Bank Holiday to win the Edward Lewis Trophy, a round of the British Saloon Car Championship, in his Lotus Cortina in front of an estimated 30,000 spectators. Two years earlier the great Scot had won the championship in an earlier version of the same model. Second to Jimmy this day is current BRDC Director Jack (ie) Oliver in his Ford Mustang, driving accordingly to one report “in wonderful style”. The main race of the day is the Guards International Trophy for Group 7 sports-racing cars, won overall by John Surtees in a Team Surtees Lola T70 but who remembers what Jimmy is driving in this race? Answer on page 58. 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Terms & conditions apply. All information Visit our showroom at OPEN 7 contained in this advert is correct at time of going to print but 11 Honywood Business Park, Honywood worldwide or direct from the primary its accuracy cannot be guaranteed and does not form part of any DAYS A contract. The Vendor reserves the right to alter the information A COMPANY YOU CAN TRUST Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3HW agent Harlequin Property WEEK without prior notice. DAMON HILL OBE PRESIDENT’S LETTER ear Fellow BRDC Member, I hope to Oliver Turvey, who now leads the secure for the foreseeable future, thanks you enjoy this end of season British F3 Championship supported to Donington and Bernie Ecclestone, D edition of the Bulletin. by the much appreciated ‘Racing Steps which is good for all of us. There have been some incredible Foundation’ and of course the Superstars Best wishes, racing and events at Silverstone over this programme. We very much want to summer which we review here, but there develop this into a leading support plan are still some choice events to come for the modern day competitor. I believe before the winter; championships must that this is the most pertinent way that be decided! I am happy to say that the the BRDC can be useful to our sport and Grand Prix was a big success for which play a part in ensuring we remain at the we should recognise the exceptional sharp end of all motor sport categories work of the team at Silverstone for worldwide. This will in turn be crucial to 11 July 1993 The Fosters British Grand Prix is under way with poleman putting it all together. retaining those events in the UK and also, Damon Hill OBE Alain Prost not making the best of starts in his Williams- The most important point to make of course, at Silverstone. It makes good President, BRDC Renault FW 15C but Damon most certainly does, taking a lead which he is not to lose, despite intense and relentless is that the Club is doing good work business sense to plan for the future. pressure from his World Champion team mate, until his engine lets go with 17 laps to run. Also charging off the line, now in supporting young drivers in the As for the future of Silverstone after from fourth on the grid in his McLaren-Ford MP4/8, is the Superstars and Rising Stars programmes. the shock news of the granting of the other World Champion hot on Damon’s heels, Ayrton Senna. A few moments after this picture was taken, Ayrton has It should not need reminding ourselves GP contract to Donington, we must not forced his way uncompromisingly past Alain to take second that this Club is just as much about be disheartened. We must still set our place into Copse which he holds for six laps before having to yield to the faster Williams. So Damon does not win his the competitor, especially the British objectives to be effective in whatever fi rst Grand Prix at home, nor does he in Germany two weeks later when a tyre fails while leading with less than two drivers whom we support and celebrate we turn our hand to; which means we laps left. It is the race after that, in Hungary, where Damon through the Club. Last month I took must have ambitions for Silverstone and scores his long overdue fi rst F1 victory. The British win, which had always eluded his father Graham, has to wait until the part in the presentation of the very for motor sport.
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