BRDC NEWS No. 141 – 11 September 2013 www.brdc.co.uk AGM PAPERS All papers for the 2013 BRDC AGM which is to be held at the Silverstone Wing at 11am on Friday 4 October 2013 will be sent to you by email tomorrow (Thursday 12 September). th BRDC 85 ANNIVERSARY DINNER, KEBLE COLLEGE OXFORD – FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER 2013 *COLLEGE ROOMS STILL AVAILABLE* There are still places and rooms available for the BRDC 85th Anniversary Dinner. Tickets are £85 incl. VAT per person and include drinks reception, 5 course dinner with wines, guest speaker Derek Bell MBE and secure parking. Dress code is black tie and Club lapel badges. To book your place, please contact Hannah at [email protected] or 01327 850 925. Onsite accommodation can be booked by using the following link: www.keble.ox.ac.uk/conferences/conference- accommodation You must enter BRDC13 into the ‘Promotional Code’ before clicking on ‘Show availability’. A return coach from Silverstone to Keble College will be available for those wanting to stay on the campsite – please let Hannah know if this would be of interest. BRITCAR – SATURDAY 21 & SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 Next weekend is the Britcar 1000km at Silverstone. Please note there will be no evening track activity this year and the main 1000km race will be held on Sunday. The Clubhouse will be open Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm serving a sandwich lunch on both days. To book lunch please email Aspire Hospitality [email protected] or telephone 01327 855 104. BRDC CLAY PIGEON SHOOT – WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2013 The annual BRDC Clay Pigeon Shoot will take place on 25 September at EJ Churchill Shooting Ground, just off the M40 near High Wycombe. This year the event will be in support of our charity partner Cancer Research UK and participants will have the chance to bid for: Hospitality table at The Cheltenham Chaser during Cheltenham Festival Half day shoot for 6 people with ex World and British Clay Pigeon Champion Mark Marshall at EJ Churchill Shooting Ground Raffle prizes include: Overnight stay with dinner/lunch for 4 people at The Fuzzy Duck at Armscote, Overnight stay at the boutique Belgraves Hotel, London, Baylis & Harding goodies, Sloe Whisky, Shooting accessories etc. For further information and a booking form, please contact Sue Goold [email protected] or 01327 850 923. NEW RISING STARS APPOINTED Many congratulations to the following who have all recently been appointed Rising Stars: Jack Aitken Formula Renault Northern European Cup Jake Cook BARC Formula Renault Josh Files Renault Clio Cup Matt Parry Formula Renault Northern European Cup David Pittard Ginetta GT5 Charlie Robertson BRDC Formula 4 Bradley Smith Radical SR3 Ross Wylie Volkswagen Scirocco Cup & Volkswagen Racing Cup BRDC ANNUAL AWARDS – MONDAY 2 DECEMBER 2013 *SAVE THE DATE* This year’s Annual Awards lunch will be returning to the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on Monday 2 December 2013. Further details and booking forms will follow in due course. SEPTEMBER 2013 21-22 Britcar – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm both days serving a sandwich lunch Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 25 BRDC Clay Shoot – EJ Churchill Shooting Ground, West Wycombe Contact: Sue Goold on 01327 850 923 or [email protected] 28-29 British Touring Car Championship – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 6pm both days serving a 2/3 course lunch on Saturday and a carvery on Sunday Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 OCTOBER 2013 4 BRDC 85th Anniversary Dinner – Keble College, Oxford Contact: Hannah Thompson on 01327 850 925 or [email protected] 4-6 British Superbike Championship – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday serving a sandwich lunch on Saturday and a carvery on Sunday. Clubhouse closed on Friday Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 12-13 BARC – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm both days serving a sandwich lunch Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 16 Members’ Social Lunch – Clubhouse (Members and guests) Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 17 Southern Regional Lunch – Gins Farm, Near Beaulieu Contact: Rex Woodgate [email protected] or Brian Heath on 01590 643 408 19 Historic Sports Car Club – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 6pm serving a 2/3 course lunch Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 20 BRSCC – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm serving a sandwich lunch Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 23 East Anglia Regional Lunch – The Swan, Lavenham Contact: Hannah Thompson on 01327 850 925 or [email protected] 26 750 Motor Club – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm serving a sandwich lunch Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 NOVEMBER 2013 2-3 Walter Hayes Trophy – Silverstone Clubhouse open 9am – 5pm both days serving a 2/3 course lunch on Saturday and a carvery on Sunday. Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 20 Members’ Social Lunch – Clubhouse (Members Only) Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 28 BRDC Film Night – Silverstone Wing Contact: Hannah Thompson on 01327 850 925 or [email protected] DECEMBER 2013 2 BRDC Annual Awards Lunch – Grand Connaught Rooms, London Contact: Hannah Thompson on 01327 850 925 or [email protected] 6 South East Regional Christmas Lunch - The Old Tolgate Hotel, Bramber Contact: Les Thacker on 01293 773 997 or [email protected] 12 Southern Region Christmas Lunch – Gins Farm, Beaulieu River Contact: Rex Woodgate [email protected] or Brian Heath on 01590 643 408 19 BRDC Christmas Lunch – Clubhouse (Members & Guests) Contact: Aspire at [email protected] or 01327 855 104 GOLD STAR POINTS UPDATE SILVER STAR POINTS UPDATE (AS AT 9 SEPTEMBER 2013) (AS AT 9 SEPTEMBER 2013) PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS PLACE DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP PTS Lewis Hamilton 1st F1 169 1st Michael Meadows Porsche CC GB 196* MBE 2nd Gordon Shedden BTCC 185* ALMS(GTE)/PMSC/Nurburgring 24 2nd Sean Edwards 153 3rd Matt Neal BTCC 184* Hours 4th Andrew Jordan BTCC 175* 3rd Rob Huff WTCC 148 5th Colin Turkington BTCC 172* 4th Mark Webber F1 145 6th Jason Plato BTCC 169* 5th Sam Bird GP2 121 6th Alexander Sims Blancpain/GP3/F3 116 7th Will Buller British F3 97 7th James Calado GP2 112 =8th David Ashburn British GT 75 8th Allan McNish GrandAm/ALMS/WEC/Le Mans 24 101 =8th Nick Tandy British GT 75 9th James Nash WTCC 100 10th Michael Caine British GT/BTCC 73 10th Tom Chilton WTCC 89 11th Oliver Bryant British GT 68 Jenson Button =12th Jonny Adam British GT 67 11th F1 86 MBE =12th Andrew Howard British GT 67 =12th Dario Franchitti Indy Car Series 85 =14th Rob Austin BTCC 60 =12th Justin Wilson GrandAm/Indy Car Series/Indy 500 85 =14th Matt Bell British GT 60 14th Jack Harvey GP3 80 =14th Dan Brown British GT 60 15th Tom Blomqvist F3 76 17th Tom Onslow-Cole BTCC 59 16th Ryan Dalziel GrandAm/ALMS(GTC) 73 18th Mat Jackson BTCC 53 GrandAm(GT)/ALMS/WEC/Le Mans 17th Oliver Jarvis 72 19th Phil Keen British GT 42 24 20th Rob Barff British GT 41 ICS/Le Mans 24(LMPS)/ALMS/ 18th Mike Conway 63 WEC (LMP2) NB: Silver Star points above show the ‘best 12’ results 19th Jon Lancaster GP2 61 of the Member’s season. 20th Jolyon Palmer GP2 57 * denotes Members counting their best 12 results .