The 73rd Members’ Meeting (March 21-22) track schedule will be packed with fiercely contested races and high-speed demonstrations – featuring cars from the pre-war era right through to 1990s Group C prototypes.
Here is a quick run down of what you can expect to see:
Production Sports cars from 60 – 66 – TVR Granturas will dice with MGBs, Austin Healeys, and Triumph TRs. However, there could always be an Alfa Romeo or Porsche waiting in the wings to spoil the party for the home-grown sports cars.
BTCC racer Andrew Jordan, 25, will feature in this race sharing a 1979-spec Patrick Motorsport-liveried Mini 1275 GT, prepared by Swiftune, in the Gerry Marshall Trophy, which is held in honour of the tin-top cult hero. His co-driver will be car entrant Nick Swift, who brilliantly beat a plethora of more powerful Rover SD1s, Ford Capris and Chevrolet Camaros to finish fourth overall in the Gerry Marshall Trophy at last year’s 72nd Members’ Meeting with Jason Stanley.
The Hill Trophy race will feature some of the most recognisable and desirable GT cars from the golden era of 1960 – ’66. Jaguar E-Type, an AC Cobra or a Ferrari GTO locked in battle. Add Aston Martins and Maseratis to the mix and this could be one of the highlights of the meeting.
The Salvadori Cup – Named after the British veteran of no-fewer than 50 grands prix and winner of Le Mans in 1959, this race features Sports Prototype of the era ’55–’60.
The McLaren Trophy is a solid candidate for the best-sounding race of the event. Taking part in it will be Prototype Sports Cars built from ’60–’66, and that allows the inclusion of thunderous early Can-Am cars like the Lola T70 and McLaren M1B.
Pre 67 Porsche 911 – The final race is dedicated to the legendary sports car, the 911. A field full of pre-’67 two-litre 911s on historic tyres will be interesting!
The Marshall Trophy is back bringing with it a riotous selection of Group 1 touring cars from the Seventies and early-Eighties. Expect to see Vauxhall Firenzas, Triumph Dolomites and Mazda RX7s doing battle with the bigger-engined (and heavier!) Rover SD1s, Ford Capris and Chevrolet Camaros, all in period livery.
Saturday’s race will be a qualifier for the big two-driver event on the Sunday which will see the car’s owners sharing pedalling duties with either a past-master or a current professional.
Former British Touring Car champions Robb Gravett and Tim Harvey will both take part in the Gerry Marshall Trophy for Group 1 saloons, competing alongside a raft of high profile racers including Anthony Reid, Jason Plato, Tiff Needell, Matt Neal and Stuart Graham.
The Sopwith Cup A name made famous for aircraft production during World War One, the Sopwith Cup takes its name from Tommy Sopwith, son of Sir Thomas, who built the celebrated flying machines and who won the first-ever round of the British Saloon Car Championship in 1958. Fitting then that the race bearing his name at the 73rd Members’ Meeting will see a field of Fifties saloons take to our beloved section of West Sussex tarmac. Think Austin A50s, Jaguar Mk1s, Minis, Ford Zephyrs and the like all being hurled around, door-handle-to-door-handle.
Taylor Trophy event is named after former Lotus Grand Prix driver and team mate of Jim Clark, Trevor Taylor, the Taylor Trophy will be contested by rear-engined, drum-braked Formula Junior single seater cars. Expect to witness the likes of Lotus 18s, Cooper T52s and perhaps the odd Stanguellini screaming around the circuit.
A first for ‘modern’ Goodwood, and a race for Historic Formula Three cars from 1964 – ’70; traditionally the formula where aspiring Grand Prix pilots make the transition from amateur to professional.
Formula 3 cars – ’64 – ’70 – New for this event. In its early days the formula made use of various 500cc motorcycle engines, but 1964 saw the evolution to screaming, highly-tuned versions of 1000cc production Ford engines. Brabham, Lotus and Tecno were the machines of choice in this era, with March also producing a car before the formula changed to 1600cc in 1971.
Bira Trophy ‘Prince Bira’ was a remarkable man a celebrated pilot and four-time Olympian, the Thai prince is best remembered for his exploits behind the wheel, often of either an ERA or Maserati painted in the Thai racing colour scheme of pale blue and yellow. The trophy will be contested by Grand Prix cars built up to 1935, the year he began racing, first in a Riley Imp, and then in his famous ERA R2B nicknamed Romulus which will be familiar to Revival regulars.
Hawthorn Trohpy Britain’s Formula One World Champion Mike Hawthorn is honoured in the final single-seater race in the programme. Predominantly associated with red Italian cars from the Fifties, the Hawthorn Trophy will feature Lancia D50s, Maserati 250Fs, and of course the Ferrari Dino 246 with which he won his world crown in 1958.
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