Here’s the schedule for the 77th Members’ Meeting
The 77th Members’ Meeting is almost upon us, and today the full timetable has been confirmed – what a fantastic, exciting event it will be!
The two-day extravaganza begins at 9:30am on the morning of Saturday 6th April when a group of McLaren road cars take to the circuit. From then on the track gets loud, with practice for the Betty Richmond Trophy Heat 1 kicking off at 10:00am. The morning continues with more practice laps before a spectator grid walk at 12:25pm, after which the roaring V8 NASCARs take to the circuit for the first high-speed demonstration. A Porsche 917 high-speed demonstration at 2:35pm is sandwiched by more practice runs, with another high-speed demonstration, this time for BMW M1 Procars, taking place at 4:45pm.
At 5:15pm, the racing begins! First up are the two Betty Richmond trophy races, two thirty-strong grids comprised entirely of Minis. Love Minis? These two races simply cannot be missed. At 6:35pm the Gerry Marshall Trophy begins, a 45-minute, two-driver race for Group 1 saloon cars like Rover SD1s and Ford Capris. There’s another high-speed demonstration at 7:40pm, this time for Le Mans prototypes, before the evening festivities begin and fireworks light up the sky at 10:00pm.
Sunday’s racing kicks off at 9:00am with the Parnell Cup, a race filled with Grand Prix and ‘voiturette’ cars that raced between 1935 and 1953. From then on it’s a packed day, with fan-favourites like the Derek Bell Cup and Graham Hill Trophy, as well as the final of the Betty Richmond Trophy. Squeezed between the races we’ll have more high-speed demonstrations once again, with Porsche 917s, NASCARs, M1 Procars and Le Mans prototypes all cranking up the noise. The 77th Members’ Meeting will end with a prize giving ceremony in the Great Hall.
Sound too good to miss? You can still join the GRRC Fellowship and book tickets, but they’re selling fast.
Read the full 77th Members’ Meeting timetable here!
Please remember that this timetable is provisional and will be subject to change during the event.
Photography by Tom Shaxson.