With the confirmation that the S.F. Edge Trophy would make a triumphant return to the Members’ Meeting paddock in 2019, Goodwood can now confirm that an all-new race for pre-1930 Vintage sports racing cars, the John Duff Trophy, will make its Motor Circuit debut at the 77th Members’ Meeting.
John Duff is a legend in Canadian motorsport, noted as not only the first Canadian to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours, but the only one to date to have taken overall victory at the legendary twice-round-the-clock race, having won the 1924 race for Bentley alongside Frank Clement. As well as his Le Mans triumph, Duff held over fifty World Records in both speed and endurance.
Born in China, Duff was born to Canadian parents and sent to their hometown of Hamilton, Ontario for a proper, Victorian education. After moving around from Canada, back to China and then Russia, Duff moved to England in 1914 to join the army and serve in the Great War. Seriously injured while serving at the Battle of Passchendaele, Duff was sent to hospital back in England, where he would go on to marry his nurse.