It’s been a tradition at the Goodwood Motor Circuit Members’ Meetings since they were revived in 2014 to complement the two-day race programme with a series of daily high-speed demonstrations.
NOV 18th 2016
GT1, Group A touring cars and 3.0‑litre sportscars to star in awesome 75MM high‑speed demos
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And the line-up for the 75th Members’ Meeting on March 18-19, 2017 will certainly rival anything that’s gone before – the ground-effect, high-airbox and turbocharged Grand Prix cars, World Sportscar Championship icons, Super Touring legends and Group B beasts that have thrilled crowds in the previous three events.
We’re thrilled that 3-litre sports-prototypes from the early to mid-1970s, Group A touring cars from the 1980s and GT1-spec endurance monsters of the 1990s will form the high-speed demos next Spring, all of them evoking memories of heady days as they appear on track each day.
Among the 3-litre exotica, expect to be slack-jawed and stalk-eyed at the sight and sound of flat-12 Ferrari 312PBs and V12 Matra MS670s – nothing more than Grand Prix cars with full bodywork – as well as home-built Lola and Mirage chassis motivated by the ubiquitous Ford Cosworth DFV V8.
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Arguably the most evocative period of touring car racing will be relived thanks to the presence of numerous Group A tin-tops, including winners from Rover (SD1 V8), BMW (635CSi), Volvo (240 Turbo), Jaguar (XJS), and two of the most celebrated roofed racers of all: the BMW M3 E30 and Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500.
The hi-tech era of 1990s sportscar racing will be showcased by GT1 weaponry in the shape of the dominant cars of the day – Porsche’s 911 GT1, Mercedes’ CLK GTR and McLaren’s F1 GTR from the FIA GT Championship. They’ll be joined by a gaggle of production-based homologation specials such as Jaguar’s XJ220C, Ferrari’s F40LM and Lister’s Storm V12 from the BPR Global GT series that started the GT1 movement in 1994.
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Tickets for the 75th Members’ Meeting are currently available only to Goodwood Road Racing Club Members and those on the Waiting List, they are expected to sell-out fast, of course.
Make sure you don’t miss these extraordinary demonstrations in among the hotly contested races for single-seaters, sportscars, touring cars and motorcycles next Spring.
Tickets for the 75th Members' Meeting are on sale now! For more information click here.
Photography courtesy of Daimler AG and LAT.
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