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MIKE HAWTHORN GOODWOOD TRACKDAY

If you have been inspired by Peter Simpson’s features on pages 28 and 36, you are in luck! Michael Ballard, organiser of the Farnham Grand Prix and many other prestige events has arranged the ’Mike Hawthorn Memorial Track Day’, taking place on Wednesday 5th July 2023, at the prestigious Goodwood Circuit. This is to commemorate Mike's 1st GP win, exactly 70 years to the day after the event. He later went on to win the 1955 Le Mans 24hr race for Jaguar and became Britain’s first F1 World Champion in 1958. The event is open to any roadworthy or race eligible motorcar, be that modern, classic or replica, subject to a 98 decibel noise

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