[Graham]

It'd be great to see one of your ally chassied cars in a proxy Ken 

I humbly thank you Kevan. The only way I see a KRZ aluminum chassis being entered is, if someone buys one and enters it.

It would cost me the value of a new Thunderslot car or more to ship cars from the North Pole (Canada) to the UK, and back again.

It's good to know that there might be a place for aluminum in the future. Thank you, Graham.

I should be able to send cars in sometime in the future if I win the lottery. 

We get regular entrants from the USA, which I think costs around $30 each way, but I guess from the North Pole is a little different as the costs of hiring huskey’s must be quite high 

[Kevan]

Ask Santa to drop one off 

[Graham]

Just did abit of a search for relevant real time events based on the Minis which might be a reference point and I found the Goodwood Whitmore Cup, that is for pre66 touring cars which would avoid the necessity to consider the Revoslot cars.

Looking at a video, mostly Minis and Cortina’s with a few early GTA’s and a BMW type ?

[Gpa113]

Hi Graham, 


Yes, the Whitmore Cup at this year's Goodwood Members Meeting was for Under 2000cc  cars that racsed between 1960 and 1966
It featured Mini Cooper S, Ford Lotus Cortina, Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint GTA, Ford Anglia 105E and BMW 1800 TiSA models. 

I was at the Members Meeting all weekend and it was excellent.  Even the weather played ball!

At the Goodwood Revival the Saloon cars race for the St. Mary's Trophy.  This was the main Saloon car  race at Goodwood back in the circuits original 1948 to 1966 heyday. 
This alternates each year between Pre 1959, and 1960 to 1966.

The variety of cars competing in the Pre 1959 is extremely good.  If you have something different,  that raced in period, you have a slightly better chance of an invite. 

The 1960 to 1966 grid is less varied. Many Mini Coopers and Lotus Cortinas.  Some interesting American models, but Ford Mustang and Falcon Sprints now don't get to compete as they are too developed.  They  get their own event, such as the Shelby Cup on occasion.   Ford Galaxies do still get to race in the St Mary's Trophy,  and look incredible side by side with a Mini Cooper 

Plenty of resin bodyshell options for small Pre 1966 saloons out there as well. 
Scalextric have done the Mini Cooper,  Ford Anglia, Lotus Cortina but not the Alfa or BMW 1800 TiSA.
They also did a good VW Beetle, including the Drew Pritchard version which he raced, very competitively at the Revival. 

I have all the Goodwood Revival,  and Members Meeting programmes if you want to check and see what else has been raced over the years.

Pip

[Kevan]

Also a Lancia Fulvia HF

[Graham]

Hi Graham, 


Yes, the Whitmore Cup at this year's Goodwood Members Meeting was for Under 2000cc  cars that racsed between 1960 and 1966
It featured Mini Cooper S, Ford Lotus Cortina, Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint GTA, Ford Anglia 105E and BMW 1800 TiSA models. 

I was at the Members Meeting all weekend and it was excellent.  Even the weather played ball!

At the Goodwood Revival the Saloon cars race for the St. Mary's Trophy.  This was the main Saloon car  race at Goodwood back in the circuits original 1948 to 1966 heyday. 
This alternates each year between Pre 1959, and 1960 to 1966.

The variety of cars competing in the Pre 1959 is extremely good.  If you have something different,  that raced in period, you have a slightly better chance of an invite. 

The 1960 to 1966 grid is less varied. Many Mini Coopers and Lotus Cortinas.  Some interesting American models, but Ford Mustang and Falcon Sprints now don't get to compete as they are too developed.  They  get their own event, such as the Shelby Cup on occasion.   Ford Galaxies do still get to race in the St Mary's Trophy,  and look incredible side by side with a Mini Cooper 

Plenty of resin bodyshell options for small Pre 1966 saloons out there as well. 
Scalextric have done the Mini Cooper,  Ford Anglia, Lotus Cortina but not the Alfa or BMW 1800 TiSA.
They also did a good VW Beetle, including the Drew Pritchard version which he raced, very competitively at the Revival. 

I have all the Goodwood Revival,  and Members Meeting programmes if you want to check and see what else has been raced over the years.

Pip

That’s great information Pip, gives me a good perspective of potential Goodwood topics which could be included.

[Graham]

I am kinda thinking that this narrow band of early Mini sized cars might be better placed in a Goodwood Style proxy, so I might stick to my original idea for the next proxy.

Then maybe we can go for a Goodwood Revival Proxy Mk2 later next year. That way we could accommodate say a Goodwood with 4 Events including the Whitmore Cup.
Perhaps even include a 50’s open wheel event 

[Kevan]

I was thinking along those lines earlier today after looking through some of the Goodwood classic events.

It would be great to see some American land barges in action.

[Graham]

I was thinking along those lines earlier today after looking through some of the Goodwood classic events.

It would be great to see some American land barges in action.

I am thinking in terms of balanced entry numbers across the events, so I think a wider scope Event normally attracts more entrants and visa versa. A classic Goodwood proxy with 4 events of the 50’s and 60’s might be better suited to focused narrow band Events. We have to be realistic in terms of expected participation numbers.

[Graham]

Having deliberated over a few weeks I have decided that following the Targa Florio Road Race we will run  "Global Touring Cars Challenge" in 2026.

when I have worked out the details I will make a announcement in July, but basically it should be a 3 Group Proxy based on production cars which have entered Touring car Championships like the BTCC, BTC, WTC, WTCC, European Touring and Bathurst 1000, so we get a good mixture of cars.

My initial thoughts is to have 3 Groups/Events
1) Under 2.0 Litre (Pre 88)
2) Over 2.0 Litre (Pre 88)
3) Modern 1990 to present.

Not sure about the composition of Classes as yet, although no more than two for each group.
And not decided what part the Slot it DTM or the Revoslot Gr2 cars might play in it.

I am thinking for this one to restrict the max rpm motor list to 21k rpm, for all the Groups.