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F1 2010

The team that I suspect will receive the most press world wide leading up to the first race is Mercedes GP – http://www.mercedes-gp.com

Not only do they have Ross Brawn, they also have Michael Schumacher, albeit now 41, he is reported to be in better shape than ever for this year. He is not back just to have a seat again, Schumacher’s only concern will be the world championship! Partnered with Nico Rosberg, it is officially England vs Germany according to the papers. Have they forgotten Ferrari still exist?

Mercedes GP F1 Car

Goodwood FoS 2010 – VIP

GSO welcomes you to Goodwood!

http://www.gso.co.uk/motorsport.html

Three action packed days:

  • Friday       2nd July
  • Saturday   3rd July
  • Sunday     4th July

VIP Tables

The Festival of Speed is now the biggest motoring garden party in the world, attracting film stars, rock stars and royalty to the beautiful grounds of Goodwood House. You will see the latest Formula One cars and their superstar drivers, as well as the greatest legends of decades gone by.

The Festival of Speed is a fantastic place to do business, to entertain and reward your clients and customers.

There is simply nothing like it anywhere else in the world.

Mingle

THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE, new for 2010 is a bespoke experience created to ensure you get the very best out of your day. Based in the Gurney Pavilion, you will be able to entertain 30 people and enjoy all the privileges of being one of our VIP guests, including enhanced menus and wines, your own private viewing and chill out area, VIP shuttle service and wi-fi for your laptops. The Goodwood House Butler will ensure you have everything you need and a Goodwood Event Planner will co-ordinate your day including theming the pavilion and branding opportunities. You will also enjoy free transfers to the Land Rover and Porsche action arenas, a guided tour of the paddock, advertising in the programme and visits from star drivers. It doesn’t get any better.

HILL and GURNEY PAVILIONS offer a classic entertaining experience with any combination from a table for two in the restaurant, a table for 10 in a shared pavilion to your own private pavilion for
30 guests and upwards. Whatever your choice, you will enjoy a delicious three-course lunch and have magnificent views right onto the track.

LIBRARY LAWN is offered exclusively to our hospitality guests on Friday and Saturday. Entertain in a traditional marquee, or sit out on the secluded lawns away from the crowds. Library Lawn offers tables of 2 to 12 and is perfect for private or corporate entertaining.

A short walk from here takes you to your private grandstand at the Crossroads corner where you will have a great view of the cars and motorcycles on the track.

Enjoy

Whatever entertaining option you have chosen, all guests, valued clients, customers and friends will receive the following:

Light breakfast on arrival
Champagne reception
Three-course lunch with 1/2 a bottle of wine per person
Beer and soft drinks throughout the day
Afternoon tea
Admission tickets
Reserved car parking label
Event programme and Goodwood Radio earpiece
Prices for each entertaining experience are per person and exclusive of VAT

  • THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE Price available on request
  • HILL AND GURNEY   £520 per person
  • LIBRARY LAWN       £420 per person

BOOKING INFORMATION

For more information, to check availability or to make a booking please call our hospitality team on 01403 753178 or email events@gso.co.uk

A day at the Festival of Speed is the perfect way to entertain friends, clients and customers. The Golf & Sporting Occasions team is dedicated to helping you get the very best out of the excitement and spectacle that is so often described as the ‘greatest show on earth’.

Make it a date in your diary for the summer of 2010.

End of Season Grand Prix Event

Powered by Mercedes-Benz Live, the Brooklands brand experience center will be hosting the End of Season Grand Prix Event on Sunday 8th November. Four tickets have been past to FastGerman.com – a big thank you from us!

Pictures will be uploaded after the weekend and can be viewed from the homepage.

Mercedes-Benz World F1 Event

Special appearances from Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen and the Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes Grand Prix car

Driving action from the Brawn GP team

Special appearances from David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen

DTM driving action from the Mercedes-Benz Team

Live action from the Formula 3 Euro Series

Live interviews with the Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes Grand Prix and Brawn GP Teams

Autograph sessions

Live outdoor action on the tracks

Fun driving activities for all the family including AMG hot laps, kids driving, off-roading and blindfold tests

Videos of the day

End of Season Grand Prix Event 2009

Powered by Mercedes-Benz Live, the Brooklands brand experience center hosted the End of Season Grand Prix Event on Sunday 8th November 2009. Highlights included brushing shoulders with Lewis Hamilton, David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Heikki Kovalainen and Ross Brawn plus some familiar faces on the presenter front. For those who haven’t heard an F1 car before and even those that have, the sound was phenomenal being just feet away from the track. F1 cars included Mclaren Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen show boating with donuts, burn outs, drifting on the wet circle by Lewis and general crowd pleasing. The Brawn F1 cars made an appearance on the track but no Button present, however Hamilton did note he wouldn’t mind having him as a team mate at Mclaren next year. The Mercedes DTM car weighing in at just over a ton with 500 bhp was a fire spitting monster! The sound made the F1 pace car seem like an SL350 in comparison. A fantastic day out and all free to the public if they made their registrations on the Mercedes-Benz World website within four days of the event being announced.

Mercedes-Benz Touring Car

F1 Pace Car

Mercedes-Benz-World

Mercedes-Benz-300SL

Silver Arrows

Ross Brawn Gullwing

Mercedes-Benz 300SL Collection

Mclaren F1 Brooklands

David Coulthard

Mika Hakkinen

McLaren F1 Brooklands

Lewis Hamilton Interview

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

Mercedes-Benz SL65 SLR Stirling Moss

Heikki Kovalainen Interview

Mercedes-Benz SLR 722

Mercedes Gullwing

Brabus Bullit

Brawn F1

Ruf Porsche 911 Electric

Well the times are a changing as they say, many a Porsche fan will acknowledge the last proper 911 as the 993 model due to the fact it was air cooled. The 996 isn’t that popular in the styling front with the oversized headlights and numb steering but the 997 seems to have pulled back the majority with the original 911 style lights and some improvements on the handling front. Those of you who like your German tuning companies such as Hamann, Dinan and Ruf will know these are the ultimate in performance upgrades. So why on earth have Ruf produced an electric 997?! The name appears to be something along the lines of eRuf Greenster, Bon Choice…

Walking to Tower Bridge, London on 13/10/09 I was suprised to see a dark green 911 with what looked like a cheap, clear plastic convertible roof pinned in place, German plates and a film crew. After a search on the net I’ve found some more info: –

eRuf Greenster 997

“This isn’t just some farfetched concept as RUF full intends to start selling its electric vehicle as early as next year.

The electric powertrain, called eDrive, was developed by technology company Siemens and consists of an integrated electric motor and generator, electronic control module, and a lithium-ion battery array. In the Greenster, the powertrain is rated at 362hp (270kW) and 700lb-ft (950Nm) of torque and is mated to an automatic gearbox with only forward and reverse gears. The entire vehicles weighs in at 1,695kg and can accelerate to 100km/h from rest in just five seconds. Top speed meanwhile, is a claimed 320km/h.”