2007 Goodwood Breakfast Club season gets off to a cracking start

The first of this year’s seven Goodwood Breakfast Club meetings got off to ‘spiffing’ start on Sunday 4 March when ‘The Best of British – the quintessential British sports car and motorcycle’ was celebrated by a large number of enthusiasts of home-grown vehicles at Goodwood Motor Circuit.

Despite typically British weather to match the theme, the first 2007 Breakfast Club meeting still tempted many classic British roadsters and bikes out of their long winter hibernation.

A huge variety of British-built cars, light commercial vehicles and motorcycles took to the picturesque West Sussex roads for an enjoyable Sunday morning drive, before displaying their machines outside the circuit’s Vitra Café.

Amongst the various Aston Martins, Morgans, Bentleys, MG and Lotus cars, there was a special display of desirable Triumph cars and motorcycles, which included a rare Triumph Italia sports car and Thunderbird bike, as well as a fantastic recreation of the TRS Le Mans car.

Many visitors enjoyed a hearty breakfast, made with Goodwood’s delicious home-reared organic ingredients. Visitors also took the opportunity to wander around the atmospheric Goodwood paddock to view the impressive array of assembled cars.

All Goodwood Breakfast Club meetings are held on the first Sunday of the month, with the next event, on 1 April, set to attract a gaggle of stylish Italian machines to the Motor Circuit, reflecting the theme of ‘Forza Italia – Italian brio, from scooters to supercars’.

A full list of the remaining 2007 Goodwood Breakfast Club dates and themes is as given on the following page. Although the theme and main vehicle display varies each month, irrespective of this, all types of vehicle are welcome – whether classic or modern. All Breakfast Club meetings are free to attend, and will be staged from 08:30hrs to midday on the first Sunday of every month, until October (excluding September).

Sunday Date
1 April: ‘Forza Italia – Italian brio, from scooters to supercars’
Attracting: Any Italian-built vehicle, from Lambretta to Lamborghini

6 May: ‘Vive la France – a celebration of unique French automotive flair’
Attracting: All French pre- and-post War vehicles, from Bugatti Type 35 to Citroen DS

3 June: ‘Supercar Sunday – the ultimate performance machines’
Attracting: All types of mouth-watering, exotic performance cars and bikes

1 July: ‘On yer bike! – the lure of the open road’
Attracting: Any and all motorcycles, plus bike-engined cars

5 August: ‘Deutsch Marques! – teutonic efficiency and engineering excellence’
Attracting: All German-produced cars and motorcycles

2 September: (not held, due to Goodwood Revival)

7 October: ‘Cooked in 60 seconds – a celebration of an American Classic’
Attracting: Any classic American vehicle, plus a special display of as many cars as possible as featured in the classic Hollywood movie, ‘Gone in 60 seconds.’

For further information please contact the Goodwood Breakfast Club Hotline: +44 1243 755060.