SIR JACKIE STEWART ‘SCOTTISH GOODWOOD’ EVENT SET FOR DEBUT
Title-winning Matra driven by Sir Jackie plus a Monaco Grand Prix-winning Red Bull lead new event’s line-up next weekend
The ‘Scottish Goodwood’Sir Jackie Stewart Classic takes place for the first time next weekend in the Scottish Borders with the three-time World champion in his title-winning Matra leading the attractions.
The event, which organisers hope will be annual, takes place at Thirlestane
Castle on June 18-19 in aid of Sir Jackie’s Race Against Dementia charity
Sir Jackie each day will demonstrate the 1969 Matra MS-80 02 that took him towards his first Formula 1 title, while the Red Bull RB8 that Mark Webber won 2012’s Monaco Grand Prix in will be paraded twice on each day.
There will also be a display of Sir Jackie’s cars – including all three of his F1 titlewinning machines – while inside the castle there is memorabilia from his career including helmets, overalls and trophies.
The cars present will range from John Cleland’s touring car to pre-war machines, and just under 50 will compete in a sprint on the castle’s driveway.
The event builds on Thirlestane Castle’s Borders Vintage Automobile Club classic car show, which continues for its 50th year on the event’s Sunday. New attractions also include a more modern car show, a retail village and mini cinema.
Events manager Rory Bryant told Motorsport News: “Edward MaitlandCarew whose family has lived in Thirlestane Castle since it was built, became the chairman of the BVAC Classic, and he thought of how to make it bigger and better and thought who’s the biggest name in Scottish motorsport and thought Sir Jackie. It was agreed to have an event in aid of Race
Against Dementia.”