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The Greenpower Gala Dinner at Goodwood House
New karting venue
I then headed to Silverstone to experience their brand-new international kart circuit. The British Racing Drivers ' Club( BRDC) had organised for their members to have one of the first opportunities to try out the new facility using its fleet of Sodi karts. It was rather amusing to see dozens of rather well-known previous champions zipping up their suits and heading into the fray as if they were back in their heyday! Predicably the competition was fierce, and everyone emerged with a massive thumbs up for what is going to be one of the world’ s leading karting venues. This will be a crucial building block to allow our youngsters to continue to hone their skills on the ladder to a professional career. With a bit of luck one day, they might join the current roster of five British drivers on the 2026 F1 grid. Not bad as a percentage of 22 this year, and congratulations to all of them getting in the top eight at the season opener in Melbourne.
But not all youngsters make it to the driver’ s seat and at the top of the sport – for every F1 driver there are up to
500 supporting cast members. One of the brilliant STEM initiatives we have in this country is Greenpower, which many of you will know, is the schools-focused annual competition to design, build and run a small electric race vehicle. The rules are tight and designed to test the imagination and skills of teenagers, not just in engineering, but in manufacturing, marketing and management. I had the great pleasure of attending the Greenpower Gala Dinner at Goodwood House, as a guest of the Duke of Richmond in his fantastic dining rooms. The Duke is the founding patron of Greenpower, along with our own David Richards CBE, and they are rightly proud of all that the trust has achieved. Starting with just a few schools in 1999, it now works with over 500 schools and 8,000 + students across the UK.
Altogether a busy month and one that bodes well for the rest of the year. With temperatures soaring to nearly 20 degrees C this week the warmth of a summer of competition beckons.
Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable month of motorsport.
Revolution- March 2026
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