Ever keen to progress our Carpool offering here at Goodwood, the latest episode is the first in a new Goodwood ‘Chauffeur’ service. The Duke of Richmond’s office asked for his Grace to be taken from the House to the Circuit and I managed to persuade them to make an hour-sized gap in his diary (no mean feat). Putting aside the fact a lorry nearly took the entire side of the Rolls-Royce out, the Goodwood ‘Chauffeur’ series got off to a flying start. During our tour through Midhurst, Rogate and South Harting his Grace spoke to me about the time he was told to “p*ss off” by Graham Hill, the future of Goodwood and the birth of the Festival of Speed. We even found time to play a game of Word Association.

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Goodwood Carpool: The Duke Of Richmond

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Goodwood Carpool: Gordon Murray

The reasoning behind Goodwood Carpool was to ease the congestions on the roads around the estate – the fact that I have so far stumbled across Tiff Needell and Dario Franchitti is purely coincidence. Obviously. This latest episode, with the three-time Indy 500 winner, was always going to make for an interesting hour. Dario – or ‘Jock McBain’ if Sir Jackie Stewart had had his way – is a rare breed: an extremely successful racer who loves the history of the sport and who loves talking about it even more. Join us for 60 minutes of chat about Dario’s career, the scar Tiff Needell gave him and his memories of DTM.

Goodwood Carpool: Dario Franchitti

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