Graham Goode

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Graham Goode
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1949-02-24) 24 February 1949 (age 74)
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active10
TeamsGraham Goode Racing
Starts92
Wins0 (9 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps9
Best finish7th in 1984
Championship titles
1985 British Saloon Car Championship - Class B

Graham Derek Goode (born 24 February 1949) is a British former racing driver and car tuning specialist.

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Goode worked as an engineer for Broadspeed alongside his contemporary Andy Rouse, before he won the Forward Trust Saloon Car Championship in a self built Ford Anglia in 1974. He founded his own preparation company, Graham Goode Performance Centre in 1976, specialising in Ford vehicles. [1]

BTCC career

After winning several championships in national motorsport, Goode moved up to the British Saloon Car Championship in 1984 driving his own company's Nissan Bluebird. Results came quickly, with several wins scored and a 3rd place in class in his first season. The following season saw another competitive showing. Taking advantage of his relationship with Ford, Goode was one of the first drivers to race the Ford Sierra RS500 in 1987, in fact taking the type's first ever victory. [2] Goode continued his relationship with the RS500 in the following seasons, building his own cars independently to race in the series. He expanded and ran his team with Listerine sponsorship and took on Sean Walker and Mike Newman as drivers alongside himself. While the team's results were solid, Goode could not repeat his earlier good form. [3] Ford were not investing in any one team and without sufficient funds, results were hard to come by. [4]

Following the switch from the class system to the super touring regulations in 1991, Goode ran the car for Andy Middlehurst, and despite having very little money, managed to have a competitive season. [3] Goode left the BTCC and began racing in the far east, winning races in Malaysia. [5]

Graham Goode Performance Centre

Today, Goode continues to run his car preparation business, based in Leicestershire. Employing 25 people, the company offers performance parts, tuning and restoration of Ford, Subaru and Mitsubishi vehicles.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213DCPtsClass
1980 Kamasa Tools Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL
5†
OUL
4†
THR
Ret
SIL
5
SIL
Ret
BRH
?
MAL BRH
Ret
THR
DNS
SIL
12
27th87th
1981 Bestmoor Silencers Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL
7†
SIL OUL
10†
THR
8
BRH SIL
?
SIL
9
DON
9†
BRH THR SIL
Ret
41st114th
1982 Graham Goode Racing Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL MAL
6†
OUL THR THR
6
SIL
7
DON
Ret
BRH DON
4
BRH SIL
Ret
31st59th
1983 Graham Goode Racing Ford Capri III 3.0s A SIL
Ret
OUL THR BRH THR
5
SIL DON
Ret
SIL
Ret
DON BRH SIL 26th313th
1984 Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo B DON
18
SIL
14
OUL
12
THR
13
THR
Ret
SIL
11
SNE
Ret
BRH
Ret
BRH
7
DON
6
SIL
DSQ
7th403rd
1985 Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo B SIL
4
OUL
3
THR
Ret
DON
5
THR
6
SIL
DSQ
DON
3
SIL
DSQ
SNE
6
BRH
6
BRH SIL 10th37‡1st
1987 Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth A SIL
5
OUL
2
THR
2
THR
Ret
SIL
3
SIL
4
BRH
15
SNE
5
9th344th
Ford Sierra RS500 DON
2
OUL
Ret
DON SIL
1988 Listerine-Texaco Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A SIL
Ret
OUL
Ret
THR
11
DON
Ret
THR
7
SIL
7
SIL
9
BRH
13
SNE
5
BRH
6
BIR
C
DON
5
SIL
Ret
39th514th
1989 Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL
Ret
SIL
4
THR
DNS
DON
DNQ
THR
10
SIL
Ret
SIL
6
BRH
Ret
SNE
11
BRH
6
BIR
9
DON
6
SIL
Ret
35th612th
1990 Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL
Ret
DON
5
THR
6
SIL
Ret
OUL
7
SIL
5
BRH
Ret
SNE
5
BRH
6
BIR
Ret
DON
4
THR
4
SIL
3
11th726th
Source: [6]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Docked 20 points for technical infringements.

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References

  1. "Graham Goode Racing, Leicester, Performance Engine Tuning Parts Specialist, Leisure, Workshop, Shop online".
  2. "Road Cars of Touring Car Racing: Ford Sierra".
  3. 1 2 "ford-sierra-cosworth". 7 July 2014.
  4. "Payment - Driver Database".
  5. "Graham Goode Racing - Racing History".
  6. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 2 November 2022.