October-November
2005
Timetable
for the 2005 karting event
0900
Doors open - drivers arrive for registration & change into race
suits. ALL
OTHERS TO ARRIVE BY 10.00 AM
09.30 - 10.00 Interviews
10.00 - 10.30 Team Photo shoot
10.30 Drivers safety briefing
11.00 Trackside autograph session
11.15 Practice / Qualifying
12.00 Celebrity time trial
12.30 Start of 3 - hour Endurance
15.30 Race finish followed by:
Trophy Presentation
Special Trackside Memorabilia Auction
Announcement of silent auction winning bids
16.15 Thank you and close
Whilst
we do try and stick to the above times, unforeseen circumstances
may dictate changes.
After
packing away please join us for a drink in the Raceway's fabulous
Eau Rouge Bar.
Johnny's
annual charity karting event
Latest
news from Roy Craig (5 November):
Alas Nina Wadia now has to work so will be unable to attend
but others coming in include the drummer with the band TRAVIS,
Neil Primrose. Guy Smith will join us again and Jodie Kidd will
be driving with a team from Maserati. Mike Simpson the 2004
British kart champion and 2005 Renault Clio racer is yet another
race driver who will join us. Danny Watts, Dan Clarke, Richard
Keen and Johnny Kane will also attend.
Latest
info (19 October 2005): Christian Horner, boss of the Red
Bull Racing F1 team will be attending and we hope the team's
drivers will also make it to the event.
Roy
Craig, 3 October 2005: The scene is set for this years Johnny
Herbert Karting Challenge - Sunday 27th November is the date
and once again The Raceway at London's Kings Cross is the venue.
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Teams will again be battling for first place on the largest
indoor track in Europe, all in the name of charity. Those who
will be benefiting this year will be Kidney Research UK and
The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. All proceeds
will be split 50/50 between these very worthwhile causes.
Early
auction items include a front wing end plate from Red Bull Racing
signed by all three drivers, a 20" x 16" framed signed photo
of Martin Johnson holding the Rugby World Cup aloft, a hand
carved wooden cricket ball signed by England cricket hero Freddie
Flintoff, and a skating lesson for 2 youngsters with none other
than Jane Torville!
Johnny
Herbert will of course be heading the list of celebrities that
will be taking part, many of whom are now scouring their diaries
to see if they can make way to join us for this very popular
event. Be they racing drivers, TV presenters or just plain famous
they all enjoy attending this special occasion.
Early
confirmation from celebrities includes James Allen, Linda Barker,
Sarah Matravas, Gareth Jones, Susie Stoddart, David Scott and
Nina Wadia. Many others hope to attend, including Johnny Mowlem,
Danny Watts, Allan McNish, all time permitting of course - busy
lads these racing drivers!!
After
ten years this years event sees a change of format: instead
of celebrities joining the individual teams they will instead
be formed into four teams of their own. This will pave the way
for the other teams to have six members and of course give them
the opportunity to race against vastly talented drivers from
all categories of motor racing.
Such
is the success of this annual event that teams are sold out
before we have even printed an entry form. The only problem?
They all want to win too!!!!!
For
more information, please email
Roy Craig.
August
2005
Johnny's
not ready to retire from racing yet
London, 1 August 2005 (BBC)
- Johnny Herbert wants to continue his racing career despite
taking a new management role with Jordan.
The
41-year-old has returned to Formula One to become Jordan's new
sporting relations manager and is charged with improving the
team's public perception. But although he will resist any attempt
to test the struggling car, Herbert says he will not retire
just yet.
"I
am at Jordan for the long term but I still want to race and
I've got something coming on," he said. "I've always had an
interest in NASCAR and it's something I have been working
on for a year and I don't know where that's going to end up.
"If
it does happen that will restrict a little bit what I do but
I am still going to be involved with it whatever happens.
The racing is still a part of my life it is something I can
still do."
Herbert
took up his Jordan job before the British Grand Prix last month
but insists he will not be getting back behind the wheel of
an F1 car again.
"It's
been spoken about but I don't think it should be the role
that I am trying to do," he said. "I don't think I should
be the guy that's getting in it just because I have more experience
than our drivers. That's not my role."
Johnny
tells Narain to "calm down"
Budapest, 1st August 2005, (AFP) - Indian driver Narain
Karthikeyan has been told by new Jordan sporting relations manager
Johnny Herbert that he must "calm down" if he wants to improve
and remain in Formula One next year.
Karthikeyan,
who made his debut this year, has struggled in recent races,
making mistakes and being out-performed by Portuguese team-mate
Tiago Monteiro, who is also a rookie. But Herbert, who joined
the team the weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, has already begun
to use his knowledge over a 12-year career as a Formula One
driver to coach Karthikeyan into a better driver.
"Narain
is a little bit wild at the moment," said Herbert. "I have
just said to him 'calm down, be smooth, don't overdrive the
thing' because I think that's what happened at Hockenheim
and a couple of times before.
"Tiago
is a lot calmer, a lot more confident with himself, they are
quite different but Narain does have 1.5 billion people sitting
on his shoulder and that makes life quite difficult."
Karthikeyan
appeared to have already taken note of Herbert's comments when
he put in an impressive performance in Sunday's Hungarian Grand
Prix as he finished ahead of Monteiro. The Indian was able to
avoid the first corner mayhem in the race and gain several positions
and said he drove "the most consistent race" of his Grand Prix
career on his way to 12th place.
Karthikeyan
has failed to finish four times this year, only once crashing
out, and he only picked up points thanks to the farcical United
States Grand Prix in which he finished fourth out of six cars.
But Herbert believes Karthikeyan is also suffering because there
is a lack of understanding in his homeland over why he is in
Formula One but is not being able to race at the front.
"I
think the problem is the way the Indian media see Formula
One is that if a driver gets into Formula One and doesn't
win it's because he is not quick enough," added Herbert.
Karthikeyan,
who brings with him significant Indian sponsorship funding,
is still keen to remain in Formula One next year and will be
seeking a seat with either Jordan, which will become Midland,
or with fellow backmarkers Minardi. But with competition strong
he needs to convince the teams he deserves to stay and Herbert
said:
"He's
doing the best job he can in the circumstances, which are
that he has got to try and get a drive again next year."
July
2005
Jordan
Sporting Relations Manager appointed
Jordan
Grand Prix and Midland Group are proud to announce the appointment
of former F1 driver Johnny Herbert to the position of Sporting
Relations Manager, effective immediately.
The
newly-created position, which reports directly to the Managing
Director, encompasses a wide array of responsibilities relating
to driver, media, partner and sponsor relations. Mr. Herbert,
who recently celebrated his 41st birthday, returns to the team
he drove for in the British F3 Championship, which he won, and
Formula 3000.
Following graduation from the lower ranks, he went on to enjoy
a Formula One career that spanned 11 years with the Benetton,
Tyrrell, Lotus, Ligier, Sauber, Stewart, Jaguar and Arrows teams.
During that period, he participated in 161 races, scored 98
points and won 3 Grands Prix.
Since
retiring from Formula One, Mr. Herbert has concentrated on sports
car racing, where he has emerged as a dominant force, adding
the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series Championship to his historic
Le Mans victory in 1991 with Mazda.
Colin
Kolles, Managing Director of Jordan Grand Prix, stated:
"I
am pleased to welcome Johnny to the team. His experience and
knowledge of motorsport will be of great value to us as we
continue learning and moving forward. He is also an extremely
likeable character and someone we are proud to have as a representative
of our team. His involvement will add a positive dimension
to every aspect of our operation and we are all very happy
to have him aboard."
Johnny
Herbert, Sporting Relations Manager, commented:
"It is an honour and a pleasure to be back in Formula One
racing with a team I feel so familiar with. Although I never
drove for Jordan in F1, it still feels like a homecoming of
sorts. At the same time, I am excited about my new role and
look forward to contributing as much as possible as the team
repositions itself as Midland for the 2006 season. Management
and I have discussed plans for the launch of Midland F1 and
I'm thrilled to be involved at the inception of such a dynamic
and ambitious project."
June
2005
Johnny
wins at Le Mans!
Motor
Racing Legends, 18th June 2005 – A
thrilling duel between the Jaguar D-types of Johnny Herbert
and Willie Green brought spontaneous applause from the vast
crowds packing the stands at this year’s Le Mans Legend race,
a few hours before the start of the modern 24 Hours. Herbert,
driving Nigel Webb’s 1955 D-type, had taken pole position by
a convincing eight seconds (with a time of 4min 59sec) but once
the race began he had his work cut out, dicing for the lead
with a very determined Willie Green. When both D-types came
in together for the compulsory pit stop, Green managed to get
away first but was soon overtaken by Herbert, who then consolidated
his lead to finish 36 seconds ahead at the end of the race.
Third
place was also taken by a D-type, driven by Benjamin Eastick.
The Jaguar C-type of David Wenman and Julian Bronson came in
fourth to win its class, while the C-type of Sir Stirling Moss
and Nigel Webb took fifth overall. On
the podium, Johnny Herbert commented on his pleasure at seeing
Jaguar D-types take the first three places under such different
circumstances from the tragic events of 50 years ago.
Motorsport
News:
Johnny Herbert
achieved a life-long ambition on Saturday when he stood on the
top step of the podium at Le Mans, triumphing in the one-hour
Legend race at the wheel of the Jaguar D-Type that Mike Hawthorn
drove to victory in the 1955 24 Hours.
Although
Herbert won the 24 Hours race in 1991, he had to be rushed to
the circuit's medical centre suffering from severe dehydration
as his team-mates Bertrand Gachot and Volker Weidler celebrated
the trio's victory for Mazda.
"It's
nice to finally get on the top step of the podium," said
Herbert. "I was only meant to do double stints in 1991
but because we were leading the team didn't want to change
anything . So they just kept filling up the car and sending
me on my way. The problem was I didn't have any drink on board
and couldn't get any when I came into the pits."
Herbert
was frustrated at the lack of a drive in this year's main event
but hopes to have a deal secured in time to contest next year's
event.
"I
want to come back and I'm sure I will next year."
April
2005
Johnny
loses MG drive to Chilton
Autosport,
7th April 2005 – Johnny Herbert has lost out in the race
for an MG drive in the DTM to Tom Chilton, the 20 year old British
Touring Car race winner. Although Herbert had looked certain
to take the seat earmarked for a British driver, negotiations
broke down.
Zytek Engineering chassis boss Trevor Foster, who heads up the
MG project said:
"It
was looking very promising with Johnny but we couldn't quite
come to an agreement in the end. Tom is now in line to be
one of the drivers but there are still one or two things to
be confirmed before it is signed and sealed."
It
is unclear how MG's financial problems will affect the project.
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