Close encounters bookend glorious Goodwood’s 83rd Members’ Meeting

With its technical double apex Woodcote corner and tight chicane compressing magnificent motorised combat to end each high speed 2.4-mile lap, Goodwood has a knack of providing close finishes. Less than a second decided seven of the 11 car races at the 83rd Members’ Meeting, the 12th of the modern GRRC era. Saturday’s terrific Win Percy Trophy event-opener’s 0.201-second margin was the tightest until Sunday’s Peter Collins Trophy sportscar curtain closer in which Gary Pearson snatched victory from Martin Stretton by 0.160s in a drag race to TSL’s timing line.