Hope for Tomorrow will celebrate the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a black tie dinner at London’s The Hurlingham Club on Wednesday May 18. The event is supported by Ford Motor Company, which is celebrating its return to Le Mans 50 years after its famous podium sweep victory in 1966 with GT40 MKIIs.
“Ford is delighted to support Hope for Tomorrow in their ‘Legends of Le Mans Dinner,’” noted Jay Ward, Ford of Europe’s Product Communications Director. “Our return to Le Mans with the new Ford GT is something very special for the whole company. History will always remember the famous 1-2-3 in 1966, and 50 years on it felt like the right time to return to one of the most magical race circuits in the world.”
The Evening with the Legends of Le Mans will be hosted by journalist Jonathan Legard, with an accompanying Q&A session moderated by esteemed motor racing journalist Simon Taylor. Guests will enjoy anecdotes from legendary drivers such as Patrons Sir Stirling Moss OBE, David Richards CBE, Ross Brawn OBE, Derek Bell MBE and Martin Brundle. Also attending will be Richard Attwood, Marino Franchitti, Nick Mason, David Piper, Guy Smith, David Brabham and Andy Wallace.
The evening will open with a reception and a showcase of iconic Le Mans cars on the grounds of The Hurlingham Club, with cars ranging from the early 1930s to present day and including Bentley, Porsche 962 and Aston Martin among many others.
Activities will then move to the fabulous Broomhouse Suite for a three-course dinner with fine wines, and will conclude with a “money can’t buy” racing-related live auction hosted by Bonhams’ Malcolm Barber.
Tickets are £135 per person, with tables of 10 priced at £1,300. A limited number of Driver Hosted Tables for 12 (which include the driver and his guest) are available at a cost of £1,850, with the proceeds going to fund the charities Hope for Tomorrow and Aspire. For more information please visit www.hopefortomorrow.org.uk
