Graham Derek Goode (born 24 February 1949) is a British former racing driver and car tuning specialist.
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.
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 third 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. 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. Ford were not investing in any one team and without sufficient funds, results were hard to come by.
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. Goode left the BTCC and began racing in the far east, winning races in Malaysia.
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)
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Pts Class 1980 Kamasa Tools Ford Capri III 3.0s MAL5† OUL4† THRRet SIL5 SILRet BRH? MAL BRHRet THRDNS SIL12 27th 8 7th 1981 Bestmoor Silencers Ford Capri III 3.0s MAL7† SIL OUL10† THR8 BRH SIL? SIL9 DON9† BRH THR SILRet 41st 1 14th 1982 Graham Goode Racing Ford Capri III 3.0s SIL MAL6† OUL THR THR6 SIL7 DONRet BRH DON4 BRH SILRet 31st 5 9th 1983 Graham Goode Racing Ford Capri III 3.0s SILRet OUL THR BRH THR5 SIL DONRet SILRet DON BRH SIL 26th 3 13th 1984 Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo DON18 SIL14 OUL12 THR13 THRRet SIL11 SNERet BRHRet BRH7 DON6 SILDSQ 7th 40 3rd 1985 Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo SIL4 OUL3 THRRet DON5 THR6 SILDSQ DON3 SILDSQ SNE6 BRH6 BRH SIL 10th 37‡ 1st 1987 Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth SIL5 OUL2 THR2 THRRet SIL3 SIL4 BRH15 SNE5 9th 34 4th Ford Sierra RS500 DON2 OULRet DON SIL 1988 Listerine-Texaco Racing Ford Sierra RS500 SILRet OULRet THR11 DONRet THR7 SIL7 SIL9 BRH13 SNE5 BRH6 BIRC DON5 SILRet 39th 5 14th 1989 Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 OULRet SIL4 THRDNS DONDNQ THR10 SILRet SIL6 BRHRet SNE11 BRH6 BIR9 DON6 SILRet 35th 6 12th 1990 Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 OULRet DON5 THR6 SILRet OUL7 SIL5 BRHRet SNE5 BRH6 BIRRet DON4 THR4 SIL3 11th 72 6th
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Docked 20 points for technical infringements.
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