Graham Derek Goode (born 24 February 1949) is a British former

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driver and car tuning specialist. Goode worked as an engineer for

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alongside his contemporary

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, before he won the Forward Trust Saloon Car Championship in a self built

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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

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in 1984 driving his own company's

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. 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

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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

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, 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

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. 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) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes. ‡ Docked 20 points for technical infringements.

References

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