The New Rolls Royce Dawn makes it's UK Public Premiere at the Goodwood breakfast Club.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrated the UK public premiere of the company’s latest model, the Rolls-Royce Dawn, at the Goodwood Breakfast Club on Sunday. More than 10,000 fans and enthusiasts were able to experience the car at first hand and speak with employees from the Home of Rolls-Royce, based a short distance from the Goodwood Motor Circuit.

The new Rolls-Royce Dawn takes inspiration from the elegant and timeless Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn dropheads of the 1940s and 1950s, whilst delivering a world-first in super-luxury motoring – a cool, modern interpretation of what a super-luxury four-seater convertible motor car should be in 2015 – rare, refined and the most social motor car there is. 

The new Rolls-Royce Dawn stands apart from its stable mates, featuring 80% unique body panels, and is the quietest open-top car ever made.

Displayed alongside Dawn, Wraith ‘Inspired by Music’ also drew huge crowds, attracted to the effortlessly cool exterior finish, contemporary use of copper in the interior and the extraordinary clarity of sound and dynamic range delivered via a Bespoke Audio system. Wraith ‘Inspired by Music’ completes a trilogy of striking and distinctive Bespoke Collections. 

The first, Wraith ‘Inspired by Film’ celebrates Rolls-Royce’s long association with the silver screen, whilst Wraith ‘Inspired by Fashion’ allows customers to commission a true piece of automotive haute couture inspired by the materials and motifs of cutting-edge high fashion.

Complementing the Rolls-Royce Dawn and Wraith on the Motor Circuit grid was a Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II, finished in the bright purple colour scheme and branding of Together for Short Lives, the UK children’s palliative care charity. The Ghost Series II has been donated by Rolls‑Royce Motor Cars for a year and will be used by the charity as it embarks on a non-stop ‘Rolls Rally’, visiting all four corners of Britain. The rally will raise awareness of the charity’s work, helping to provide round-the-clock care to some of the most seriously ill children in the country.

Goodwood plays host to a different sort of world record.

Goodwood Motor Circuit will play host to an ambitious World Record attempt this weekend as disabled motor sport Marshal Steve Tarrant bids to go further in 24 hours than anybody else in history – on a Mobility Scooter!

Tarrant, 53, from Poole in Dorset, lost a leg in an accident while marshalling 14 years ago, but has maintained his passion for motor sport by regularly donning his orange overalls at some of the world’s greatest circuits – including Goodwood – in the seasons since then.

In addition to his motor sport exploits, Tarrant was a medal-bearing gamesmaker at the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and was presented with a Big Society Award from Prime Minister David Cameron afterwards.

Attempting to secure a place in history is nothing new for Tarrant. He previously succeeded in breaking the existing 170-mile distance record for the distance covered in 24 hours, only to see his effort unratified for official purposes on a technicality.

This time he is aiming to complete 200 miles of a specially-devised Tarmac circuit at Goodwood while at the same time raising money for MacMillan Cancer Support. His vehicle will be a TGA Breeze S4 GT Mobility Scooter, capable of 10 miles per hour.

Tarrant’s will begin his world record attempt at 1800 on Saturday, 17 May and is scheduled to finish at 1800 on Sunday, 18 May. Spectators are welcome to come along and show their support from 1800-1900 on Saturday and after 0800 on Sunday.

Steve Tarrant said: “It’s fantastic to have such an historic location as Goodwood to make this record attempt. The course I’ll be using is a hard Tarmac surface, which will provide a consistent level of grip throughout the day and night and should put me in good shape to break the record. In theory, 215 miles is the maximum distance possible on a 10mph vehicle, so 200 is quite ambitious. Reliability permitting, however, I’d say I’m in good shape.”