Duke of Richmond

FREDERICK CHARLES GORDON LENNOX (9th DUKE OF RICHMOND) d1989. British peer, engineer, racing driver and motor racing promoter. He inherited the Dukedom and Goodwood Estate in 1935. After the war, he faced the task of rehabilitating Goodwood and saw the potential for creating a motor racing circuit from the fighter station built at Goodwood during the Second World War. Horse racing was an important part of the Goodwood scene, but he did not share his ancestors' interest in the sport. The Goodwood Circuit became an important venue in motor racing. However, by 1966 he was concerned at the increasing risks involved in motor racing and closed the circuit except for minor club activities and private testing. He was the longest serving Vice President of the RAC