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Non-Members can still attend as guests of GRRC Members or by joining the community of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwood.com\/sports\/motorsport\/volunteering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motorsport volunteers<\/a> ahead of the event.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: Goodwood]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of three-litre sports prototypes that dominated the international sports car racing scene during the first half of the 1970s will descend on the Goodwood Motor Circuit for the 75th Members&#8217; Meeting on March 18-19, 2017. Creations from Alfa Romeo, Chevron, Ferrari, Lola, Matra and Mirage will evoke memories of the factory battles that raged in the World Championship of Makes from 1972 when regulations mandated the use of three-litre engines. 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