{"id":496974,"date":"2017-09-27T10:40:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T17:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=51212"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:26:42","slug":"petersen-honor-lord-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/petersen-honor-lord-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Petersen to Honor Lord March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Duke of Richmond, Lennox, Aubigny and Gordon \u2014 previously known as Lord March \u2014 will be honored at the Petersen Automotive Museum\u2019s 23<sup>rd<\/sup> annual gala on October 14. The special event will be emceed by <em>Late Late Show<\/em> host James Corden and sponsored by Porsche.<\/p>\n<p>In bestowing its Automotive Icon Award, the Petersen will recognize the Duke\u2019s many contributions to the international motoring community, including the establishment of The Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Revival and Goodwood Members Meeting held on the grounds of his West Sussex, United Kingdom estate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, the Duke has been a wonderful ambassador and proponent of the hobby, embodying the type of enthusiasts this institution hopes to inspire,\u201d said Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum Terry L. Karges. \u201cHe is exactly the type of person we had in mind when this award was established.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in the classic car community has benefitted from the contributions of the Duke,\u201d added Petersen Founding Chairman Bruce Meyer. \u201cWhether they have attended his events, entered a car or watched the races online from the other side of the world, he has been the conduit through which the hobby has reached millions. We are all honored to have him in attendance and to present him with the highest award the Petersen bestows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the awards presentation, the evening will feature live entertainment including a charity auction.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s gala sponsor, Porsche, has joined forces with the museum in anticipation of the upcoming exhibit, \u201cThe Porsche Effect.\u201d The exhibit will offer a selection of sports and racecars, along with renderings, engines, billboards and more. The exhibit is expected to be the largest and most comprehensive display from the marque outside of its headquarters in Stuttgart. To be held in the Mullin Family Grand Salon, \u201cThe Porsche Effect\u201d opening will be in early February, along with a large celebratory event hosted by the Petersen and Porsche.<\/p>\n<p>Gala tickets are still available for a limited time with all proceeds going to benefit the museum and its goals. Tickets range from $1,500 for a single seat to $75,000 a table with a large portion of the price being tax deductible. For more information on the event and the Petersen Automotive Museum, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Petersen.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Petersen.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Duke of Richmond, Lennox, Aubigny and Gordon \u2014 previously known as Lord March \u2014 will be honored at the Petersen Automotive Museum\u2019s 23rd annual gala on October 14. The special event will be emceed by Late Late Show host James Corden and sponsored by Porsche. In bestowing its Automotive Icon Award, the Petersen will recognize the Duke\u2019s many contributions to the international motoring community, including the establishment of The Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Revival and Goodwood [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":573673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,18114],"tags":[894,89],"class_list":["post-496974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-people","tag-museum","tag-porsche"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Petersen to Honor Lord March<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/petersen-honor-lord-march\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Petersen to Honor Lord March\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Duke of Richmond, Lennox, Aubigny and Gordon \u2014 previously known as Lord March \u2014 will be honored at the Petersen Automotive Museum\u2019s 23rd annual gala on October 14. 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