Drivers Association
The official drivers' club of the Grand Meeting
„Gentlemen … start your engines!“
Participants, starters, friends of the Grand Meeting—a colorful festival organized by the volunteer association “Classic Days e.V.”—motorsports enthusiasts and well-known drivers, both women and men, are involved in and organize the Drivers Association. This opens up the festival all year round to you as a classic car owner, in addition to the approximately 120 starters selected for the circuit races in the festival. The official drivers’ club is a community of classic car and racing enthusiasts, gentlemen drivers and ladies – an unusual group – a stylish and unique association.
The idea for the Drivers Association
Time and again, we at Classic Days e.V. have been asked by participants, visitors, fans, and even prominent drivers how they can get even more involved and support the idea of this major motorsport history festival. Following the successful launch of the Classic Days Festival in 2006, interest grew rapidly in 2007.
We wanted to offer something special to all interested parties—a drivers’ community that is truly one of a kind: the Drivers Association. It brings together drivers and motorsport enthusiasts in style, where classic car owners and sports drivers, collectors and connoisseurs meet alongside rally enthusiasts and beloved Classic Days and Grand Meeting supporters.
The right thing for everyone!
Choose from 3 different membership options and packages:
The Drivers Association offers many benefits, including discounted ticket prices, souvenirs from the shop, and picnic areas. Membership also includes the opportunity to participate in the popular rallies (currently two rallies per year). Only members can register for the rally start here.
DRIVER
Basic membership
POLE-SETTER
Standard membership
WINNER
Premium-Mitgliedschaft
The Drivers Association meets twice a year with the organizing team for drives and get-togethers in unusual settings with individually designed rally routes.
Membership in the official drivers’ club of the Grand Meeting is a special distinction for fans of historic motorsports.
Of course, you can also become a member of the Grand Meeting Drivers Association without owning a classic car or motorcycle!
There are lots of special events—meetings, rallies, get-togethers—and special perks: discounted tickets, reserved parking at the festival, and, last but not least, discounts on memorabilia. The coveted Drivers Association club badges are the distinguishing mark of the drivers’ community.
The fast club – the club for connoisseurs
This unique festival is now internationally renowned and highly regarded. Top-quality starting fields take to the circuit on the first weekend in August and showcase the great history of motorsport in an authentic way in demonstration races. Famous racing drivers, legendary drivers, and motorsport celebrities demonstrate their skills and drive racing cars, collector’s items, and rare historic racing vehicles at the Rittergut Birkhof in 41352 Korschenbroich.
The Drivers Association is the official drivers’ club for gentlemen drivers who are enthusiasts of classic cars and racing, as well as a growing number of sporty and ambitious ladies.
Closely associated with the Grand Meeting—the Trips Memorial in memory of the great racing driver Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips—the members of the Drivers Association actively support the idea of the Classic and Motorsport Days through their commitment to this unique event: the volunteer-organized festival in support of charity projects.
Members pay a membership fee that supports the festival but offers very attractive benefits and services in each of the three available membership types and forms. This makes the Drivers Association a true win-win community with the volunteer organization of the festival under the motto “Nostalgia & Charity.”
As a member, you enjoy many benefits
There are lots of special events – meetings, rallies, get-togethers – and special benefits: discounted tickets, reserved parking spaces at the festival and, last but not least, discounts on Drivers Association and/or Classic Days memorabilia. The coveted Drivers Association club badges are the distinguishing mark of the drivers’ community.
The Drivers Association is the official drivers’ club of the Grand Meeting for racing and classic car enthusiasts. As a member of the Drivers Association, you enjoy various benefits.
As a sign of membership, Associate Drivers receive, among other things:
- Membership card, “Silver Arrow” pin badge, 2 membership stickers, textile patch
- Twice-yearly rally with get-together and joint meetings
- Classic car parking area in the club parking lot
- Parking for everyday vehicles close to the festival site
- Discount on ticket purchases with a 10% discount (maximum order value of tickets before discount is applied: €150.00)
- Preferred access to the many souvenirs and mementos (including limited edition items)
- Exclusive access to Drivers Association clubwear and souvenirs (e.g., chronograph, polo shirt, or Oxford shirt)
Welcome to the Paddock
Well-known participants in the Grand Meeting have become members of the Drivers Association. They support the idea and give the drivers’ community their backing. Legendary racing drivers who are sadly no longer with us were also keen to be active members of this circle. Among others, the following are (were) members of the Drivers Association:
Ewy Rosqvist †
Jochen Mass †
Sir Stirling Moss †
John Surtees †
Jacky Ickx
Rinaldo „Dindo“ Capello
Caroline Bugatti
David Piper
Dieter Glemser
Jürgen Neuhaus †
Jürgen Barth
Leopold „Poldi“ Prinz von Bayern
Miroslav Krejsa
Duncan Pittaway
Isolde Holderied
Horst Lichter
Matthias Kahle
Harald Demuth
Gijs van Lennep
Jochen Winkelhock
Jutta Benz
Hans-Jörg Götzl
Hans Herrmann †
Arturo Merzario
Derek Bell
Walter Röhrl
Gregor Schulz
Bernd Schneider
Christian Geistdörfer
Jamie Green
Jan Hofer
Klaus Ludwig
Ellen Lohr
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Kurt Ahrens
Mario Ketterer
Eckhard Schimpf
Bernd Mayländer
Karl Wendlinger
† sadly departed from us far too early among the members
Join now
Select your membership from the following options:
DRIVER
Basic membership
Membership for all friends of the Grand Meeting with many exclusive benefits and goodies, such as the members’ pin badge, two annual outings, and discounts on ticket purchases.
85,– euros/year
- Membership card, Silver Arrow car pin badge, 2x membership stickers, 1x textile patch
- Twice-yearly rally with get-together and joint meetings
- Classic car parking area in the club and IG parking lot area
- VIP everyday vehicle parking space close to the festival site
- Discount on ticket purchases with a 10% discount (maximum order value of tickets before discount is applied: EUR 150.00)
- Preferred access to the many souvenirs and mementos (including limited edition items)
- Exclusive access to Drivers Association clubwear and souvenirs (e.g., polo shirt or Oxford shirt)
With a “Driver” membership, the paddock with catering can be booked additionally. In this case, a letter with booking options will generally be sent out before the event.
POLE-SETTER
Standard membership
All benefits as included in the Drivers Association basic membership “DRIVER” plus additional benefits, such as an exclusive enamel membership badge and a complimentary ticket.
160,– euros/year
- Membership card, Silver Arrow car pin badge, 2x membership stickers, 1x textile patch
- Twice-yearly rally with get-together and joint meetings
- Classic car parking area in the club and IG parking lot area
- VIP everyday vehicle parking space close to the festival site
- Discount on ticket purchases with a 10% discount (maximum order value of tickets before discount is applied: EUR 150.00)
- Preferred access to the many souvenirs and mementos (including limited edition items)
- Exclusive access to Drivers Association clubwear and souvenirs (e.g., polo shirt or Oxford shirt)
- Enamel member badge (approx. 12.4 x 8.4 cm) with individual membership number (value €55.00 or “priceless”)
- A free ticket (day ticket) to the Grand Meeting
- New commemorative gift every year
With the “Pole-Setter” membership, the paddock can be booked with catering. In this case, a letter with booking options will generally be sent out before the event.
WINNER
Premium membership
All benefits such as “DRIVER” and “POLE SETTER” plus premium benefits such as access to the exclusive Drivers Association Paddock and VIP access to the paddock at the event.
195,– euros/year
- Membership card, Silver Arrow car pin badge, 2x membership stickers, 1x textile patch
- Twice-yearly rally with get-together and joint meetings
- Classic car parking area in the club and IG parking lot area
- VIP everyday vehicle parking space close to the festival site
- Discount on ticket purchases with a 10% discount (maximum order value of tickets before discount is applied: EUR 150.00)
- Preferred access to the many souvenirs and mementos (including limited edition items)
- Exclusive access to Drivers Association clubwear and souvenirs (e.g., polo shirt or Oxford shirt)
- Enamel member badge (approx. 12.4 x 8.4 cm) with individual membership number (value €55.00 or “priceless”)
- A free ticket (day ticket) to the Grand Meeting
- New commemorative gift every year
- 1 admission ticket for the exclusive Drivers Association paddock at the Grand Meeting, Saturday or Sunday. Day of your choice.
- Additional tickets to the paddock for partners/family members can be purchased separately; inquiries regarding this will be made in the spring.
- Vouchers for 3 drinks and 3 cakes/meals for catering in the “Drivers Association” paddock
- Visit by legendary drivers to the DA paddock for DA members only
The “Winner” membership includes access to the paddock with catering for one person for one day. Additional tickets can be booked separately.
Alternatively, you can download the membership application as a PDF document. For organizational reasons, we cannot process any registrations during the two weeks before and one week after the Grand Meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.