Wyatt James engineers winning cuisine for

Northamptonshire Grand Prix Dinner

On the eve of the British Grand Prix, Wyatt James has received praise from a motorsport VIPs, including BBC1 F1 commentator Jake Humphreys, for the hospitality provided at the inaugural Northamptonshire Grand Prix Dinner on Wednesday 30th June.

Over 240 specially invited guests from the county’s finest High Performance Engineering (HPE) companies supplying the motorsport industry were invited to Hanger 1 at Sywell Aerodrome, which was transformed into a plush Formula One themed dining area, for a celebratory dinner on the eve of The British Grand Prix taking place this month at Silverstone.

Locally-based Formula one teams, circuit engineers, engine and component builders and world rally teams were greeted on arrival with a Pimms and lemonade reception and later a themed four course dinner creatively prepared and featuring many of the region’s local delicacies.

Organised by Northamptonshire Enterprise Ltd (NEL), the Grand Prix dinner was held to showcase the technological contribution of the county’s HPE companies to the motorsport industry and launch the new High Performance Engineering and Motorsport Strategy for Northamptonshire.

The evening was hosted by BBC One’s F1 presenter Jake Humphreys which also included the launch of a series of groundbreaking motorsport initiatives, the announcement of new futuristic motorsport festival planned for August 2011 and a silent auction for the Chancellors Fund at the University of Northampton which raised over £7,000.

Diane Richards, NEL organiser: