Friday 1st July 2011

Pic Of The Week: Surtees At The FoS

Legendary car, driver and event remind us exactly why Goodwood is great

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As we publish this, legions of PHers will be converging on Lord March's front lawn near Chichester for one of the greatest spectacles of motor-worship you'll see anywhere in the world - The Festival of Speed.

And if you're not going today, then perhaps you'll be heading south on Saturday or Sunday (unless you live in Chichester, in which case you'll want to head north). If you are, then lucky you, and hopefully this shot of John Surtees piloting the car in which he won the 1964 F1 World Championship (the Ferrari 158) up Goodwood hill last year will whet your appetite.

If not, then it might just be a painful reminder of what you're missing - namely the opportunity to get up close and personal with the greatest cars and people in motorsport. But even if you can't make it, we reckon this shot ought to make a nice, whizzy wallpaper anyway... so enjoy...

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[Oddball RS]

10/10 great!

[Daxed]

Another cracker

[P9UNK]

one hand on the wheel, goggles up...brilliant

[4sure]

Great pic.

[soad]

Now that is nice!

[pjac67]

Went yesterday to the MMS - looks set to be a great FoS.... my ears are still ringing from standing behind Fangios' 159 as it revved its nuts off...

[Bill Ferry]

Surtees,
Superb photo..
Great man, nice man, the forgotten man.
Truly great champion..only one ever on two wheels and four. And I really can't see anyone else ever doing it tho' I thought at one point Rossi might be up for it. the litte devil..
Where in the great scheme of things does that put JS..? Tell you what..if Brucie is worth a KBE for nifty footwork and awful jokes.. where Il Grande John.? Surely, even in the modern era, WORLD CHAMPIONS should be knighted at the end/point of winning the championship..
For those of you that perhaps don't know, King George V went to meet the boat bringing back Malcolm Campbell from his speed runs in America and Knighted him there and then.. perhaps there was more concern in those "olden" times for BRITISH prestige.. and if Andy Murray wins at Wimbledon today.. for God's sake..bloody KNIGHT HIM.. LET'S HAVE SOME HEROES..
Bill

[Stevie Mojo]

No negativity about wrong lens or shutter speed or whatever yet? Can't be far away.


Nice pic!

[Thurtene]

It's refreshing not to have someone criticise the pic - though I'm sure it'll come.

Frankly, a picture of John Surtees is a great way to remind the world of his success. One of the best (and sadly overlooked) World Champions.

[Lagerlout]

Best photo on here, ever!

[marcsparts]

Good Morning from California,

Can't make it this year either, bummer! Great shot, thanks! Reminds me of the great Frankenheimer film of which my Father's barber Dean Watts was James Garners on-set barber..........so there.

Enjoy the weekend,

Marc

[Mark-C]

Hurrah - POTW is getting better again.

[MattDell]

Stevie Mojo said:

No negativity about wrong lens or shutter speed or whatever yet? Can't be far away.


Nice pic!

I only came in here to see what the complains would be.


Glad to see all agree it's a top photo!

[Wardy5]

Bit less blur on it and it would be plastered on my desktop right now.

Maybe that's just me

I enjoyed looking at it on screen, but wouldn't want it sat behind my icons for any length of time!

[Dangermouse78]

Just got back from FoS... was totally epic as ever

[bobberz]

Now that's proper! First really good POTW in a while. Now on my desktop! 10/10, wish modern F1 cars could be that beautiful; it all went wrong when they started mucking about with aerodynamics in 1968.

[Merle]

Last year I flew from California to stay with a very good friend in Newbury who generously drove me to the FoS every day (even though he had been numerous times) and he quite changed my life. The FoS spoiled me for any other event here on the west coast in this car crazy part of the world. We don't come close to you Brits. The following weekend he really completed my bucket list when he arranged to have me ride along in caravan with 4 911's and a Lotus to Classic LeMans. What else is there left to live for?

[trackerjack]

John Surtees is not knighted! why not?
I was there today and Friday and WOW what an event, the bikes and cars plus the smell of Castrol R as it wafts in the air taking me back to a child and my father taking me to a motorbike scramble.
These days motoring enthusiasts are likened to criminals but all the mechanics leave their tools and all the cars can be touched, even the litter was minimal.
The right crowd and no crowding.
Motorsport enthusiasts............my kind of people.