RE: Harris at the Goodwood Revival: PH Liveblog
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This event turned you from journalist to "one of the gang". Here's to a long future in racing beautiful cars. You put it so well that whilst you can see other priceless cars, you don't even think about the one you're in, you just crack on. Your true fighting spirit came out in the race after an understandably slower quali/practice. High praise from Anthony in the interview - that doesn't happen often!!
Mr Harris, Sir,
I can say no other than - well done, and I do hope we will see you having another go next year. Our group were watching at Madgwick on Sunday and were privileged to witness "the move" when you captured two places in one go. Top effort!
Congrats also on your adroit move in pitting just before the heavens opened! Do the hard work, get it up into first place and then let the pro carry things onward. Shrewd thinking!
Joking aside, it really was a pleasure to watch all of you giving it everything; this was far, far more gripping to see than a good deal of the "modern professional" categories of motor racing ever are.
I can say no other than - well done, and I do hope we will see you having another go next year. Our group were watching at Madgwick on Sunday and were privileged to witness "the move" when you captured two places in one go. Top effort!
Congrats also on your adroit move in pitting just before the heavens opened! Do the hard work, get it up into first place and then let the pro carry things onward. Shrewd thinking!
Joking aside, it really was a pleasure to watch all of you giving it everything; this was far, far more gripping to see than a good deal of the "modern professional" categories of motor racing ever are.
andybu said:
Joking aside, it really was a pleasure to watch all of you giving it everything; this was far, far more gripping to see than a good deal of the "modern professional" categories of motor racing ever are.
Apart from the "live action roleplay"-ness of everyone getting dressed up in period togs, this is why I love the Revival.Cars with more power than grip running about on squidgy, tall tyres and virtually no downforce if any at all. Drivers earning their keep.
C
I particularly enjoyed watching the pre-war racers too, the ERA's and Maserati's.
Stunned at how fast the ERA's are. Averaging only 10-15mph less around the track than the GT40's - in cars dating back to 1934 !! They were all constantly sliding. Seeing the drivers having to constantly saw at those big steering wheels, elbows out, fighting to keep them on the track was pretty epic.
Stunned at how fast the ERA's are. Averaging only 10-15mph less around the track than the GT40's - in cars dating back to 1934 !! They were all constantly sliding. Seeing the drivers having to constantly saw at those big steering wheels, elbows out, fighting to keep them on the track was pretty epic.
I was cheering you on from the March grandstand - I couldn't believe it when you went into the lead! Four abreast down the start/finish straight when the safety car went in was a bit hairy....and well, that Aston was flying at the end. No shame in second place in that field.
You drove brilliantly - think you will definitely be invited back!
You drove brilliantly - think you will definitely be invited back!
elvismiggell said:
Inspiring stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Are there any videos floating around? Had a quick look on YouTube but couldn't see much?
Ditto - I see the live feed from the Telegraph website has now been removed. Are there any videos floating around? Had a quick look on YouTube but couldn't see much?
Does anyone know where we can see the race in full? Even just the highlights would do...
Please pretty please
pb63 said:
elvismiggell said:
Inspiring stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Are there any videos floating around? Had a quick look on YouTube but couldn't see much?
Ditto - I see the live feed from the Telegraph website has now been removed. Are there any videos floating around? Had a quick look on YouTube but couldn't see much?
Does anyone know where we can see the race in full? Even just the highlights would do...
Please pretty please
Chris in the dry you were the pick of the drivers and that was quite something with Messrs Alesi and co in the field. What a move at Woodcote! I got it on camera. If there's any justice they must invite you back to get onto the top step given the grabbing defeat out of the jaws of victory finish. Console yourself with the fact that the 2nd half of the race was a lottery largely determined by the safety car and the rain. Not surprised A Reid Esq was confused. Surely they must install pit to car radios now..
Not many here it seems have watched the Revival TT that much.
1. The Lister is consistently one of the quickest cars there and some yrs the outright quickest. The speed of the Daytonas, the big Rays, the 250/330 and the E-types invariably depends on who is driving them. Probably the most consistently quick cars are the Lister, Brundle's E-Type, Bill Sheps Cobra and Hardman et co in the 330. It should be no surprise Monkey was dicing up front.
2. The driver changing and pit stops are notoriously confusing in the TT to the point where it can frequently be bloody impossible to know who is in the lead and who is on what lap. Reid not expecting the Aston to be challenging him is entirely consistent with Revival history.
1. The Lister is consistently one of the quickest cars there and some yrs the outright quickest. The speed of the Daytonas, the big Rays, the 250/330 and the E-types invariably depends on who is driving them. Probably the most consistently quick cars are the Lister, Brundle's E-Type, Bill Sheps Cobra and Hardman et co in the 330. It should be no surprise Monkey was dicing up front.
2. The driver changing and pit stops are notoriously confusing in the TT to the point where it can frequently be bloody impossible to know who is in the lead and who is on what lap. Reid not expecting the Aston to be challenging him is entirely consistent with Revival history.
That was some pretty decent driving.
You passed the AC the first time before the chicane but ran sideways on the exit. I assume you where a bit too enthousiastic on the throttle or a show off. It was a very clean pass.
He regained his position immediately on the start finish/straight, but you pulled the same move again in the next round. Again a very clean pass but this time a smarter exit and he was done for. The AC braked very early in the lavant straight...
I thought your Lister was running drum brakes at the back...? Sure did not look that way. That was a very stable car.
Shame that your partner misjudged the Aston Martin. He was fighting for position. There was no need to let him pass. I guess he was looking out for the AC cobra....your team could have taken first place.
But your biggest contribution was the start after the SC....excellent timing.
A very enjoyable race and very clean racing...we should have more of that...
Michel
You passed the AC the first time before the chicane but ran sideways on the exit. I assume you where a bit too enthousiastic on the throttle or a show off. It was a very clean pass.
He regained his position immediately on the start finish/straight, but you pulled the same move again in the next round. Again a very clean pass but this time a smarter exit and he was done for. The AC braked very early in the lavant straight...
I thought your Lister was running drum brakes at the back...? Sure did not look that way. That was a very stable car.
Shame that your partner misjudged the Aston Martin. He was fighting for position. There was no need to let him pass. I guess he was looking out for the AC cobra....your team could have taken first place.
But your biggest contribution was the start after the SC....excellent timing.
A very enjoyable race and very clean racing...we should have more of that...
Michel
Gdc said:
... Not surprised A Reid Esq was confused. Surely they must install pit to car radios now..
I thought that was rather ungracious of Reid to make that remark. Simon Hadfield in the Aston Martin was slicing through the opposition in the last 15 mins of the race in absolutely appalling weather conditions. He overtook the Lister fair and square and the fact the Reid lost it in his attempt to keep up was testament to how well Hadfield and the Aston went in the monsoon. I'm not sure if it was a flippant remark which people took seriously but to me it was obvious that DP212 was going past the Lister come hell or high-water 
And what a great race and a delight to see an Aston win the RAC TT Celebration at Goodwood. 
Remembering the lister costin is actually a prototype and not entirely correct in racing in the TT and also in period it was elan 26R's & 250GTO's that were doing the damage goodwood has become a commercial venture of what people thought racing was like with bespoke specials generally up the front. I have worked with Simon for nearly 12 years now and he knows the Aston 212 very well having run in the wet at Spa during the 6 hrs many times we stand by our concept of keeping the cars soft and progressive and so the race came to him. Simon is very very good and calculating, mr Reid was simply caught up and caught out.
We were all surprised at the result but the rain is a great leveller of these goodwood set ups and power wars. A lot of ego's come along to Goodwood every year expecting to run away with the spoils so its our duty to sort them out every now and then
We were all surprised at the result but the rain is a great leveller of these goodwood set ups and power wars. A lot of ego's come along to Goodwood every year expecting to run away with the spoils so its our duty to sort them out every now and then
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