Monday 2nd September 2013

Goodwood Revival: Time for Tea?

Highlights from last year's RAC TT whet our appetite for the 2013 Revival

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So it's September, the nights are drawing in and summer is disappearing once more with worrying haste. However, September also brings one of the motoring highlights of the year; the Goodwood Revival.

Now less than two weeks away, the 2013 Revival will play host to the Freddie March Memorial Trophy, a celebration of the Tour de France plus the Fordwater Trophy, a race for production-based sports and GT racers (Mercedes SL, Jaguar XK140 et al) from between 1955 and 1960.

But the highlight of the weekend is always the Royal Automobile Club TT Race. A 60-minute, two-driver race taking place on the Sunday afternoon, the RAC TT features GT racers of the 60s worth in excess of £100 million. The grid will feature Ferrari 250s, Aston DB4s and E-Types amongst a plethora of stunning cars.

To get you in the mood, today's Time For Tea? is a highlights reel from last year's event. Even at 11 minutes long, it feels too short. The sight and sound of classic GT racers being driven by greats such as Jean Alesi is just magnificent. Less enjoyable is the sight of two hefty crashes, but the commitment can't be faulted!

Have an extra biscuit with tea this afternoon; this is more than worth it.

Picture: Goodwood

 

 

[XJR500bhp]

Awesome event, so much better than the festival. Real petrolheads

[patmahe]

I remember watching that race on TV, such awesome cars, great to see little to no downforce at work and the cars drifting and sliding their way around. Really being raced hard too rather than just being paraded. Some day I'll get to the Revival, won't be this year though

[0llie]

Unmissable event in my book. Looking forward as usual, but this year I'm sharing a stand with some friends Looking forward to it!

[Dimski]

That was fantastic.

Lovely cars, I didn't know Adrian Newey collected and raced them.

[Wizardskills]

I can't be the only one who winced when the Maserati spun off?

[RINGMEISTER]

Fantastic, full on display display, maybe Newey has a bit of an unfair advantage...

[PtheP]

What was that beast that followed Brundle home?

I always used to go to the Revival but have been put off over recent years by the prissy attitude of the members. You used to be allowed to wander around the members' car park but now there's a bloke with an armband to keep the hoi-polloi at arms length. As if anyone's going to shell out an arm and a leg just to go and vandalise a classic ........

It's a shame because it's real racing.

[Chris-R]

There'll be a grid full of Ford GT40s this year. Here's a great little edit from the Goodwood Revival archives to put you in the mood...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goiMRQEvoEg

[dinkel]

Wizardskills said:

I can't be the only one who winced when the Maserati spun off?

These guys are heroes.

Buy a TR for 2-something million quid and race their mirrors off.

"Well, this stuff happends", was the comment I got when I asked a racer after his shunt (2006).

Absolutely brilliant driving going on and so much more fun to watch than contemporary racing.

Also the cameraderie is superb.

Check Roger Wills talking about this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZJJ02WLFPM&fea...

See you guys at Spa 6 Hrs.

[dinkel]

Chris-R said:

There'll be a grid full of Ford GT40s this year. Here's a great little edit from the Goodwood Revival archives to put you in the mood...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goiMRQEvoEg

Forthcoming Spa 6 Hrs grid:

http://www.roadbook.be/spasixhours/en/entrylist.ht...

And yes, that's Jay Kay sharing Maxted-Page. Autographs anyone?

[kingstanding]

Love it! Adrian & Martin - great combination. I've watched Martin Brundle race several times at the Revival & he really knows how to make classic race cars sing...