Wednesday 8th September 2010

Goodwood Revival Reveals Top Attractions

Big Tops and Nobbly Knees promised for this year's show

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Next week's Goodwood Revival looks like being more fun than ever with a range of attractions being revealed by the organisers today.

The event runs from 17-19 September and in addition to the regular Revival buildings - restored since the Goodwood motor circuit was closed in 1966 - a number of set dressed 'recreations' will be prominent features of this year's event, along the lines of the Earls Court Motor Show with its period Art-Deco façade that proved popular with visitors last year.

Greeting spectators this year as they enter the Goodwood motor circuit will be a period film set, with directors and actors producing an Ealing-style comedy and an arty 'film noir'.

A typical 1960s street scene will feature a period car park, bus depot and a Tesco supermarket with products re-packed to look exactly as they did on the early 1960s, and there'll be an early 1950s Big Top-style circus, and a period Hi-Di-Hi-type Holiday Camp, with a pool and knobbly knees competitions. Yikes!

For those of you heading to Revival for the cars, we're promised a recreation of a Brooklands paddock for the 1930 Works Austin Seven team, and The March Motor Works - a series of authentic period showrooms and workshops, showcasing the heritage of Jaguar Cars, BMW, Porsche Classic, Michelin Tyres, Mini and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in true nostalgic Revival style.

Courtesy of BMW AG, part of the Revival motorcycle paddock area will be turned into a traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest bar serving authentic German beer and sausages in the company of Historic BMW vehicles from the BMW Museum in Munich.

It's a ticket only affair, and you can find out more at the event website.

[sprinter1050]

Mmmm. That Gulf Team pit crew look particularly inviting.

Authentic 60's overalls too I see. Silly Quants.

[vintageracer01]

I am really looking forward to this week-end !

[nosuchuser]

sprinter1050 said:

Mmmm. That Gulf Team pit crew look particularly inviting.

Authentic 60's overalls too I see. Silly Quants.

POTW?

[chevronb37]

The best motor racing event I've ever attended. I spend 362 days annually looking forward to it. Can't wait!

[Lione1 Richie]

I'll be making the trek down from Scotchland to come and get my fill of vintage racers, tweed all looked out already

Really looking forward to it!

[wab172uk]

Top atraction for me in those pics, is the Tart on the far right.

[PhantomPH]

Hoping for the Jaguar garage in hi-res as a picture of the week option!

[Wammer]

Does anyone know where the gulf picture came from.

[TobesH]

Going all 3 days

[Dan Friel]

Wammer said:

Does anyone know where the gulf picture came from.

Try www.goodwood.co.uk

[bertie]

If the '60s girls are your thing........

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... grid girl&mid=362

[mr_spock]

I wonder if I can get my '57 Plymouth ready for this?

[SmartVenom]

A GT40 in gulf colours surrounded by beautiful women, can a picture be any more perfect!

[mybrainhurts]

1960s Tesco, you say...?

Spiffing...

[Lacoste_mic]

I have been marshalling the past 2 days at Goodwood ( Revival Testing ) and what I`ve seen so far It`s going been very good , can`t wait until next weekend ( 17,18,19 ).

Edited by Lacoste_mic on Thursday 9th September 15:49

Edited by Lacoste_mic on Friday 10th September 09:00

[peter pan]

Dont go there this weekend, if is the Revival is what you are after. because the Revival starts on the 17th.
e.g. the weekend `after' next weekend.

[Wammer]

Dan Friel said:

Wammer said:

Does anyone know where the gulf picture came from.

Try www.goodwood.co.uk

I can't see it on there. There must be a big photo of that somewhere.