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[Doug Nye]

I hope - Don? Bira? - it's in order for me to post this Goodwood Festival of Speed 2004 preview press release issued this morning at the event's annual Press Day...

Highlight for me was the sight of John Surtees driving a 1964 Ferrari 158 again...luvverly....

The Theme

‘Young Chargers, Old Masters’. In 2004 the Festival of Speed celebrates the great family dynasties of motor sport as well as the emergence of new technologies that usurped the old order. Goodwood will welcome a host of great drivers for whom racing is – quite literally – in the blood.
· Former World Champion Damon Hill will drive the BRM in which his father Graham also became a world-beater.
· Emerson Fittipaldi will drive a Penske PC17 at the Festival; his nephew Christian also plans to be here.
· Jenson Button – son of British Rallycross star John – is expected to drive the BAR-Honda F1 car.
· Four-time World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty – whose father George was a noted TT rider – will be at the Festival with his Foggy Petronas FP1 Superbike team.
· John Surtees, the only man to win world titles on two wheels and four, will take a weekend off from managing his son Henry’s karting career to be reunited with the newly-restored Ferrari 158 in which he won the 1964 World Championship.
· Sir Jack Brabham will once again take to the hill, hopefully joined by his son David. Sir Jack’s three sons were all champions in their respective disciplines in 1989 – Gary in Formula 3000, Geoff in IMSA racing and David in Formula 3.
· Former World Champion Phil Hill – whose son Derek raced in F3000 and sports cars – will drive a historic Ferrari.
· Five-times Le Mans winner Derek Bell will take to the hill, possibly joined by his son Justin, himself a sports car star
· Juan Manuel Fangio II – nephew of the eponymous five-times World Champion – will return to Goodwood to drive one of his uncle’s cars.
· Bobby Allison – one of the winningest NASCAR stars of all time - will drive a historic NASCAR, hopefully joined by brother Donnie.
· NASCAR legend Ned Jarrett – father of current NASCAR hero Dale – hopes to make his Festival debut in one of his original stockers.
· David Donohue – son of legendary CanAm and Indycar driver Mark – plans to fly from the USA to drive his father’s Lola Type 152 ‘Sunoco Special’ Indycar.
· Clive Chapman – son of Lotus founder Colin – will bring four historic Lotus single seaters on behalf of his race preparation company, Classic Team Lotus.
· Honda’s British Superbike star Michael Rutter will ride his latest Fireblade, while his father Tony – himself a six-time winner at the Isle of Man TT – will ride a 1976 Honda RCB 1000.




Special Celebrations and Anniversaries


100 Years of Rolls-Royce. The world’s most famous luxury vehicle brand will celebrate its centenary with a breathtaking automotive sculpture in front of Goodwood House. We cannot reveal too much, but the feature is without doubt the most ambitious ever constructed for the Festival, representing the unique, extraordinary and heroic heritage of Rolls-Royce in powering important ground-breaking vehicles for use on land, sea and air. All the weekend’s air displays will feature Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft, including Hunter, Sea Vixen, Red Arrows (on Friday only), Mustang, Hurricane, Spitfire and others; similarly, gathering in front of Goodwood House will be around 30 world-renowned historic Rolls-Royce cars, and each will associated with a famous owner or heroic tale – from the original London to Edinburgh Silver Ghost to various cars owned by great cultural or racing heroes. With Goodwood chosen as the new home of arguably the world’s most evocative car brand, we are delighted to showcase the extraordinary endeavours its cars have been involved in during a Century of motoring.


75 Years of the Monaco Grand Prix. Since its inception in 1929, the Grand Prix race around the streets of Monte Carlo has provided the world’s most glamorous and charismatic motor sport event. Goodwood will bring together many of the winning cars from this race’s illustrious history, providing this summer’s most impressive gathering of significant Formula One machinery from all eras. The following are just some of the cars you can expect to see:
Bugatti Type 35 and Type 51 like those that dominated the first races in 1929-33
Alfa Romeo Tipo B – the winning car in 1935
Mercedes-Benz W25 – the winning car in 1935-36
Alfa Romeo ‘Alfetta’ – the winning car in 1950
Maserati 250F – we hope for Sir Stirling Moss to drive, remembering his epic drive
Lancia D50 – the car that Alberto Ascari famously crashed into the harbour
BRM P261 – the most successful car at Monaco during the 1960s
Lotus-Cosworth 49B – like the BRM, a three-time winner 1968-70
Ferrari 312T – running for the first time at Goodwood, the car that took Niki Lauda to victory in 1975
Tyrrell-Cosworth 008 – the actual car that took Patrick Depailler to his maiden victory in 1978
Williams-Cosworth FW08D – the car in which Keke Rosberg took a famous win in 1983, using slicks on a damp but drying track to avoid a costly tyre change later
Several of the cars used by Ayrton Senna, the only six-time winner (see below)
Benetton-Ford B194 – Michael Schumacher’s first Monaco winner
Williams-BMW FW25 – Juan Pablo Montoya’s winning car from 2003
Joining the cars will be several of the drivers who have tasted victory on the Principality’s tortuous tarmac.


Ayrton Senna’s Dominant Decade in Formula 1. It’s 20 years since brilliant Brazilian Ayrton Senna burst into Formula 1 and also the tenth anniversary of his tragic death. Goodwood remembers arguably motor sport’s greatest-ever champion by bringing to the Festival several of his important Formula 1 cars:
Toleman-Hart TG184 – the car in which Senna so nearly won his first Monaco GP from 13th on the grid, in appalling rain in 1984
Lotus-Renault 97T – the very car in which Senna won his first GP – again in the rain – at the Portuguese GP, Estoril 1985
Lotus-Renault 98T – Senna took eight poles and two wins in this 1150bhp turbo
McLaren-Honda MP4/4 – Senna’s first World Championship winner from 1988
McLaren-Honda MP4/5B – Senna’s second World Championship winner from 1990.
McLaren-Honda MP4/6 – Senna’s third and final World Championship winner from 1991
McLaren-Honda MP4/8 – The car in which Senna won arguably his greatest ever race, the rain-soaked European GP at Donington in 1993
Some of Senna’s biggest fans will be here, at least one to drive a McLaren – the great Indy star, Gil de Ferran.


A Celebration of American Road Racing. It’s 100 years since the first Vanderbilt Cup was run in the USA, and 60 years since the Sports Car Club of America was formed in 1944. In recognition of these landmarks, Goodwood will bring together a collection of important racing cars from America’s National NASCAR, TransAm and CanAm series, as well as a group of sports-racing Specials. There will also be special recognition of the Daytona Speedway, home to the legendary 24 Hour sports car race and 500-mile NASCAR challenge. Expect to see:
Pontiac Catalina – the 1962 Daytona 500 winner, one of only two pre-1970 winners still in existence…
Ford Galaxie 500 – …and this is the other, Fred Lorenzen’s 1965 winner, which will be reunited with its original driver at the event
The Bu-Merc – the original 1939 American sports-racing special, created, raced and still owned by Miles Collier
Cunningham C6R – one of the famous racing prototypes from the Collier Automotive Museum
The Eliminator – Brock Yates, one of the founding fathers of US road racing Specials, will drive his seminal home-built racer
Ol’ Yeller II – Max Balchowsky’s $1500 Buick V8 Special, in which he took delight in embarrassing the European thoroughbreds
Ak Miller Special Roadster – ‘El Caballo de Hiero’ (the Iron Horse), a home-built Special used to humble the Europeans in the Carrera Panamericana
AMC Matador – it is hoped that Donnie Allison will drive his brother Bobby’s original 1972 NASCAR
Porsche 917/10 – the ultimate road racer from the legendary American CanAm series, this example coming from the famous Brumos Collection near Daytona.
Chevrolet Corvette Greenwood – two of these iconic cars will fly from the USA to take part at the Festival


A 25-year celebration of the Paris-Dakar Rally. The world’s most famous long-distance desert rally celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2004. In honour of motor sport’s most gruelling competition, dust will fly as some of the most sensational Paris-Dakar racers tackle the slightly shorter route up the Goodwood hillclimb. Cars, trucks and desert-raid motorcycles will all take part, featuring everything from the Porsche 911 4x4 and 959 (winners in 1984 and 1986 respectively) to Britain’s purpose-built Bowler Wildcat challenger and the gigantic Nissan T5 truck that tackled last year’s event.



Other major attractions


Formula One – the world’s best cars and drivers. The Festival of Speed’s unique ability to attract the top works Formula 1 teams is its key strength, and already six teams have confirmed attendance in 2004. Nowhere else in the world can you get so close to the latest and greatest cars and drivers. This year, Goodwood will throng to the sound of the McLaren-Mercedes, Williams-BMW, BAR-Honda, Toyota, Renault and World Championship-winning Ferrari in action on the hill. Due to their busy schedules, it’s not yet decided exactly which drivers will run and on which days, although it is expected that both Olivier Panis and Cristiano da Matta will drive the Toyota TF104, while Honda is confident that Jenson Button will be available in the BAR. Test drivers Luca Badoer and Franck Montagny are expected to drive the Ferrari and Renault respectively. Look out in the paddock for familiar faces such as Johnny Herbert, Allan McNish, Ross Brawn, Murray Walker, Martin Brundle, Mark Blundell, Frank Williams, Patrick Head, David Richards and Adrian Newey.


Historic dragsters from the USA. Goodwood, in conjunction with American parts specialist USAutomotive, will bring to the Festival for the first time a collection of historic AA Fuel Altered dragsters from the 1960s. These extraordinary devices took part in undoubtedly the most spectacular drag racing category ever – the ‘AA’ denoted the ultimate supercharged class, ‘Fuel’ referred to explosive nitromethane and ‘Altered’ signified radically modified cars. The formula was simple: bolt a supercharged big-block V8 into an often home-built chassis, add bodywork from a Ford Model T body or similar and head for the drag strip! With expected standing quarter times of around 7.0 seconds and 200mph reached, it was no surprise that these unpredictable cars were banned them from competition in the mid-1970s. Before that ban, several of the most famous cars had undertaken a special East Coast Tour of the US, including Leon Fitzgerald’s Pure Heaven Bantam-bodied car, and Don Green’s similarly-bodied Rat Trap. Sussex will shake as these cars demonstrate their awesome power and noise at the Festival, joined by two equally notorious cars of the era: Rich Guasco's Pure Hell and the Hough family’s Ford-bodied roadster, Nanook. Be sure not to miss it!


Important Indycars head a mouth-watering collection of cars from the USA. Over the years the Festival has established an enviable reputation for attracting some of the USA’s most spectacular racing machinery. This year is no exception, with around 30 historic vehicles shipped to England exclusively for the Festival, including:
Belanger-Offenhauser – the 1951 Indianapolis 500 winner will be driven by Gary, son of the great Tony Bettenhauser, who won the Drivers’ Championship that year.
Mercedes GP – the sensational 1909 chain-drive racer from the Indianapolis Hall of Fame Museum
Deidt-Offenhauser ‘Blue Crown Special’ – the most original of the team of three ‘Blue Crowns’ that dominated the Indy 500 1947-49; after the 1948 race, original owner Joe Lincki parked this car next to his desk in his office, and there it stayed until his death in 1994
Dupont Indycar – original 1930 Indy racer using an unique chassis designed and built by the privateer Dupont family; the car is still retained by them today
Fiat 75 – legendary 1904 racer built for Gordon Bennett race; identical to the car that took Fiat’s first important race win in Brescia 100 years ago
Maserati 8C-3000 – magnificent racer originally driven by Tazio Nuvolari
Stanley Steamer – it is hoped that this extraordinary steam-powered record breaker and Vanderbilt Cup racer will make a long-awaited return to the Festival


The best of modern motor sport. Although the schedule of the World Rally Championship means that the top teams will be competing overseas during the Festival weekend, Ford will nonetheless ensure that its new Focus WRC will be on the hill and this will hopefully be joined by a Subaru Impreza WRC. There will also be current Le Mans cars, still covered in dirt after their efforts at the 24-hour race, including the charismatic Bentley Speed 8, with which Bentley won the race in 2003 for the first time in more than 70 years.


Alfa Romeo’s rich history remembered. As ever a wonderful collection of Alfas will come to Goodwood, many from Alfa Romeo’s museum collection in Italy. Highlights include:
1924 Alfa Romeo P2 – it is hoped that the first great Alfa Romeo racing car will make its long-awaited UK debut after an epic restoration
1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza – representing the 1932 Monaco GP winner
1933 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Le Mans – The long-chassis sports car that dominated Le Mans 1931-34
1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3) – The archetypal pre-war Alfa racer, which won the Monaco GP in 1934
1937 Alfa Romeo 12C-37 – Alfa’s thundering GP challenger
1951 Alfa Romeo 159 ‘Alfetta’ – the dominant GP car in the early post-war years
1967 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 – Delicate 2-litre V8 that paved the way for a series of class-leading sports prototypes
1975 Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 – wonderful championship sports car, this one driven by Ickx and Merzario

FIAT will also be well represented at the Festival, and it is hoped that the remarkable 1924 Mephistopheles will make a return from Turin, 80 years since it broke the land speed record. Michelle Mouton also plans to he here, and we hope to reunite her with a Fiat 131 Abarth of the sort she made great impact with early in her career.


Aston Martin contrasts its ultimate performance cars – old and new. Aston Martin recognises its heritage with the wonderful World Championship-winning DBR1 sports-racing car in action on the hill, driven by as ever by the spectacular Peter Hardman. Whereas in the Supercar Run, the new DB9 makes one of its first public appearances.


BMW champions its sports and touring car heritage. This year, BMW focuses on its sports and touring cars, with a host of important cars brought over from its museum, including:
1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia coupe – a Festival favourite that recalls BMW’s great success in winning the Mille Miglia
1969 BMW 2002ti – this fuel-injected car was German Rally Champion in 1969-70, driven by Rauno Aaltonen
1983 BMW 635 GpA – the range-topping 6-series BMW, with its 286bhp engine developed for the M1 supercar, proved a force in German touring car racing with the Schnitzer team
1986 March-BMW 86G – BMW’s IMSA challenger took on the Porsche 962s, and beat them to score BMW’s first IMSA victory at Watkins Glen, with Davy Jones
1997 McLaren-BMW F1 GTR – the BMW-powered centre-seat sports car won the 1995 Le Mans 24 Hour race and kick-started BMW’s subsequent sports car success
2003 BMW 320i ETCC – one of the three-car team fielded by BMW in last season’s European Touring car Championship
2003 BMW M3 GTR ALMR – the US-built 464bhp V8 that dominated the GT class of the American Le Mans Series and contested the Nurburgring 24 Hours
See below for information on BMW motorcycles at the Festival


Cosworth remembers its Monaco GP excellence. As ever, an array of Cosworth-powered competition cars, many using the mighty DFV engine, will take to the hill, including:
1968 Lotus-Cosworth 49B – the car that established the DFV as the must-have power unit in Formula 1. Graham Hill won the Monaco GP twice using these cars (1968-69), and Jochen Rindt took a third win in 1970.
1972 Lotus-Cosworth 72 – One of the most successful F1 designs of all time, competitive for six seasons and a winner of the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships twice each, as well as a Monaco GP win for Ronnie Peterson in 1974.
1973 Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 – The car in which Jackie Stewart won the Monaco GP on the way to his third and final World title.
1976 McLaren-Cosworth M23 – representing the 30th anniversary of Emerson Fittipaldi’s World Championship win in 1974.
1976 Kojima-Cosworth KE007 – Japanese F1 challenger that made a one-off appearance at the GP at Mount Fugi, stunning the establishment by almost taking pole position.
1978 Tyrrell-Cosworth 008 – the actual winner of the 1978 Monaco GP, driven by Patrick Depailler.
1980 Williams-Cosworth FW07B – Championship winner for the Williams team and Alan Jones, and a Monaco GP winner for Carlos Reutemann.
1981 Brabham-Cosworth BT49 – it is hoped that Riccardo Patrese’s beautiful Parmalat-liveried Monaco GP winner will return to the Festival
1983 Williams-Cosworth FW08C – Keke Rosberg opted to start the 1983 Monaco GP on slick tyres on a wet but drying track. Using all his slippery-surface skills from experience of Finnish winters, he kept the car out of the barriers and his rivals behind. When the others stopped for dry tyres he was left with a commanding lead.
1990 Tyrrell-Cosworth 019 – Jean Alesi made an immediate impact in F1 by finishing second at Monaco in this relatively uncompetitive car


Ford focuses on 40 Years of the Mustang. Following its centenary celebrations in 2003, Ford will celebrate the anniversary of its most iconic production model by bringing several of the most famous Mustang competition cars to the Festival:
1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R – one of only 37 GT350Rs built in order to beat the Chevrolet Corvettes. This car won its class at the Sebring 12 Hour and Daytona 24 Hour races, as well as taking the 1966 SCCA South-West and 1967 SCCA National titles
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 – One of two muscular Boss 302 Mustangs funded by Ford for Trans-Am. Parnelli Jones took five wins from nine races in 1970 and the Ford team romped to the 1970 Manufacturers' Championship. Parnelli Jones himself hopes to be here to drive it.
1997 Ford Mustang TransAm – This 625bhp monster is the 1997 SCCA Trans-Am winning car, which, in the hands of Tommy Kendall, won the first 11 of the season’s 13 races.
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 – the 1965 Daytona 500 winner, which is one of only two original cars of the 1960s to survive
1965 Ford GT40 – two little-seen cars will take to the hill, one owned and driven by the McLaren F1 team’s technical director, Adrian Newey, and the second a multiple concours-winning car that was imported from the USA last year
1974 Ford Capri ‘Cologne’ – staggering 455bhp works Capri from 1974, which was the fastest car in European Touring Car Racing in the mid-1970s in the hands of Niki Lauda and Jochen Mass, defeating the once invincible BMW CSL ‘Batmobiles’
2004 Ford Focus WRC –the latest development of Ford's rally challenger will put on a staggering display of speed and car control


General Motors looks to the future. To complement the GM-powered sports-racing and CanAm cars at the Festival, long-standing supporter General Motors will bring a fantastic array of forward-thinking vehicles to Goodwood, including:
1959 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray – it is hoped that the prototype Corvette that first introduced the Sting Ray shape will be on hand to celebrate American Road-Racing
2003 GM Saturn Redline LSR – This car recently set a land speed record of 212.684mph using a turbocharged 2.0 litre version of GM's DOHC Ecotec four-cylinder engine
2004 Cadillac CTSV – a new racing machine that will make its debut in the 2005 SCCA World Challenge Series
GM Drop Tank concept car – This is a bold modern interpretation of the original SoCal Speed Shop Salt Flat racer, that was fashioned from the fuel ‘drop tank’ of a WW2 aircraft
2004 Chevrolet Corvette C6 – the latest Corvette sports car from a long and illustrious line, shown to the European public in action for the first time.


Honda celebrates 40 Years in Formula 1. As well as some great motorcycles (see below), Honda will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its launch into Formula 1 in 1964. All the way from Japan comes the lovely 1.5-litre 1965 Honda RA272, which followed the original RA271 F1 car and gave the company its first GP win (Mexico, 1965). Joining it, fresh from restoration, is the legendary 1988 McLaren-Honda MP4/4 in which McLaren drivers Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna utterly dominated F1, taking an incredible 15 wins from 16 races and giving Senna his first World title. They will be joined by both of Senna’s other Championship-winning cars, the 1990 McLaren-Honda MP4/5B and 1991 McLaren-Honda MP4/6. The latest BAR-Honda will also be on the hill with British hero Jenson Button at the wheel.


Mouth-watering collection of Jaguar’s famous sports cars. Jaguar sports cars will again feature heavily at the Festival, representing a concise history of the famous marque, including:
1953 Jaguar C-type – the car in which Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt used guile and their new-fangled disc brakes to conquer the faster Ferraris.
Jaguar D-type – the three-time Le Mans-winning aerodyne
1963 Jaguar E-type lightweight –the slippery Malcolm Sayer-designed low-drag car will run
1963 Jaguar XJR1 – the special E-type V12 in which Bob Tullius took the Trans-Am title in 1977-78
1982 Jaguar XJS TWR – Jaguar’s return to European Touring Car Racing in 1982 brought them a hat-trick of Brno circuit wins 1982-84 and ultimately the overall title in 1984
1988 Jaguar XJR9 – the car that brought Jaguar back to winning ways at Le Mans after 30 years will hopefully be driven by F1 ace Mark Webber
1989 Jaguar XJR12 – which took a second win at Le Mans in three years, this time with Martin Brundle/John Nielsen/Price Cobb in 1990


Mercedes-Benz remembers its dominant returns to the Grand Prix arena. This year brings a series of important anniversaries for Mercedes-Benz, representing the company’s three major areas of involvement in Grand Prix racing. A fabulous collection of Mercedes cars is expected at the Festival, including:
1931 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK – representing the great road-racing victories of Rudolf Carracciola
1934 Mercedes-Benz W25 – The car that began the legend of the Silver Arrows (and Mercedes-Benz’s first period of dominance in GP racing) when it was launched 70 years ago in 1934. Also twice a Monaco GP winner, in 1935 and 1936
1937 Mercedes-Benz W125 – This car continued the success of the Silver Arrows, and secured a Monaco GP hat-trick for Mercedes by taking the 1937 race
1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 streamliner – It’s 50 years since Mercedes-Benz returned to GP racing, after a 15-year absence, with the revolutionary and dominant W196, initially in full-bodied streamliner form at the French GP at Reims and also in open-wheel form (below)
1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 – the open-wheel version of the car carried Juan Manuel Fangio to back-to-back World Championships, and also won the 1955 Monaco GP
1994 Sauber-Mercedes C13 – It’s now 10 years since Mercedes-Benz made a third successful return to GP racing, this time as an engine supplier, initially for Sauber and then for the McLaren cars that powered Mika Hakkinen to two world championships


Nissan hopes to bring its Paris-Dakar team. Nissan will ensure a new dimension at the Festival by bringing all three of its distinctive Paris-Dakar raiders. The Nissan Patrol GR pick-up driven earlier this year by Colin McRae will hopefully be joined by the gigantic Nissan T5 that competed in the category for trucks. The current 350Z will take part in the Supercar Run.


Peugeot and the birth of motoring. Peugeot remembers its innovative 1894 Paris-Rouen racer built for the world’s first mass-entry race, which the six-car team duly won. It is hoped that the legendary 1987 Peugeot 405 T16 Paris-Dakar winner can be persuaded out of the Peugeot Museum for the event.


Porsche honours its Paris-Dakar and American Road-Racing successes. The Festival habitually features a breathtaking array of important Porsche competition cars and 2004 will be no exception. The company’s own museum will provide a collection of cars to run alongside privately-entered machinery, including:
1970 Porsche 917K – the car that launched Porsche’s unprecedented run of success at Le Mans and a great Festival favourite
1972 Porsche 917/10 – dominant CanAm racer that crushed all opposition, hopefully for Porsche and endurance star Hurley Haywood to drive – his first time at the Festival.
1973 Porsche 917/30 – the world’s most powerful sports car is a long-standing Festival favourite, especially in the hands of Derek Bell
1984 Porsche 911 4x4 – all-terrain 911 that took victory on the Paris-Dakar rally raid in 1984 and led to the development of the remarkable 959
1986 Porsche 959 – After fielding 959 prototypes in 1985, the full-specification car was ready for 1986 and proved unstoppable
Also, the Supercar Run will feature current Porsche road cars including the Carrera GT which made its European debut at the Festival last year.


Renault celebrates the 25th anniversary of its era-defining turbocharged GP win. Renault will bring some of its most spectacular Collection cars to the Festival, including:
1977 Renault RS01 – the car that introduced the turbocharger to Formula 1 and laid the foundations to a revolution. It will be driven by former F1 hero Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who became the first man to win a GP using turbo power in 1979
1978 Alpine-Renault A442B Le Mans – wonderful Le Mans winner, driven once more by original pilot Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
1982 Renault RE30 – the fastest car of the 1982 season took 10 poles from 16 races, and two wins apiece for Alain Prost and Rene Arnoux (who drives at the Festival). But reliability problems robbed the team of the consistency needed to take the title
1985 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo – Renault’s spectacular Group B rally car, which proved more than a match for 4wd opposition on tarmac in
2003 Renault R23 – Renault’s latest F1 car is now a genuine contender for race wins and even the title. Test driver Franck Montagny is expected to drive at the Festival


Toyota sends rare jewels from Japan. Toyota will return to the Festival with several show-stopping cars. Expect to see:
1968 Toyota 2000GT SC – fabulous sleek sports car made into a competition car by Carroll Shelby and raced in the SCCA championship by Bob Tkacik, who will drive at the Festival
1993 Toyota Celica ST185 – the car in which Juha Kankunnen (who will drive at the Festival) swept to the last of his three World Championships
1992 Toyota TS010 – 3.5-littre V10 Le Mans car from the early 1990s, which earned Toyota’s joint best result at Le Mans, taking second place. Hopefully to be driven by IRL champion and Toyota F1 driver Christian da Matta
2003 Toyota TF103 – last season’s Toyota Formula 1 car is expected to be driven by Olivier Panis


Motorcycles. The motorcycle element of the Festival of Speed has gone from strength to strength every year, and this year we will welcome back our long-term supporters Honda and BMW, who have provided the mainstay of the Festival's entry in recent years. The Festival is the only place in the world where you can witness exotic Hondas in action. Expect to see:
1962 Honda RC171 – high-revving four-cylinder 350cc masterpiece, to be ridden at the Festival by former works star Stuart Graham
1966 Honda RC166 – Astonishing winner of all ten rounds of the 1966 250cc World Championship in the hands of Mike Hailwood. To be ridden at the Festival by former works stars Ralph Bryans and Tommy Robb
1967 Honda RC174 – Jim Redman’s 1967 World Championship winner in the 350cc class, which dominated (7 wins from 8) despite giving away 50cc to the opposition
1976 Honda RCB 1000 – this bike took seven wins from eight races in the 1976 European Enduro Championship. It will be ridden at the Festival by Isle of Man champion Tony Rutter, father of current BSB star Michael
2004 Honda Fireblade – the latest British Superbike, ridden by works star Michael Rutter

BMW plans to bring:
1938 BMW 500 Type 255 Kompressor –the ex-George Meier machine on which the maestro achieved the unthinkable by becoming the first non-British rider on a non-British bike to win the Isle of Man Senior TT
1956 RS500 –the bike on which Walter Zeller staged a season-long battle against John Surtees, losing out in the last round when a retirement cost BMW the crown
1973 BMW R100 – rarely-seen hillclimb machine from an important European collection
1989 BMW 1000 ‘Battle of the Twins’ – built for US racing, this bike took part in a heroic race when Herbert Enzinger finished seventh despite damaged valves in a race that saw the lead change an amazing 29 times.
BMW’s great achievements in the Paris-Dakar Rally, not least with the late John Deacon, will also be remembered.

BMW also has an important and very successful history in sidecar racing, and the company plans to bring two important machines from the 1950s and 1970s as part of a focus on sidecar racing history. Siegfried Schauzu and Walter Kalauch, the original champion riders, should be here too. Schauzu was known as the ‘King of the Sidecar TT’ on the Isle of Man. With 8 wins and 4 second places he held the sidecar record to 2001, he remains keen today, and still owns this superb outfit.

British side-car racing legend Colin Seeley will be back with his outfit at the Festival, and German enthusiast Helmut Lunemann plans to bring 60s machines. British Championship winners from the last 15 years, Steve Abbott and Darren Dixon will be in action too.

The resurgence of the Italian performance motorcycle industry in recent years has been astonishing, and at the 2004 Festival a major focus on the current Italian scene is planned. MV Agusta, Cagiva, Aprilia, Borile/GM, Benelli, BiMota, Ducati, Mondial, Moto Guzzi and Laverda will be represented, with a nod to great marques of old, too, not least Gilera. The involvement of the Italian manufacturers is a major undertaking, but the plan is to show latest product in conjunction with racer derivatives and predecessors. Around 30 important machines will be involved.

Carl Fogarty’s own Foggy Petronas team will be here, too, with their latest FP1 superbike for Carl and the team. We’re hoping that Troy Corser and Chris Walker will be here, too.




Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ – 50 cars celebrate the art of automobile design. The Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ automobile design competition is now in its tenth year, and this year’s competition promises to be the best yet and much of it with a pre-Second World War focus. A class of Edwardian touring cars promises gigantic high-powered machinery from the ‘art nouveau’ period, while magnificent multi-cylinder luxury cars category celebrates 1930s fashion for complex cars featuring 12 or even 16 cylinder engines - cars which have since become regarded as ‘Art Deco’ masterpieces. Joining them will be ‘the long-bonnet look’ ultimate sports cars from the ‘20s and ‘30s, much like the Bentley 8-litre displayed at Goodwood’s Press launch on March 24. A class of exotic Gallic sporting cars from the 1930s completes the Pre-War set. An international gathering of 1950s luxury coupés, plus a class of 1960s high-performance ‘hybrid’ Grand Touring cars powered by huge American engines will show how long-distance sporting car design has evolved. The 1970s is represented by extreme ‘winged wonder’ exotics – basically racing cars in road trim – each held onto the road by impressive aerodynamic extrusions. Kids are catered for too, there being a Junior category of ‘Tot Rods’, miniature Hot Rods built with precision for children. We’ll be looking at cars that, at one time, were considered the ‘Cars of the Future’, too. There might even be a flying saucer here… For further information please refer to the Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ press release.


Supercar Run features the world’s best cars. The Supercar Run for the latest production and planned production road cars will offer an early opportunity to see the new Aston Martin DB9 and Maserati MC12 in action for the first time and the planned European debut of the extraordinary Chrysler ME412. Joining them will be the new Jaguar RD6 concept car and the fabulous Ford GT. The Supercar Run will also include the latest offerings from Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Chevrolet, Renault, Toyota, Nissan, Lamborghini, TVR, Bristol, Pagani, Noble, Morgan, Lotus and Ferrari. The supercar run is unique in the world for its gathering together of all the major new supercar products from around the world and seeing them in action. Something no motor show in the world can do.


Scalextric sets the pace. Younger visitors will be delighted that Scalextric will again provide the opportunity to race electric slot cars on an authentic replica of the hillclimb course. The record on the real hillclimb was set in 1999 by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 car at 41.6 seconds, while the winning time on the Scalextric hill is likely to be a shade over 5 seconds. Visit the Scalextric stand (near their Junior Festival of Speed tent) and have a go!


Essential support from the Festival’s sponsors. The Festival could not take place without essential sponsorship from a host of key benefactors. As well as the major automotive industry manufacturers (detailed above), the Festival depends on a wide variety of additional support. Auctioneers Bonhams will hold their long-standing Summer Sale of historic cars and automobilia on the Friday of the Festival, and the Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ takes place throughout the weekend on the private lawn of Goodwood House. As ever, the timing of all cars on the hill and those competing in the dunhill Challenge soapbox race is achieved using technology pioneered by Unisys, and computer technology experts Intel provide valuable assistance with the networking and distribution of electronic information. And, of course, overseas competitors rely on the valuable assistance of Eurotunnel and P&O Nedlloyd to travel to Goodwood. Southcorp will again provide its exquisite Rosemount brand of wine and an expanded wine bar facility on the cricket pitch. Media partner Sunday Times ‘Driving’ will assist with the popular Supercar Run for the motor industry’s latest and greatest road cars, including a dedicated supplement in the newspaper. Luxury brand dunhill – which originally produced driving clothing for gentleman – supports the exclusive Drivers’ Club facility as well as the soapbox challenge. Veuve Clicquot will again provide all of the champagne, and mineral water comes courtesy of Hildon Water. Younger visitors will be delighted that Scalextric will again be involved, providing the opportunity to race electric slot cars on an authentic replica of the hillclimb course.


The Goodwood Gravity Racing Club dunhill Challenge. Now benefiting from title sponsorship courtesy of luxury brand dunhill (who will field its own retro-styled racer this year), the thrills and spills of the action-packed soapbox race are sure to keep the crowds entertained with close and exciting racing. The soapboxes run two-by-two on Saturday and Sunday, with the winner recording the fastest aggregate time over both days. As ever, the diverse field incorporates a wide variety of teams, each with a strong corporate involvement in motor sport engineering and automotive design. The BAR Formula 1 team makes its debut this year, joined by motor industry big hitters such as Bentley, Cummins, Ford, Honda, Lotus, Prodrive and Vauxhall. Taking them on are independent motoring organisations such as the Brooklands Society, British Automobile Racing Club (whose marshals operate the Festival of Speed hillclimb), the Vintage Sports Car Club and even Revelation Racing, the motor racing branch of the Church of England!


Create-A-Car Competition returns for Junior Festival of Speed. Specifically designed for kids and families, the Junior Festival of Speed, in association with Scalextric, continues to grow in popularity. Following its success in 2003, the Incredible Goodwood Create-A-Car Competition will be bigger and better in 2004. Once again, children will be able to draw a fantasy car at the Festival, and the winning design will then be brought to life in September over the three days of the Goodwood Revival by Modeltec, creators of Goodwood’s famous Wacky Racers. The lucky winner will then be taken around the circuit by a famous driver in the finished car. As well as the Create-A-Car area, which will display last year’s winning design by 7-year-old Cameron Lockie, the Junior Festival of Speed will also feature its popular Big Top circus and two art tents, offering painting, pottery, face painters, Punch & Judy and a caricaturist. Other attractions include Haurel and Lardy, the slap-stick Laurel and Hardy tribute act; driving simulators; the Sony Playstation II rig; Team Extreme with their radical skating and boarding; plus the excitement and exhilaration of the activities field.


Festival of Speed raises money for the R.J. Mitchell Memorial Trust. This year the Festival will raise funds for Solent Sky (formerly the Southampton Hall of Aviation). This is a museum that depicts the history of aviation in the Solent area and Hampshire which, as the erstwhile home to 26 different manufacturers of aircraft, was arguably the centre of world aviation and one of the most exciting areas for aircraft experimental and development work. R.J. Mitchell was the famous aircraft designer who produced the Rolls-Royce-powered Schneider Trophy-winning S6B aircraft, as well as the legendary Spitfire fighter plane. The funds raised will help this important local charity to refurbish and reconstruct its museum buildings.

[VWV]

WOW! What a line-up.

I have to find a way across the pond and see the festival this year.

Must find a way....
Must find a way....
Must find a way....
Must find a way....

[Frank S]

And there is a notice circulating, to the effect:
AAR is looking for photos of the 1961 Chevrolet Impala that Dan raced
at Silverstone in the British Saloon Car Championship race.

Any connection? Any contributions? Responses to:
Attn: Kathy Weida
aarpr@aarinc.com

[rdrcr]

Originally posted by VWV
WOW! What a line-up.

I have to find a way across the pond and see the festival this year.

Must find a way....
Must find a way....
Must find a way....
Must find a way....

No sh*t...

I'll echo all of that

Originally posted by Frank S

And there is a notice circulating, to the effect:
AAR is looking for photos of the 1961 Chevrolet Impala that Dan raced
at Silverstone in the British Saloon Car Championship race.

Any connection? Any contributions?

I've just gotten off the phone with Bill Green at IMRRC and he'll be looking into the library for this.

[jonpollak]

Good lord that sounds great

Why is it that even though I live 20 mins from Glorious Goodwood I am away working every year and miss the lot?

One day
Jp

[jondoe955]

I never heard of Goodwood until last year via Speed, and really enjoyed it. I was most impressed with the Ford display of the 3 GT40's in the rain.
If they're done with it, maybe they could set it up in my back yard...

[T54]

The Goodwood Festival of Speed was placed on Earth by God (and Lord March!) for the true historic racing automobile enthusiast. There is nothing like it, and I even doubt that any other event will ever be better in the future.
Break the piggy, rob a bank, kill your mother-in-law to steal her savings but GO!
I was twice blessed to be there, and I still smile about it.

T54

[Gary C]

Doug;what, no Formula Fords then ??? Outrageous!!

[Roger Clark]

Originally posted by Doug Nye

1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 – the open-wheel version of the car carried Juan Manuel Fangio to back-to-back World Championships, and also won the 1955 Monaco GP

but what a wonderful line-up.

[T54]

Roger, Doug is totally correct. The W196 came first with a fully enclosed body. Once the drivers banged too many cones and hay bales, the car was changed to an open-wheel configuration. Hence the correct listing!
Best regards,

T54

[rdrcr]

...erm... better check who won the 1955 Monaco GP ....

[T54]

Errr.... I forgot about Maurice!
Must be the codeine.



Even better: ALL the drivers switched from their front-engine cars to mid-engine after lap 10, look HERE!



T54

[Ross Stonefeld]

Well..it looked like a great event until Jay Kay showed up.

[wibblywobbly]

If I wasn't such a damned chicken , I'd LOVE to come over to see:

"A Celebration of American Road Racing. It’s 100 years since the first Vanderbilt Cup was run in the USA, and 60 years since the Sports Car Club of America was formed in 1944. In recognition of these landmarks, Goodwood will bring together a collection of important racing cars from America’s National NASCAR, TransAm and CanAm series, as well as a group of sports-racing Specials."

and to meet someone special.

[Don Capps]

Well, there will be a Capps in Europe on those dates: She Who Must Be Obeyed will be in either Finland or Estonia -- or even Russia -- while I catsit.... and earn the $$$ so she can go.....

[rgsuspsa]

Is there any way that Cosworth principals Mike Costin, Keith Duckworth, Benny Roode?,
Dick Scammell?, et. al. can be contacted to participate? Many members of this forum would
be grateful if one or more of the above persons would participate in this forum.

R. Sparks

[Jack-the-Lad]

Thanks for all the information, Doug. Can't make Festival, but God willing we'll be at Revival for the third time this September. Tickets purchased, flights booked, accommodations reserved. Can't wait!

Jack

[roger_valentine]

Yes, Doug, but is there going to be anything interesting there this year?

[275 GTB-4]

Drooool, dribble, wipe mouth....

WOW

Thanks Doug, any one in that spare room of yours!!! I'm dreamin' again ......

[rdrcr]

I have checked out the GFoS website and I'm at a bit of loss at which passes to get or where to sit. I'm sure that others who are considering attending, would also appreciate the insights of veteran attendees.

So, to all that have frequented this glorious event, what's the story on the preferred tickets to get? Which Grandstands are the best for viewing and any info on lodging, restaurants, etc., would also be very much appreciated.

[Doug Nye]

Richard - there are others here far better equipped than I to advise you on tickets although essentially it's not just the action on the hill which most seem to enjoy - it's just generally 'being there' and your admission gives access to the paddocks etc too...

The other thing I would point out to everybody here is that I wrote no part of the press release - I merely pass it on - thankfully my duties do not extend to Gooders press release writing.

The words 'Yah' and 'Hoo!' spring to mind...

DCN

PS - Principally for the Brits - the chosen charity this year supports Solent Sky (formerly the Southampton Hall of Aviation) which museum really must be one of Southern England's best-kept secrets.

It is an absolute treasure house of aeronautic brilliance with a southern/Southampton/Solent area bias and the Short Sunderland-based Short Sandringham flying boat airliner dominates the display hall there, with Spitfire Mk XXIV under one wing and De Havilland Sea Vixen under another - the only single-seat jet-fighter flying boat (by Saunders-Roe) stands nearby and just beyond is - gulp - the Atcherley Supermarine S6A Schneider Trophy seaplane.... And the world's biggest display of locally-made FROG scale model aeroplane kits, remember them? Plastic aeroplane construction kits in 1937-38... Oh my, oh my...

The aero engines displayed are just something else - including a complete H24-cylinder coupled-crankshaft Napier Sabre - I needed resuscitation. A visit to the place is hugely recommended.

Seek their website at <http://www.spitfireonline.co.uk> - then make the pilgrimage.

I promise you will not come away disappointed...

[F1Johnny]

There a few motorsports events that I must see at least once. This is one of them. I may try for 2005. I figure the lineup will be just as enticing.

[Vitesse2]

Originally posted by rdrcr
I have checked out the GFoS website and I'm at a bit of loss at which passes to get or where to sit. I'm sure that others who are considering attending, would also appreciate the insights of veteran attendees.

So, to all that have frequented this glorious event, what's the story on the preferred tickets to get? Which Grandstands are the best for viewing and any info on lodging, restaurants, etc., would also be very much appreciated.

Okay: tickets first.

If you're attending all three days, then it's well worth getting stand tickets for Friday and at least one other. As Doug says, admission includes the Paddocks, so there's no problem getting close to the cars. Best day to get in the Paddocks is Friday: there are a lot less people around and the drivers and mechanics generally have more time to chat. On Friday, stand tickets are rovers - it's practice day and most entrants do at least two runs, so there's plenty to watch on the hill. On Saturday and Sunday, if you really want a good view of the action, you either get a stand ticket or stake a claim to a spot at the front and then don't move! Most people watch from the bottom of the hill, but if you are fit enough to walk up (no transport on the steepest bit) then there's generally more space around the soapbox start and in the top paddock. You don't see much action in the top paddock, but some of the drivers are quite happy to chat with the crowd and answer questions there.

As to stands - most of the drivers tend to showboat opposite the house, so the stands thereabouts are the most popular: the views there are the best too.

In more general terms, most of the best bargains on the bookstalls tend to be snapped up on Friday!

Doug: I assume Solent Sky is the direct descendant of what I remember from the 70s as the RJ Mitchell Museum, which started out with just a Spitfire and the Schneider plane in an old Nissen hut next to Southampton Central station. Nice to know it's succeeded!

[rdrcr]

Thanks for the tips Vitesse...

[Racer.Demon]

What? No Auto Unions or Audis? Did they run out of money?

A few cars that I will be looking out for - the W196 streamliner, the Kojima, the Toleman, the P2, the BMW 328MM...

[Garagiste]

Originally posted by Gary C
Doug;what, no Formula Fords then ??? Outrageous!!

You might be interested in Motorsport mag this month - there's a feature on some ropey old FF banger...

Was thinking of giving the FOS a miss this year to save some pennies (Lagonda's finally making an honest man of me), but given the line up we might just have to find something else to sacrifice.

[rjl850]

In case anyone else is interested, I found a really nice page on the Fuel Altered dragsters that will be coming from the USA. In addition to the expected Ford Model T bodies, a good number of them have Fiat Topolino bodies! Very cool, but a little sad for a classic Fiat nut such as myself

Anyway, here you go:
http://www.mysterion.net/AAFA/

-Bob

[Maldwyn]

Originally posted by Doug Nye
75 Years of the Monaco Grand Prix...Goodwood will bring together many of the winning cars from this race’s illustrious history

Is there any chance that Mr Ecclestone will allow a 1982 Brabham BT49D to appear?

[Paul Taylor]

Well, I will be there with my digital video camera So, anyone who misses the action...will not be too disadvantaged ;)

Are all TNF Members going to be meeting up anywhere in particular? Which reminds me...I need to send off for my badge!!! Sorry Barry I'm very forgetful in my erm...young age.

[Racer.Demon]

Maldwyn, I presume that is sarcasm considering the following statement...

1981 Brabham-Cosworth BT49 – it is hoped that Riccardo Patrese’s beautiful Parmalat-liveried Monaco GP winner will return to the Festival

Although I wouldn't object to seeing that Ferrari 126CK "truck" at Goodwood!

[Maldwyn]

Please pass me the dunce's cap and send me to the corner

[Doug Nye]

Pix just back from Boots the Chemist taken at the Goodwood Festival of Speed press preview last Wednesday...



The 1964 Ferrari 158 1 1/2-litre V8 with which John Surtees - World Champion in this car - was about to be reunited...



Business end - Richard Attwood's BRM P261-type car ahead, with Paul Vestey's fabulous Ferrari 250GT Tour de France beyond...



The 158's 'Aero' monocoque office...



Fairly mouth-watering assortment - ready to run for the press...




Jim Stokes Workshop mechanic Steve warms-up the D50 Lancia with his hands on the oil coolers slung between fuselage and pannier tanks each side to check their temperature, while owner/creator Anthony Maclean does his patron bit at right...and Damon Hill settles into Irvine Laidlaw's BRM P578 beyond...



Toppa da 'ill - Surtees in the 158 ahead, with 'Whizzo' Williams's ferocious little racing Morris Minor ahead of him...and PV just arriving in the ex-Gendebien Ferrari TdF, arguably the most successful individual Gran Turismo in racing history (discuss?).

DCN

[Paul Taylor]

Thanks for the pictures Doug!

That cockpit shot looks great!

Many beautiful beautiful cars there Well, excluding the Morris Minor

[Maranello Man]

Doug your contributions to this website make it the best

Have you ever been to the Cavallino event in West Palm Beach, Florida? If your a Ferrari fan it has to be one of the best events for the marque on the calendar.

I have not been to Goodwood as yet but it has to be THE event of the year. I will be at the USGP the week before...it would be a dream to do both events back to back.

[Shockabuku]

Doug,

As Sir Jack is due to attend, is there any chance of him doing a book signing session for the new biography whilst he's there?

[Keith Booker]

Doug:

Excellent pictures - many thanks for posting them.

Just one thing, you haven't said how you came to take that lovely cockpit shot of the D50 at the top of the hill!

[Paul Taylor]

Originally posted by Paul Taylor
Are all TNF Members going to be meeting up anywhere in particular?

I'm going to bump this to the bottom And ask another question...

What day is really the best to go overall?

[Vitesse2]

Originally posted by Paul Taylor


I'm going to bump this to the bottom And ask another question...

What day is really the best to go overall?

If you don't mind missing the competitive runs (and most of the drivers give it a good go in practice anyway), then Friday is best: smaller crowds, the chance to sit in any or all of the grandstands if you've bought a ticket, the pleasure of watching some of the late arrivals appear in the Paddock and generally less of the corporate BS going on. Current F1 drivers don't tend to appear on Friday but the real veterans of Goodwood (in both senses) like Black Jack, El Grande John and Sir Stirling are usually there. I've seen Phil Hill there on the Friday, Derek Bell too ...

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Frank S
.....AAR is looking for photos of the 1961 Chevrolet Impala that Dan raced
at Silverstone in the British Saloon Car Championship race.....

More about that car here...

http://forums.atlasf...&postid=1389410




Indeed is an enticing event, Doug... can you shout me plane fare?

[RX-7]

Oh! That Ferrari 158.

[rdrcr]

Doug,

Thanks for the photos! Not that I needed any more enticing, my reservations are made. See you there.

[Doug Nye]

Originally posted by Shockabuku
Doug ... As Sir Jack is due to attend, is there any chance of him doing a book signing session for the new biography whilst he's there?

I'd be pretty sure we'd have to wrestle him to the ground to PREVENT him signing any books there...

Originally posted by Maranello Man
Doug ... Have you ever been to the Cavallino event in West Palm Beach, Florida? If you're a Ferrari fan it has to be one of the best events for the marque on the calendar.

No - I never have - and in the sense you mean am I a Ferrari fan no I am not, particularly. Glad to hear you rate the event, however...

DCN

[Magee]

I'd certainly like to be there at Goodwood for this gala event. If I could find my Owen & Knight Cooper I'd take it over to its country of origin and then transfer it over to Jersey where its body moulds were dug into the ground and used as a fish pond.
Chances, alas, are very slim that I'll find the car lost somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, either U.S. or Canada.
Pete Lovely's Pooper would certainly rejoice if its cousin were found.

Just the dreams of a poor colonial.

[Macca]

DCN, at the risk of getting Anoraksia Nervosa too early in the week................is the Ferrari 158 c/n 0005 or 0006? (which I believe were the V8 cars from 1964/5).

Thanks for posting those superb pics; my tickets to the FoS arrived on Friday..................only 88 days to wait!!!


PWM

[rdrcr]

As an FYI for those who are thinking of going but haven't yet purchased their tickets, I'd do it today.

I've secured seating for Molecomb and Pheasantry Grandstands Saturday and Sunday, Roving around on Friday. I think I got the last two seats at Molecomb - I was told that Startline and Park are sold-out. And from the difficulties I had getting through to the reservation desk and from speaking with the reservation operator, Charlotte, I'm under the impression that the whole lot will be sold out quite soon - if not by the end of the day.

I am very much looking forward to meeting you there in person The first round is on me.

[Racer.Demon]

It helps to have a direct line to Mione... ;)

[rdrcr]

Has anyone thought to see about a table at one of the hospitality areas like Moss/Surtees hospitality tents? We could split it between 10 people or so and it might not be so expensive (relatively speaking). Though now that I mention it, sounds like herding cats.

What about plans after the days' events? Dinner at a good spot close by would be fun too.

[Roger Clark]

Originally posted by rdrcr


What about plans after the days' events? Dinner at a good spot close by would be fun too.

At last year's Revival meeting many of us enjoyed a Chinese meal in Chichester. I for one would be very hapy to repeat it.

[T54]

Doug,
Thanks for your help regarding my invite to the Revival races in September, and bringing the old car there. It will be a thrill for me to go around the track in it, since the old girl was there last in late April 1961...
Would you be so kind to bring me two of your new Jack B. books there please? I would really appreciate it so that they will only travel once across the Atlantic. I know it is a lot of weight to carry, but as an incentive, I will have a serious bottle of 1992 Montrachet to share.
Kind regards,

T54

[Roger Clark]

Originally posted by rdrcr


....I've just come up for air... no real time to read so many of the great new threads in TNF, just post this ~

Roger,

would that be the Li Koon Restaurant at 2 Cooper Street S Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EB Tel: (01243 783158)

or,

The Number One Chinese Restaurant 1 Azara Parade Bracklesham Lane Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HP Tel: (01243 671336)

or the,

The Golden Dragon on Stane Street Chichester West Sussex PO18 0PB Tel: (01243 539400)

or,

Tai Tong Chinese Restaurant on 19 Chapel Street Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3DT Tel: (01730 263216) ?

I'd also be up for a traditional English pub scene, a great local bill-of-fare and a good beer ...or two. Being that I'm from out of town and all....

Dragon Chinese Restaurant
6-7, Market Rd

Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1JW

Tel: 01243 781122

This thread contains directions:
http://forums.atlasf...y=&pagenumber=2

That also give me an excuse to revise this:
http://forums.atlasf...&threadid=69432