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[Alan Cox]

Just received the attached press release which may be of interest to those of you visiting the Revival.

EXCITING INNOVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE RACE PROGRAMME

The 2006 Goodwood Revival will introduce some key changes to its race format to make the weekend’s racing more action-packed and enjoyable.


New for 2006


This year will see an all-new grid of specialist small-capacity sports-racing cars of the 1960s, with engines not greater than 3 litres. The Madgwick Cup has always been a name synonymous with baby sports cars, and during the Sixties Goodwood staged events virtually every weekend for predominantly British-built minimalist open racers. Although this race has taken several forms at the Revival, this year, for the first time, it will feature a grid full of these small and highly effective cars – mostly using proprietary mid-mounted engines – that were so popular in the Sixties. In essence, the race will be a miniature version of the ‘big banger’ Whitsun Trophy – expect to see Lotus 19 and 23 challenging Elva Mk7 and Mk8 as well as Brabham BT5 and BT8. Joining them will be exotic continental thoroughbreds such as the Ferrari 206 Dino and Maserati Tipo 63 ‘Birdcage’. These tiny but rapid cars are certain to provide a fabulous dice as they swarm around the circuit en masse.


Complementing the featherweight Madgwick Cup cars will be the Fordwater Trophy, which offers an amazing grid of special slippery-bodied sports and GT cars that were engineered for endurance racing at high-speed circuits such as Monza and Le Mans. Standard production sports cars were fitted with magnificent wind-cheating bodywork to take the spoils in the classes for smaller-capacity cars. For the first time since 2003, the Revival will bring together these little-seen endurance specials, including MGs and Austin Healey Sprites with special Le Mans or ‘Sebring’ bodywork, plus special-bodied cars from Morgan, Triumph and even Jaguar. Expect to see in addition some lesser-known British specials from Sunbeam, Lenham and WSM.


The ‘celebrity’ two-driver races


The one-hour, two-driver Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration race remains the jewel in the Revival’s crown. Nowhere else in the world will you see such a spectacular grid of super-rare GT cars racing in anger, driven by great aces past and present. The grid this year will feature a breathtaking £30million array of internationally-renowned historic cars. Expect to see Jaguar E-type Lightweight; Ferrari 250 GT SWB, GTO and 330 LMB; AC Cobra and hopefully one or two of the original Shelby American Cobra Daytonas; Aston Martin DB4GT and Project car; plus thundering Chevrolet Corvette. Drivers expected to take part include Le Mans winners Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, Richard Attwood, Jackie Oliver and Henri Pescarolo; F1 aces Sir Stirling Moss, Patrick Tambay and René Arnoux; Indycar legend Bobby Rahal and US racing star Desiré Wilson; plus touring car champions Sir John Whitmore and John Fitzpatrick.


Following last year’s thrilling St Mary’s Trophy saloon car race for 1960s machinery, in 2006 it’s the turn of the 1950s cars again. Once more the huge Jaguar MkVII will battle with the nimbler Jaguar Mk1, plus Austin A35 and A40, Ford Zephyr, MG Magnette, Morris Minor, Riley 1.5 and Sunbeam Rapier. It is expected that they will be joined by more unusual racers such as Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Austin A50 and A105 Westminster, DKW and Standard Ten. The St. Mary’s Trophy continues as a two-part race staged on both Saturday and Sunday, with an aggregate result. Celebrity touring car drivers will again pair up with the cars’ owners – expect to see such luminaries as Sir Stirling Moss, Bobby Rahal, Derek Bell, John Rhodes, Jackie Oliver, John Fitzpatrick, Tiff Needell, Tony Dron, and Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams taking part.


Single-seaters


The principal change is that the Richmond and Gordon Trophies for Formula One and Intercontinental Formula cars (1954-61) will no longer feature the later rear-engined cars, becoming simply the Richmond Trophy for Formula One cars (1948-1959). This will offer exciting racing between the legendary cars from one of Grand Prix racing’s golden eras, with Maserati 250Fs out in force, battling against Ferrari 212, 500 and 246 Dino, plus Aston Martin DBR4, BRM Type 25, Cooper-Bristol, Connaught and HWM. Former GP star Jochen Mass is expected to drive the legendary Lancia D50 once again.


The above changes mean that the Goodwood Trophy now becomes a race entirely for GP ‘titans’ based on designs from before the Second World War, with the post-war Cooper-Bristols, Connaughts and others moving into the Richmond race. A full grid of big sit-up-and-beg single seaters will thunder around the fast and spectacular Goodwood track, just as they did in the circuit’s earliest years. Expect to see Alfa Romeo 308C and Alfetta take on Maserati 6CM, 8CM and 4CLT, plus Alta, Bugatti Type 54, ERA and Talbot Lago. It is also hoped that a gaggle of super-rare Alfa Romeo Tipo B monopostos – seen previously in the Brooklands Trophy race – will also take part.


The Brooklands Trophy will once again feature thundering cars of a type that raced at the famous banked circuit during the 1930s. This year the grid will comprise mainly exotic larger-capacity sports racing cars such as leviathan Bentley Specials, Alfa Romeo Monza, and Mercedes-Benz SSK, as well as MG, Delage and Riley. There will also be a sprinkling of pre-1930 GP cars such as the Bugatti Type 35. Goodwood has a long-standing connection with Brooklands. The present Earl of March’s grandfather, Freddie March, was a keen competitor at Brooklands and won the famous Double Twelve race in an MG. After WW2, racing was no longer possible at Brooklands, and in opening the Goodwood circuit Freddie March’s aim was to revive the original Brooklands spirit (a notion that was repeated when Lord March revived the Goodwood circuit in 1998). The Brooklands Automobile Racing Club became the British Automobile Racing Club and Goodwood was its new home – even Brooklands’ gates adorned the Goodwood circuit for a while. Seeing wonderful Brooklands-type cars racing flat out on the historic Goodwood circuit is certain to make a gripping spectacle.

The Glover Trophy for 1960s Formula 1 cars will once again see a spectacular gathering of 1.5-litre GP cars. The selection of cars taking part will focus on genuine F1 cars using fabulous-sounding V8 engines, making the race as noisy and exciting as ever.


The Chichester Cup for Formula Junior cars heralds a return for the earliest front-engined cars, which last appeared at the Revival in 2003. With so many Juniors competing internationally, the specification of the race changes every year, to give it a new look and character. Expect the usual thrills and spills from these small-capacity single seaters.


Sports cars


The Whitsun Trophy is sure to provide a great spectacle and some close racing. This year will see a selection of ‘big banger’ sports prototypes unleashing upwards of 10,000bhp between them. The legendary Ford GT40 features strongly, with at least half a dozen taking part. Providing stiff opposition will be legions of Ferrari prototypes, Lotus 30s, Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyders and McLaren-Chevrolet M1s.


The Sussex Trophy for sports racing cars ‘in the international spirit’ (1955-1960) is certain to be one of the weekend’s most exciting races. This will be a full-on battle of the 1950s ‘big banger’ sports cars, featuring Lister ‘Knobbly’, Jaguar D-type, Aston Martin DBR1, Ferrari Testa Rossa, Maserati 300S and T61 ‘Birdcage’, plus rare hybrids like the Tojeiro-Jaguar, Kurtis-Pontiac and Allard-Farrellac. Professional racers Tiff Needell, Stuart Graham, Peter Hardman, Tony Dron and Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams are sure to set the pace.


The Freddie March Memorial Trophy, for cars that contested the legendary Goodwood Nine Hour race, will once again take the form of a 12-lap sprint, featuring classic sports-racing cars such as Jaguar C-type, Aston Martin DB3S, Maserati A6GCS, Ferrari, Allard and HWM.


Motorcycles


The ever-popular Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy is always one of the most exciting races ever seen at the Revival. This is the only historic motorcycle race in the world that regularly attracts Italian exotics such as Benelli, Gilera, Ducati and Aermacchi in significant numbers. Battling against them will be German BMW as well as British Manx Norton and Matchless machinery. Lining up to race will be a host of famous motorcycle champions, including Wayne Gardner, Mick Grant, Jamie Whitham and hopefully Niall MacKenzie as well as racing heroes of yesteryear including Stan Woods and Colin Seeley.


Special Demonstrations


It’s 45 years since Phil Hill won the World Championship for Ferrari, and this year’s Revival will feature a special tribute to the great American racer, involving around 25 historic racing cars most closely associated with his illustrious career. Expect to see everything from the Alfa Romeo 8C and MG TC in which he entered his first races to his Le Mans-winning Ferrari Dino and a stunning recreation of his World Championship-winning Ferrari 156 ‘sharknose’ F1 car. There is also expected to be a collection of other important ex-Hill racers, from an OSCA MT4 to the Aston Martin Project 215 and ill-fated ATS Tipo 100 Grand Prix car. Joining Phil on the grid on Sunday is a host of the characters who raced with and against him over the years.


Following the sad news of his death shortly after the 2005 Revival, Goodwood will stage an emotive tribute to Ray Hanna in memory of the former Red Arrows leader at the 2006 Revival. In recent years, Hanna had become synonymous with the event, due to his virtuoso Spitfire flying displays with the Old Flying Machine Company.


To order advance tickets, please contact the Ticket Hotline:

Telephone: +44 1243 755055

Fax: +44 1243 755058

Email: bookings@goodwood.co.uk;

On-line via the Online Ticket section of the Goodwood website: www.goodwood.co.uk


For media enquiries, please contact Gary Axon or Janet Bradley in the Goodwood Motor Sport Press Office:

Telephone: +44 1243 755109

Fax: +44 1243 755115

Email: speed@goodwood.co.uk.

You will find the latest news of the Goodwood Revival at: www.goodwood.co.uk

[frogeye59]

Mouth watering race line up

I think there could well be many moist eyes around the circuit during the tribute to Ray Hanna, incredible pilot and by all accounts a top man.

I for one cant wait for those hallowed gates to open on friday 1st Sept 2006.


Ray Hanna brings his beloved Spitfire MH434 in to land for one of the final times at Goodwood Revival 2005

Bring it on

David

[LotusElise]

I'm going on the Sunday this year - tickets arrived the other day.

The St Mary's Trophy is normally my favourite race, although I haven't been there for the 50s saloons yet.

[Macca]

Phil Hill's "Le Mans-winning Ferrari Dino"?

Do they know something that has been kept from us?

:

Paul M

[Gary C]

and STILL no FFords!! Only joking, if only though..........................

[Barry Boor]

If everyone makes an effort, we could have by far the biggest ever TNF gathering on one of the days at Goodwood.

Wide angle lens, anyone?

[Mistron]

I'm looking forward to the small engined sportscars in the Madgwick Cup, eyeing up the future competition.......

Going down for the full weekend, traveling in style in a mates Europa. Can't wait!

[Jack-the-Lad]

This Yank TNF'er will be there all three days. I hope we'll all be able to meet up somewhere on site or at one of the locals.

Perhaps we can organize something on this thread.

Jack

[David M. Kane]

If Tiff Neddell is back, I suggest you stepback a few paces from the fence...

[frogeye59]

Originally posted by Barry Boor
Wide angle lens, anyone?

And thats just for me....!!!!

[Macca]

Originally posted by Gary C
and STILL no FFords!! Only joking, if only though..........................

If you paint your car dark green-and-gold and tell everyone it's a barn-find Brabham BT16 from South Africa, run as an F1 with an overbored (within tolerance) 1500cc engine...............but you'll have to wear an open-face helmet and goggles, and fit a less obtrusive rollover bar.....



Just don't expect me to make another model of it...

Paul M

[macoran]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference beteen this Revival and the Festival ?

[David McKinney]

Originally posted by macoran
what is the difference beteen this Revival and the Festival ?

A huge one
The Festival is held in the grounds of Goodwood House in June or July, with a hillclimb course used competitively by some of the cars in attendance, which include a number of modern cars.
The Revival is a proper race-morning, staged each September on the old Goodwood circuit down the road. There are demonstrations here too, but the heart of the programme is a series of races as might have been seen in the days the circuit was in operation (1948-66)
Oldtime drivers attend both, sometimes taking part in competitive events, in other instances taking the wheel for demo's, and sometimes just taking in the atmosphere

[macoran]

Thank you David

[Barry Boor]

Just in passing, I think David meant race-meeting, not race-morning. It goes on all day!

[JSF]

or three.

Really looking forward to the Revival and wearing my flat cap , it's a fabulous event and should be experienced at least once in your racing life.

[David McKinney]

Originally posted by Barry Boor
I think David meant race-meeting, not race-morning:D

...and I read it through at least twice before clicking the button

[howardt]

..and to add to David's post above, another difference is that they invite people to come in period clothing, which makes for some excellent photos that look like they could have been taken in the sixties.

I'll be there Sunday, probably at Levant.

[simon drabble]

Originally posted by Mistron
I'm looking forward to the small engined sportscars in the Madgwick Cup, eyeing up the future competition.......

Going down for the full weekend, traveling in style in a mates Europa. Can't wait!

I am racing my Merlyn Mk6a in this race - I cannot wait!!!!!

[Andrew Kitson]

Originally posted by macoran
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference beteen this Revival and the Festival ?

It is far far better than the Festival. Racing cars are meant to race which they can do at the Revival.
Very few of the cars at the festival go fast enough to be impressive, however it is a great event don't get me wrong, the Revival just puts it firmly in the shade!

[Dutchy]

I'm sorry that they have changed the format of The Goodwood Trophy - the mix of pre war ERAs and Altas with early post war cars such as Lago Talbot , Maserati 4CLT and HWM was absolutely correct for a rendition of the early days of the circuit and was a rare chance for the latter to be more competive than usual. Now if they appear at all they will be completely out of context having to run with cars built at the end of the two and a half litre formula.
I understand the changes have to be rung once in a while to maintain the interest but this simply follows the crowd. Goodwood is meant to be different.

[macoran]

Thanks all TNFers.
Seems like FOS / Revival / Stoneleigh are a must for a nutter like me.

Yes, yes they are my words !!

[VDRF97]

Well I'm making the long trip from Melbourne, Australia for the Revival so bring it on!

[Alan Cox]

An extract from the Revival's press office detailing some of the stars scheduled to appear:


Below is the very latest news about Who’s Driving What at the Revival – matching some cars and drivers you wouldn’t normally expect to see together! The Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration and the St Mary’s Trophy races offer two very challenging and different aspects of motor racing and bring lots of excitement to the sport. The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy race is the only motorcycle race of the weekend but brings some modern racers together with some classic machines from the 1950s.


Rauno Aaltonen, 1960s rallying and road-racing legend, will drive a Standard Ten (St. Mary's Trophy), and is also expected to drive in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration.

Rowan Atkinson, actor and comedian, will drive a Jaguar Mk VII (St. Mary's Trophy).

Richard Attwood, a Le Mans winner with Porsche in 1970, will drive a BRM P261 (Glover Trophy) and an Aston Martin DB4 GT (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration).

Derek Bell, five-times Le Mans winner, will drive a Jaguar Mk I (St Mary's Trophy) and a Jaguar E-type Lightweight (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration).

Justin Bell, son of Le Mans legend Derek, is expected to drive in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration.

Ray Bellm, former Endurance racing champion, will drive a Ford GT40 (Whitsun Trophy).

Sir Jack Brabham, three-times Formula One World Champion, will be at the Revival all weekend.

Peter Brock, legendary Australian Touring Car Champion, will drive a Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Holden FX (St Mary's Trophy).

Tony Brooks, former Grand Prix driver, will at the Revival all weekend.

Robin Brundle – former Touring Car ace and brother of F1 driver Martin – will race a Ford Zodiac Mk I (St Mary's Trophy).

Ron Chandler, former 500cc World Championship star, will ride a Manx Norton 500 (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy).

Tom Delaney, the world’s oldest active racing driver at 94, will drive his 1928 Lea Francis Hyper (Brooklands Trophy).

Tony Dron, former British Touring Car ace and Daily Telegraph motoring contributor, will drive a Ferrari 246S Dino (Sussex Trophy) and will also take part in the St. Mary's Trophy.

John Fitzpatrick, former GT and touring car ace, will drive an Austin A105 Westminster (St. Mary's Trophy) and a Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration).

Dario Franchitti, Scots-born CART star, will drive a Jaguar E-type Lightweight (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Wolseley 1500 (St Mary's Trophy).

Marino Franchitti, former British GT champion and brother of CART star Dario, will drive a Riley 1.5 (St Mary's Trophy).

David Franklin, multiple British hillclimb champion, will drive a Jaguar E-type (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Ferrari 250 LM (Whitsun Trophy).

Wayne Gardner – former World Champion motorcyclist – will ride a Manx Norton (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy).

Stuart Graham – the only man to win a TT on two wheels and four – will drive a Lister-Chevrolet (Sussex Trophy).

Mick Grant, seven-times TT winner, is expected to ride in the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy.

Peter Hardman, the spectacular historic racing specialist, will drive a Ferrari 330 LMB (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration), an Aston Martin DBR1 (Sussex Trophy) and a Ferrari 250LM (Whitsun Trophy).

Johnny Herbert, former F1 ace, is expected to drive a Jaguar D-type (Sussex Trophy) and an Austin Healey 3000S (Freddie March Memorial Trophy).

Derek Hill, son of F1 World Champion Phil, will drive an Alfa Romeo 3000 CM (Freddie March Memorial Trophy).

Phil Hill, triple Le Mans winner and the USA’s first F1 World Champion, will take part in a series of track parades in recognition of his career achievements.

Christian Horner, team principal of the Red Bull Racing F1 team, will share an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) with team driver Christian Klien.

Tony Jardine, television F1 pundit, will drive a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and an Austin A35 (St. Mary's Trophy).

Alan Jones, former F1 World Champion for Williams, will drive a BMW 502 V8 (St Mary's Trophy) and is expected to drive in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration.

Rupert Keegan, former British single seater star, will drive a Volvo Amazon 123S (St. Mary's Trophy).

Christian Klien, current GP driver with Red Bull, will share an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) with team principal Christian Horner and will drive an Austin A40 (St Mary's Trophy).

Barry Lee, former World Stock Car Champion, will drive an Austin A95 Westminster (St Mary's Trophy).

David Leslie, former BTCC star, will drive a Ford Anglia 100E (St Mary's Trophy).

Vitantonio Liuzzi, current GP driver for Toro Rosso, is expected to drive in the St Mary's Trophy.

Niall MacKenzie, former British Superbike Champion, is expected to ride a Matchless G50 (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy).

Jochen Mass, former Grand Prix star and Le Mans winner, will drive a Ferrari 750 Monza (Freddie March Memorial Trophy), a Lancia D50 (Richmond and Gordon Trophies) and will also take part in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration.

Arturo Merzario, Sports car legend and twice winner of the Targa Florio, will drive an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Ti (St Mary's Trophy).

Chas Mortimer, the noted TT racer, will ride a Manx Norton 500 (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy).

Sir Stirling Moss will drive a Jaguar Mk VII (St Mary's Trophy), an Austin Healey Sprite (Fordwater Trophy) and the unique four-wheel drive Ferguson Project 99 (Richmond Trophy).

Tiff Needell – racing driver turned TV presenter – will drive an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Jaguar Mk VII (St. Mary's Trophy).

Adrian Newey, Technical Director of the Red Bull Racing team, will drive his Jaguar E-type Lightweight (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration).

Jackie Oliver – Le Mans winner, F1 driver and former Arrows F1 team owner – will drive an Austin A35 (St. Mary's Trophy) and a Jaguar E-type Lightweight (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration).

Stéphane Ortelli, Le Mans winner and French touring Car star, will drive a Ferrari 250 GTO (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Ferrari 196S Dino (Sussex Trophy).

Henri Pescarolo, multiple Le Mans winner, will drive an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration).

David Piper – the well respected sports car privateer – will drive one of his magnificent Ferrari Sports Prototype cars (Whitsun Trophy) as well as entering several others with guest drivers in the same race.

Bobby Rahal, three-times CART Champion, will drive a Jaguar E-type Lightweight (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration), a Jaguar MkI (St Mary's Trophy) and hopefully a Lotus-Climax 24 (Glover Trophy).

Anthony Reid, stalwart of the British Touring Car Championship, will drive an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Hillman Minx (St Mary's Trophy).

John Rhodes, legendary tyre-smoking Mini racer, will drive an Austin A40 (St. Mary’s Trophy).

Michael Rutter, star of the British Superbike series, will ride a 450cc Honda (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy).

Michael Salmon, former Le Mans hero, is expected to drive an MG Magnette ZB (St Mary's Trophy).

Colin Seeley – ace motorcycle/sidecar rider and constructor – will ride an Aermacchi 350 (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy).

Lyn St James, the most successful woman in the history of CART racing, will share a Shelby American Cobra Daytona (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) with fellow lady-racer Desiré Wilson.

Sir Jackie Stewart, three times F1 World Champion, will be at the event all weekend.

Frank Sytner, former British Touring Car Champion, will drive an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder (Whitsun Trophy).

Patrick Tambay, former GP driver notably for Ferrari and Renault, will drive a Ferrari 246 Dino (Richmond Trophy) and is also expected to drive in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration.

Mark Webber, current Formula One driver, will be attending the event on Sunday.

Sir John Whitmore, former British and European Touring Car Champion, will race a Ford Zodiac MkII (St Mary's Trophy) and is expected to drive in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration.

Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams, spectacular star of 1970s saloon car racing, will drive a Tojeiro-Jaguar (Sussex Trophy), an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Morris Minor (St Mary's Trophy).

Desiré Wilson, the only woman to have won a Formula 1 race, will share a Shelby American Cobra Daytona (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) with fellow lady-racer Lyn St James.

Stan Woods, former motorcycle racing hero, will ride a Manx Norton 500 (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy).

[David McKinney]

Wow

Originally posted by Alan Cox
Stuart Graham – the only man to win a TT on two wheels and four

Don't know what Freddie Dixon and Charlie Dodson would have to say about that ;)

[Alan Cox]

Quite! These days you can't get the staff................

[bradbury west]

Originally posted by Alan Cox
An extract from the Revival's press office detailing some of the stars scheduled to appear:


Peter Brock, legendary Australian Touring Car Champion, will drive a Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Holden FX (St Mary's Trophy).

David Franklin, multiple British hillclimb champion, will drive a Jaguar E-type (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Ferrari 250 LM (Whitsun Trophy).

Bobby Rahal, three-times CART Champion, will drive a Jaguar E-type Lightweight (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration), a Jaguar MkI (St Mary's Trophy) and hopefully a Lotus-Climax 24 (Glover Trophy).

Sir John Whitmore, former British and European Touring Car Champion, will race a Ford Zodiac MkII (St Mary's Trophy) and is expected to drive in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration.

Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams, spectacular star of 1970s saloon car racing, will drive a Tojeiro-Jaguar (Sussex Trophy), an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Morris Minor (St Mary's Trophy).

Notwithstanding any other drivers, these make the tickets worth it on their own.

BTW which Lightweight E type does A Newey own, or is he just the driver?

Does anyone have the entry list for the small sports car race?

Roger Lund.

PS I forgot John Fitzpatrick above, what a star.

[Twin Window]

Originally posted by Macca

If you paint your car dark green-and-gold and tell everyone it's a barn-find Brabham BT16 from South Africa [...]

Just don't expect me to make another model of it...

I hope to be there too, but it's looking rather unlikely I'll be able to attend courtesy of the Isis as it's fried electrics won't be sorted by then (more's the pity ).

[Cal]

Originally posted by VDRF97
Well I'm making the long trip from Melbourne, Australia for the Revival so bring it on!

I'll be representing Brisbane.

Cal.

[zac510]

For locals, there are some contacts for dress on the Goodwood site:

http://www.goodwood....ok/contacts.htm

[zac510]

OK I got myself an old suit. I'm not really sure how old it is but it has a small collar and some ancient material

I spent ages looking for it, then decided to look at previous year Revival photographs where I discovered the dress code doesn't appear to be as strict as I first thought. I do want to get central paddock access though.

Not to worry, just need a hat and a tie now.

[JSF]

I'm just finishing the prep on a couple of McLaren M1B's for the Whitsun trophy, not long to go now.

[Andrew Kitson]

Latest press releases:

Hannu Mikkola, former World Rally Champion, will drive a DKW 1000 (St Mary's Trophy).

GOODWOOD HONOURS F1 CHAMPION PHIL HILL AT THE REVIVAL

This year’s Goodwood Revival, the world’s most authentic historic motor sport meeting, will celebrate the outstanding career and achievements of North American racing legend Phil Hill.

Between 1-3 September, the Goodwood Motor Circuit, near Chichester, will not only host a large gathering of significant cars from the racing career of Phil Hill, but also the orchestrate the reunion of the American World Champion with many of the characters who raced with and against him in the 1950s and 1960s.

To date Phil Hill is the only USA-born Grand Prix World Champion, winning his title with the Ferrari team in 1961 in the revered ‘shark nose’ 156 Dino. In addition to his World Championship title, Hill also took victory in countless races over nearly 20 years in motor racing; including winning the gruelling Le Mans 24-hour race three times.

During the Revival weekend, Phil Hill will be reunited with various Ferraris that he drove in his racing heyday, including the 1955 750 Monza, the beautiful 1963 250 GTO, plus two of his three Le Mans winners. He will also be reacquainted with some lesser-known, but no less exciting, machinery from his racing past, including the 1963 Aston Martin Project 215, a rare OSCA MT4, and the MG TC that he cut his racing teeth on as a youngster in California.

A special highlight for Phil, plus the expected 100,000-plus Revival crowd, will be the fearsome Chaparral-Chevrolet 2F that he campaigned in 1967, just before his retirement from motor sport. Hill won the BOAC 500 race at Brands Hatch on 30th July 1967 in the Chaparral, the car’s only victory, as it failed to finish all of its other races. The Chaparral has been shipped over to Goodwood from the USA especially for the Revival tribute to Phil, and is believed to be the car’s first appearance on a British race track since its Brands Hatch win in 1967.

During the Revival Phil Hill will also get the chance to catch up with many racing colleagues, including Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jack Brabham, and re-familiarise himself with the Goodwood Motor Circuit that he first visited 57 years ago, as a young visiting American trainee with Jaguar Cars and the S.U. Carburetter (sic) Company.

A tribute to Phil Hill will take place on the Goodwood track around lunch time on all three days of the Revival, and throughout the weekend of this historic event the circuit will echo to the spine-tingling bark of golden-age Grand Prix cars from the Fifties and Sixties, as well as thundering sports and GT cars, nostalgic saloon cars and little-seen Formula Juniors. Many of these important historic racing cars will be driven by famous faces from motor sport past and present. Phil Hill, Sir Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Sir Jack Brabham, Derek Bell, David Coulthard, Damon Hill, Gerhard Berger, Johnny Herbert, Wayne Gardner, Giacomo Agostini and the late, great Barry Sheene have all taken part at the Revival.

However, the Goodwood Revival is far more than a series of races for historic cars: it is a magical step back in time and a chance for visitors to revel in the romance of motor racing as it used to be. The lovingly restored circuit is unchanged from its heyday, and great lengths are taken to ensure that everything on the site is exactly as it was. All staff dress in appropriate period clothing from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s and each year more spectators and competitors get into the effervescent Goodwood spirit by dressing the part, considering it all part of the fun.

[David Beard]

Originally posted by Andrew Kitson

To date Phil Hill is the only USA-born Grand Prix World Champion, winning his title with the Ferrari team in 1961 in the revered ‘shark nose’ 156 Dino.

Will the Chris Rea Sharknose replica appear, I wonder?

[Barry Boor]

My first thought too, David.

[Macca]

Last I heard about the ex-Rea car was that it was Dutch-owned, and that Terry Hoyle has been trying to fit a genuine 120degree 1.5-litre Ferrari engine into it, which has proved difficult because the chassis is a bit undersize and built only very approximately like the original. There used to be some photos on Terry Hoyle's website but they seem to have gone.

Another Sharknose is being built, the chassis of which was seen at Stoneleigh this year on the Jim Stokes stand - however, it will be quite a while before it is a runner. It has an original 65-degree engine, correct gearbox, and is built as far as possible from original drawings.

Paul M

[Andrew Kitson]

The fact that Hannu Mikkola is entered is quite interesting. It will be I believe his first circuit race since the 1960s, can anyone confirm? I do recall seeing him win a special saloon race at Snetterton in '68 in a rally spec Escort.

[Alan Cox]

I believe Mikkola last raced in 1968, in the Escort series. IIRC Ford wanted him to gain some tarmac experience.

[LotusElise]

Does anyone have an entry list for the Brooklands Trophy?
I've not even read what cars will attend, apart from Tom Delaney's Lea Francis Hyper.

Also, total fluff I know, is anyone else dressing up?

[cosworth bdg]

Originally posted by Andrew Kitson
Latest press releases:

Hannu Mikkola, former World Rally Champion, will drive a DKW 1000 (St Mary's Trophy).

GOODWOOD HONOURS F1 CHAMPION PHIL HILL AT THE REVIVAL

This year’s Goodwood Revival, the world’s most authentic historic motor sport meeting, will celebrate the outstanding career and achievements of North American racing legend Phil Hill.

Between 1-3 September, the Goodwood Motor Circuit, near Chichester, will not only host a large gathering of significant cars from the racing career of Phil Hill, but also the orchestrate the reunion of the American World Champion with many of the characters who raced with and against him in the 1950s and 1960s.

To date Phil Hill is the only USA-born Grand Prix World Champion, winning his title with the Ferrari team in 1961 in the revered ‘shark nose’ 156 Dino. In addition to his World Championship title, Hill also took victory in countless races over nearly 20 years in motor racing; including winning the gruelling Le Mans 24-hour race three times.

During the Revival weekend, Phil Hill will be reunited with various Ferraris that he drove in his racing heyday, including the 1955 750 Monza, the beautiful 1963 250 GTO, plus two of his three Le Mans winners. He will also be reacquainted with some lesser-known, but no less exciting, machinery from his racing past, including the 1963 Aston Martin Project 215, a rare OSCA MT4, and the MG TC that he cut his racing teeth on as a youngster in California.

A special highlight for Phil, plus the expected 100,000-plus Revival crowd, will be the fearsome Chaparral-Chevrolet 2F that he campaigned in 1967, just before his retirement from motor sport. Hill won the BOAC 500 race at Brands Hatch on 30th July 1967 in the Chaparral, the car’s only victory, as it failed to finish all of its other races. The Chaparral has been shipped over to Goodwood from the USA especially for the Revival tribute to Phil, and is believed to be the car’s first appearance on a British race track since its Brands Hatch win in 1967.

During the Revival Phil Hill will also get the chance to catch up with many racing colleagues, including Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jack Brabham, and re-familiarise himself with the Goodwood Motor Circuit that he first visited 57 years ago, as a young visiting American trainee with Jaguar Cars and the S.U. Carburetter (sic) Company.

A tribute to Phil Hill will take place on the Goodwood track around lunch time on all three days of the Revival, and throughout the weekend of this historic event the circuit will echo to the spine-tingling bark of golden-age Grand Prix cars from the Fifties and Sixties, as well as thundering sports and GT cars, nostalgic saloon cars and little-seen Formula Juniors. Many of these important historic racing cars will be driven by famous faces from motor sport past and present. Phil Hill, Sir Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Sir Jack Brabham, Derek Bell, David Coulthard, Damon Hill, Gerhard Berger, Johnny Herbert, Wayne Gardner, Giacomo Agostini and the late, great Barry Sheene have all taken part at the Revival.

However, the Goodwood Revival is far more than a series of races for historic cars: it is a magical step back in time and a chance for visitors to revel in the romance of motor racing as it used to be. The lovingly restored circuit is unchanged from its heyday, and great lengths are taken to ensure that everything on the site is exactly as it was. All staff dress in appropriate period clothing from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s and each year more spectators and competitors get into the effervescent Goodwood spirit by dressing the part, considering it all part of the fun.

Sounds like a real trip down memory lane, i am very envious.....................

[Jack-the-Lad]

I for one cannot wait for Revival. Phil Hill was my boyhood hero, even though I saw him race only once...the 1963 Sebring 12 Hours.....which, coincidentally, was the first race I attended. I've seen him drive at Revival before, but this will be something special.

Jack

[Barry Boor]

To Lotus Elise: virtually EVERYONE dresses up!

or should I have said dresses down....

[Andrew Kitson]

I fortunately have a media pass. One of the requirements in getting one is you have to dress up
as all photographers and other trackside or paddock 'props' have to have the period look, except the marshals for obvious modern safety reasons. As a spectator too at most of the previous revivals, in my experience you enjoy it more and feel part of it. Those who attend in their Jenson Button caps and tee-shirts just look way out of place! However I don't really understand the stick-on false RAF moustaches that some wear either! Far too 'fancy dress' - grow a real one for it if you have to have
one!

I'm pretty sure I read on another press release somewhere (which I cannot find) that the Rea 'sharknose' will be in attendance.

Can't wait..

[JSF]

I'll be in my white mechanics overalls, no doubt not so white come sunday night.

[joe twyman]

The entry list does indeed state that the "Sharknose" will be there, with it's owner being John Bosch.

I should be there all three days and hopefully driving the 1958 Ferrari 250TR 58 that Phil Hill won Sebring with Collins sharing!

The Brooklands Trophy entry is similar to past years with Alfa Monza's, Bugatti', Bentley, Frazer Nash, Riley etc etc.

Not yet released, Jean Marc Gounon should drive the 250GTO with Sam Hancock...a very competitive pairing, JM is quick in anything he drives (still!) and Sam doesnt hang about either (See Whitsun last year) but they might have some trouble from Hardman & Minassian (Ferrari 330LMB) and Justin Law and Tonio Liuzzi (Lister Coupe) not to mention the lightweight E's.

Its not looking good weather wise as I write this, lets hope we get a last burst of summer!

[Andrew Kitson]

Joe, nice to hear from you, hopefully meet up with you there!

[Jack-the-Lad]

Originally posted by joe twyman


Its not looking good weather wise as I write this, lets hope we get a last burst of summer!

You're right. Up until today, fair weather had been forecast for the weekend, but it seems to have done a reversal.

Jack

[Mal9444]

Originally posted by zac510
OK I got myself an old suit. I'm not really sure how old it is but it has a small collar and some ancient material

I spent ages looking for it, then decided to look at previous year Revival photographs where I discovered the dress code doesn't appear to be as strict as I first thought. I do want to get central paddock access though.

Not to worry, just need a hat and a tie now.

Does one not have to be a GRRC member (or guest of a sponsor, or similar) to get a Paddock pass? GRRC have just sent out a reminder for Members not to forget their badges and Paddock passes (one for you, one for your guest for each member) along with dire warnings of retribution and being drummed out of the Brownies for any member caught selling of tickets and passes on eBay. Seems an odd thing to do if one can just buy them. And if one can just buy them, why do I remain a GRRC member when the only club activity in which I involve myself is going to the Revival (for three days, mind you)?

Of course, Zac - you may be (probably are, if you're here) a member anyway. But what about all our overseas TNFers? Presumably there must be a way they can gain paddock access without having to join the GRRC?

And Andrew... I think the chaps with falsies are actors, specially hired in, along with the Marilyn Monroe look-alike (who does not, I believe, wear a moustache), Laurel and Hardy and the blokes from Dad's Army. I'm pretty sure, though, that a Pleaseman's At is de rigeur if you own a water-cooled Velocette or a Wolsley with a bell on the front bumper.

[Mal9444]

Originally posted by Jack-the-Lad
I for one cannot wait for Revival. Phil Hill was my boyhood hero...

Jack

And if Phil Hill had not faked engine trouble at Casablanca in 1958 by switching the ignition on and off as he went past the stands, then deliberately slowing round the back of the circuit to let Mike Hawthorn go past, Stirling Moss would have won the world championship and become the first etc, etc...

I can't wait to meet Phil Hill either...



Actually, I don't really hold a grudge, not after all these years (SCM claims not to, so whom should I be to be so presumptious?) and anyway were not and are not PH and SCM the best of friends?

[JSF]

Originally posted by Mal9444



Does one not have to be a GRRC member (or guest of a sponsor, or similar) to get a Paddock pass? GRRC have just sent out a reminder for Members not to forget their badges and Paddock passes (one for you, one for your guest for each member) along with dire warnings of retribution and being drummed out of the Brownies for any member caught selling of tickets and passes on eBay. Seems an odd thing to do if one can just buy them. And if one can just buy them, why do I remain a GRRC member when the only club activity in which I involve myself is going to the Revival (for three days, mind you)?

Of course, Zac - you may be (probably are, if you're here) a member anyway. But what about all our overseas TNFers? Presumably there must be a way they can gain paddock access without having to join the GRRC?

http://www.goodwood....evival/faqs.asp

Are there restrictions on entry to the Paddock?
Access to the circuit infield is unrestricted – walk through the vehicle/pedestrian tunnel close to the main gate. Access to the paddocks containing the saloon cars, Formula Juniors, production sports cars and motorcycles is unrestricted, and there is a fantastic view of the cars in the main paddock enclosure from over its perimeter fence. However, only competitors, mechanics, Goodwood Road Racing Club members and special guests are able to gain access into the main paddock enclosure. For more details about how to become a member of the Goodwood Road Racing Club, select the home icon at the top of this page, then go to Motor Sport and choose Members.

So basically everyone can get to see all the cars in the main padock over the low fencing that is in place, but only team members and pass holders can enter into the padock and therefor get close enough to touch the cars. The fence is only a couple of feet away from the car, it's not like F1 where you are binocular distance and have no chance to talk with the drivers, mechanics or see the cars being worked on.