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ClassicarGarage Newsletter 62 - Goodwood Revival Meeting 2011 |
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Dear classic car enthusiast,
From 16 until 18 September we visited the Goodwood Revival Meeting on the fantastic
Goodwood circuit near Chichester, Great Britain. The event was again unforgettable and uncomparable with any other event worldwide. With just over 138.000 visitors the weekend was fully sold out. Most of the visitors were dressed in the style of the 1940'ies, 50'ies and 60'ies and everything on the circuit grounds was breathing the classy style of days long gone. The races and the participating classic sports and racing cars were magnificent. The mix of already known and new participants and cars was perfect. All races saw thrilling battles in the front and middle of the field, drivers pushing the limits to finish as high as possible. The 50 year anniversary of the Jaguar E-type was celebrated with the beautiful Fordwater Trophy race. In this race thirty E-types of different models competed hard drifting through the curves on the edge of grip and stepping out on the green stuff. In the air the spectacle was also stunning. As ever the thundering air-displays of Supermarine Spitfires and the enormous Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress were fascinating. With this newsletter we try to share the unique Goodwood Revival racing feeling with you. We present six ClassicarGarage exclusive full HD (1080p) race video's and a photo reportage of the sports/racing cars in the paddock. Via Facebook you can also view a photo reportage of the Brooklands Museum and Circuit we visited on our way home. P.S. Since Friday September 23 we tested & photographed at nearly all our garages.
Shortly you may expect around 25 new arrived classic automobiles in our sales collection! Sincerely,
Marc Vorgers. Click the photo's to watch the video's immediately!
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St. Mary's Trophy part one - September 17 |
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The St. Mary’s Trophy race was driven in two parts on Saturday and Sunday. We present Part 1. The starting grid of this race is filled with icons of the 1960'ies touring car championships. Cars which dominated these races on the European circuits like the Jaguar MkII, Ford Galaxie, Mini Cooper S, Lotus Cortina, Saab 93, Alfa Romeo GTA and BMW 1800 TiSA! Great fun to watch because the cars battle door to door and pedal to the metal!
Watch HD video.
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Whitsun Trophy - September 17 |
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The Whitsun Trophy is the fastest race in the Goodwood Revival weekend. The starting grid consists of sports/racing prototypes which raced from 1963 until 1966. Most of these impressive racers are powered by around 500 bhp. V8 engines.
The cars, the sounds and the drivers in front of the competition are very spectacular! See legendary Ford GT40's race against Lola T70 Spyders, McLaren M1s, Lotus and Ferrari prototypes! Watch HD video.
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Fordwater Trophy - September 17 |
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The 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-type is celebrated with the Fordwater Trophy race. The starting grid is a mix of several models of the most popular British sportscar ever. You see mildly modified FHC and OTS roadcars race in competition with faster semi lightweights and full race lightweight E-types. The competition is hard and the drivers are really pushing! This race is interrupted by two safety car situations.
Watch HD video.
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Freddy March Memorial Trophy - September 17 |
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The Freddie March Memorial Trophy is a race in the spirit of the Goodwood Nine Hour races. These races were held in the years 1952 until 1955 on this circuit. This is a magnificent racing class in which the cars come drifting through the corners on the limits of their possibilities. The six cylinder racing engines screeming with sheer pleasure! Enjoy racers like the Jaguar C-type, Aston Martin DB3, DB3S, Maserati A6 GCS, Cooper T33, Austin-Healey 100S, Ferrari 750, Allard and HWM.
Watch HD video.
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| Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration - September 18 | |
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The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Celebration (RAC TT) is the most popular race of the Goodwood Revival weekend. Many drivers are battling for the best position with the competitors and with the balance between power and roadholding of their cars. In this race you see very scarce and priceless GT sportscars/racers. The starting grid consists of thoroughbreds like Ferrari 250 GTO, 250 GT SWB and 330 LMB, Aston Martin DB4GT and Zagato, AC Cobra and the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe. Halfway 'night falls' and it starts to rain cats and dogs!
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| Sussex Trophy - September 18 | |
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The Sussex Trophy is the closing piece of the Goodwood Revival weekend and a race one would not like to miss! This race is held with world championship sportscars and production sports-racing cars which raced from 1955 until 1960. (Also 24 hours of Le Mans). Enjoy scarce racers like Aston Martin DBR1, Ferrari Dino and 250 Testa Rossa, Jaguar D-type, Lister-Jaguar, Lister-Chevrolet, Maserati 300s and 450s.
In this race the track is still damp after the intense rain during the RAC TT race. |
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| Goodwood Revival Paddock photo's | |
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On Friday September 16 we admired and photographed the racingcars in the Goodwood Paddock. This 'Walhalla' can only be visited with a Goodwood Road Racing Club (GRRC) membership badge or with press accreditation. We think that is a shame but we can understand that the mechanics and drivers have to work and prepare for the races in piece. Hereby we present 91 photo's to be viewed separately or in a slide show!
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| Brooklands Museum & Circuit | |
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On our way back home to the Netherlands we visited the Brooklands Museum and Circuit. For racing and speed enthusiasts these are holy grounds! In the year 1907 the first banked circuit with concrete track was opened at Brooklands. In the prewar years many land speed record was set and broken here. The lap record is in hands of John Cobb who set the record at 143.44 mph in 1935 with his Napier-Railton. The record can not be broken because the circuit is largely dismantled. We think it is a super human accomplishment driving this fast on such a bumpy track! On the photo you see the about 1800 kg. heavy Napier-Railton being launched on a bump during
the record attempt! The very impressive Napier-Railton can be admired in the museum. Watch Photo reportage.
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