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2016 Goodwood Revival
A vintage year!
Goodwood Revival 2016 (Source: ©2016 The Goodwood Estate Company Limited. )
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Goodwood Revival is a three-day festival held each September at Goodwood Circuit since 1998 for the types of road racing cars and motorcycles that would have competed during the circuit's original period“”1948““1966.
All the drama -
Wheel-to-wheel racing is at the heart of the Revival, the track action the event's biggest draw. Hundreds of rare and priceless cars, driven by champions past and present, compete for the most coveted trophies in historic motorsport.
Period dress is de rigeur. Ladies in their furs and frocks, gentlemen in their tweeds and trilbies all help to create the uniquely stylish atmosphere that sets the Revival apart from all other motor racing events.
Wheel-to-wheel racing is at the heart of the Revival, the track action the event's biggest draw. Hundreds of rare and priceless cars, driven by champions past and present, compete for the most coveted trophies in historic motorsport.
Period dress is de rigeur. Ladies in their furs and frocks, gentlemen in their tweeds and trilbies all help to create the uniquely stylish atmosphere that sets the Revival apart from all other motor racing events.
The Revival always attracts the finest in historic motor racing talent - and a host of famous faces from the motorsport world and beyond. Among the stars competing are Tom Kristensen, John McGuinness, Sir Chris Hoy, Giedo van der Garde and Jason Plato and stars from formula 1 including Christian Horner Jochen Mass Jackie Oliver Jean Alesi Mark Blundell David Brabham David Coulthard.
Kinrara Trophy -
The Kinrara Trophy sponsored by Cazenove Capital is a new fixture at the Revival ““ a 60-minute two-driver race into dusk on Friday evening, catering for closed-cockpit GT cars of a type that raced before 1963.
It will be a wonderfully atmospheric encounter, evoking memories of early 1960s Tourist Trophy races, mixed with the party spirit as the sun sets over Le Mans. The world´s most glorious GTs will do battle, including Aston Martin DB4GTs, steel-bodied Jaguar E-types, and Ferraris SWB and GTO.
The Kinrara Trophy sponsored by Cazenove Capital is a new fixture at the Revival ““ a 60-minute two-driver race into dusk on Friday evening, catering for closed-cockpit GT cars of a type that raced before 1963.
It will be a wonderfully atmospheric encounter, evoking memories of early 1960s Tourist Trophy races, mixed with the party spirit as the sun sets over Le Mans. The world´s most glorious GTs will do battle, including Aston Martin DB4GTs, steel-bodied Jaguar E-types, and Ferraris SWB and GTO.
Brabham Driver Tribute -
The 2016 Goodwood Revival will honour the late Sir Jack Brabham, 50 years after he became the only driver in F1 history to claim the World Championship in a car bearing his own name. Brabham raced and tested at Goodwood extensively during his career, and developed a number of championship-winning cars at the Motor Circuit.
The 2016 Goodwood Revival will honour the late Sir Jack Brabham, 50 years after he became the only driver in F1 history to claim the World Championship in a car bearing his own name. Brabham raced and tested at Goodwood extensively during his career, and developed a number of championship-winning cars at the Motor Circuit.
A huge gathering of single-seater, saloon and sports cars encompassing his career as a driver and team owner will take part in a number of on-track demonstrations during the weekend. For an in-depth look at Jack Brabham and his relationship with Goodwood, read Doug Nye's recent column, while Paul Fearnley's tribute to the formation of the Brabham team offers further colour.
The festival acts as a showcase for exceptional wheel-to-wheel racing around a classic circuit, untouched by the modern world and relives the glory days of Goodwood Circuit, which ranked alongside Silverstone as Britain´s leading racing venue throughout its active years. Between 1948 and 1966 Goodwood hosted contemporary racing of all kinds, including Formula One, the famous Goodwood Nine Hours race and the celebrated Tourist Trophy sports car race.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Gordon opened the motor racing track in 1948 driving around the circuit in a Bristol 400, then Britain's state-of-the-art sporting saloon. Most people dress in period clothes. It is one of the world's most popular motor race meetings and the only UK event which recreates the golden era of motor sport from the 1950s and 1960s.
Source: Goodwood
Source: Goodwood
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