Goodwood Revival had it all, once again. That also meant both fine weather and atrocious conditions, making racing even more spectacular. Here are the highlights.
As ever, Goodwood attracted the usual cast of great drivers, ready to once again battle it out behind the wheel of the best-prepared classic race cars in the world. Tom Kristensen, Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve, Romain Dumas, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Kanaan, the Franchitti brothers, Steve Soper and many more showed their craftsmanship in what was at times the foulest of weather. It only seemed to add to the nostalgia.
Next to the races, Goodwood added a couple of celebrations. To honour the career of Jim Clark, thirty cars he raced paraded on track. Most of them Lotus of course: 18, 25, 38, the 32B sports car, but also the Ford-Lotus Cortina, or the Era B-Type R5B ‘Remus’ Clark once drove purely for fun in Rouen. ‘I VEV’, the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Clark raced, was an eyecatcher all the same. Driving a flock of sheep through the starting grid, referred to the Scott’s background as a farmer.
Alfa Romeo’s rich racing history was a theme of its own. To celebrate the centenary of Alfa Romeo’s win of the first world championship for makes in 1925 – with the P2 – Goodwood came up with a parade of racing Alfas dating from the twenties right up to 1975.
On track, there was even more sideways action than usual, on account of the rain. This led to chaotic moments and incredible overtaking all the same. As far as assuring the spectacle goes, everyone does their job in Goodwood. Steve Soper and Tom Kristensen were fine examples, duelling their respective Ford Fairlane and Ford Thunderbird all the way to the flag in the first race of the St Mary’s Trophy.
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