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14th August, 2006 The Goodwood Revival, set to take place this year on 1st-3rd September, relives the glory days of Goodwood Motor Circuit, which – along with Silverstone – was Britain’s leading racing venue during its active years between 1948 and 1966. During this time it hosted contemporary racing of all kinds, including Formula One, the Goodwood Nine Hours race and the celebrated Tourist Trophy sports car race. Now, for three days each September, the circuit echoes to the spine-tingling bark of golden-age Grand Prix cars from the Fifties and Sixties, thundering sports and GT cars, as well as historic saloon cars and little-seen Formula Juniors. Many of these important historic racing cars are driven by famous faces from motor sport past and present. Sir Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Sir Jack Brabham, Phil Hill, Derek Bell, David Coulthard, Damon Hill, Gerhard Berger, Johnny Herbert, Wayne Gardner, Giacomo Agostini and the late Barry Sheene have all taken part at the Revival. 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. Sir Jack Brabham, Australia's three-times Formula One World Champion, will be at the Revival all weekend. Peter Brock, former Australian Touring Car Champion, will drive a Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Holden 48/215 (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 racer, 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 racer, 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 driver, 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 driver, 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 driver 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 – Australia's 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 an 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, Australia's 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 driver, will drive a Volvo 123S (St. Mary's Trophy). Christian Klien, current GP driver, 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 driver, will drive a Ford Anglia 100E (St Mary's Trophy). Vitantonio Liuzzi, current GP driver, 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 driver and twice winner of the Targa Florio, will drive an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Ti (St Mary's Trophy). Chas Mortimer, 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 – former racing driver – will drive an AC Cobra (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) and a Jaguar Mk VII (St. Mary's Trophy). Adrian Newey, Technical Director of a 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 driver, 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 sports car privateer – will drive one of his 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, Mini racer, will drive an Austin A40 (St. Mary’s Trophy). Michael Rutter, British Superbike rider, will ride a 450cc Honda (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy). Michael Salmon, former Le Mans driver, is expected to drive an MG Magnette ZB (St Mary's Trophy). Colin Seeley – motorcycle/sidecar rider and constructor – will ride an Aermacchi 350 (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy). Lyn St James, from CART racing, will share a Shelby American Cobra Daytona (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) with 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, 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, 1970s saloon car racer, 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, a one-time F1 winner, will share a Shelby American Cobra Daytona (Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration) with fellow lady-racer Lyn St James. Stan Woods, former motorcycle racer, will ride a Manx Norton 500 (Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy). 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. So why not raid your Granny’s or Grandfather’s wardrobe, check out the charity shops or surf the net for something special for these three memorable days in September and become a part of the Goodwood Revival? |
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