Goodwood Revival set for 16th-18th September
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England's world famous "Goodwood Revival"
will be held 16th-18th September, 2011.
Entry is by pre-acquired ticket.
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2010 Goodwood Revival
23rd September, 2010
15th July, 2011
With this year’s Festival of Speed fading into memory for the
181,000 enthusiastic spectators that attended the event, the excitement for motor racing at Goodwood is
growing again with England's 2011 Goodwood Revival set for 16th-18th September.
The 2011 Revival is set to build on the success of last year’s event, when a record-breaking 134,000 people
attended over the week-end. As ever, the Revival offers visitors of all ages a chance to revel in the romance
and glamour of motor racing as it used to be. It is the only major sporting event in the world set entirely to
a period theme and, every year, spectators and competitors take a step back in time by getting into the
effervescent Goodwood spirit. The majority of visitors enter into the spirit of the event, dressing in
appropriate clothing from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.
This September’s event will offer an action-packed week-end of historic motor racing and period theatre for
all the family, as always – with much more besides. The following is a summary of all the on-track activity:
Celebrity Two-Driver Races
Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration race (one hour, two driver)
For closed-cockpit GT cars in the spirit of the RAC TT races, 1960-1964
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 will once again feature a breathtaking £100+ million array of
internationally-renowned historic cars. Expect to see Ferrari 250 GTO, GT SWB and 330 LMB; Aston Martin DB4GT,
Zagato and Project cars; plus AC Cobra and the rare Shelby Daytona.
Fordwater Trophy
For Jaguar E-Types of a type that raced up to 1966
This year’s Fordwater Trophy will be very special indeed, featuring a grid exclusively made up of Jaguar
E-types, in celebration of the model’s 50th anniversary. It will be a 45-minute two-driver race, with driver
changes in the pits between 15 and 30 minutes. With a mixture of lightweights, roadsters, fixed head coupés
and low drag coupés, it should make for an intriguing spectacle and a fitting tribute to Britain’s most
popular sports car and its special relationship with Goodwood.
St Mary’s Trophy
Two races for saloon cars of a type that raced between 1960 and 1966
This year’s St Mary’s Trophy will feature cars from the 1960s – a truly golden age of touring car racing.
Expect to see a thrilling and close-fought battle between such diverse and classic cars as Jaguar MkII, Ford
Galaxie, Mini Cooper S, Lotus Cortina, Saab 93, Alfa Romeo GTA and BMW 1800 TiSA. As ever, the format will be
a celebrity race on Saturday, with the car owners taking their turn on Sunday, and the result declared on
aggregate.
Sports car races
Madgwick Cup
For sports-racing cars under 3-litres of a type that raced between 1960 and 1966
The Madgwick Cup is a name synonymous with Goodwood and the Revival, and this year’s race will feature a
diverse grid of small-capacity sports-racing cars from the early 1960s. With a grid of svelte, lightweight
Brabham, Elva and Lotus models, it should make for an incredibly fast and close-fought race.
Freddie March Memorial Trophy
For cars in the spirit of the Goodwood Nine-Hour races, 1952-1955
The Freddie March Memorial Trophy continues as a short sprint race for cars of a type that contested the
legendary Goodwood Nine Hour race. It will feature a fabulous collection of classic sports-racing cars such
as Jaguar C-type, Aston Martin DB3 and DB3S, Austin-Healey 1005, Ferrari 750, Allard and HWM.
Sussex Trophy
For World Championship sports cars and production sports racing cars from 1955-1960
The Sussex Trophy caters for World Championship sports cars and production sports racing cars from
1955-1960. These big, powerful cars, from the likes of Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lister and Maserati, are
perfectly suited to Goodwood’s fast, sweeping curves, and always produce a stunning spectacle.
Whitsun Trophy
For sports-racing prototypes of a type that raced between 1963 and 1966
The Whitsun Trophy is the week-end’s fastest race and is always guaranteed to provide breathtaking
entertainment and close racing. A wonderful selection of ‘big banger’ sports prototypes will once again
unleash upwards of 10,000 bhp between them. The legendary Ford GT40 will feature strongly, with several taking
part, including a rare 1964 model. Providing stiff opposition will be legions of Ferrari prototypes, Lotus 30s,
Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyders and McLaren-Chevrolet M1s.
Single-Seater Racing
Goodwood Trophy
For Grand Prix and Voiturette cars of a type that raced between 1930 and 1950
This race features GP ‘titans’ and more nimble voiturette cars based on designs from before the Second
World War. These sit-up-and-beg single seaters will thunder around the fast and spectacular track, just as
they did in the circuit’s earliest years. In addition to a gaggle of ERAs, expect to see Alfa Romeo 308C take
on Maserati 4CM, 6CM and 8CM, plus Alta, Bugatti Type 54 and Talbot Lago. A gaggle of super-rare Alfa Romeo
Tipo B monopostos will also take part.
Richmond Trophy
For front-engined Grand Prix cars of a type that raced between 1950 and 1960
The Richmond Trophy for Formula One cars (1950-1960) continues as a race solely for front-engined cars.
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 246 Dino, Aston Martin DBR4, BRM Type 25,
Cooper-Bristol, Connaught, HWM and the unique four-wheel drive Ferguson P99.
Glover Trophy
For 1.5-litre Formula One and Tasman cars of a type that raced between 1961 and 1965
This race for 1960s Formula 1 cars will once again see a spectacular gathering of 1.5-litre GP cars, from
the likes of Lotus, Brabham, BRM and Cooper. These racers are synonymous with the important F1 meetings in
Goodwood’s latter years, and 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.
Chichester Cup
For disc-braked rear-engined Formula Juniors of a type that raced between 1960 and 1963
This year’s Formula Junior race focuses on the ‘late period’, when cars ran with rear-engines and disc
brakes, which last appeared at the Revival in 2008. With so many Juniors competing internationally, the
specification of the race changes every year, to give it a new look and character. This year’s race sees
the cars in their ultimate form, and should once again provide close and competitive racing.
Earl of March Trophy
For 500 cc Formula 3 cars of a type that raced between 1948 and 1959
The Earl of March Trophy regularly provides some of the closest, most competitive racing of the Revival
week-end. The 500 cc Formula 3 racing was important and popular during Goodwood’s formative years, and this
year’s race should once again make for an intriguing spectacle.
Circuit Parades
Tribute to Juan Manuel Fangio
Goodwood Revival's annual feature tribute will be to Juan Manuel Fangio, on the centenary of his birth and
60th anniversary of him winning the first of his five world championships. A daily track parade will include a
variety of his most famous cars, to honour the life and achievements of this incredible man.
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100 Years of Ford of Great Britain
From humble family saloons to racing icons, lusty sports cars to military vehicles, and rally legends to
commercial 'work horses', Ford of Great Britain has been responsible for some of the most iconic vehicles ever
to grace Britain’s roads and race tracks. This year the company celebrates its centenary, and the Revival will
celebrate with a parade of the greatest and most instantly recognisable vehicles from those 100 years.
Motocross Champions
This year’s Revival will celebrate a branch of two-wheeled sport at which Britons were once dominant.
Motocross was a hugely popular sport on British television in the 1960s, and this parade, featuring seven past
champions from that period, will evoke memories of that era.
Special Tribute
75 Years of the Spitfire
This year marks the 75th anniversary of arguably the most famous fighter plane of all time. The Supermarine
Spitfire first flew in 1936, and went on to become a true icon, credited with helping the Royal Air Force win
the Battle of Britain. Having served as a Spitfire base during World War II, Goodwood is a particularly
fitting venue to celebrate this anniversary, with an incredible gathering of aircraft, and a spectacular mass
scramble where all the planes will take off in close formation.
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