Vintage Car Racing: Goodwood Revival 2010 – Part 2
The Goodwood Revival 2010, to be held 17-19 September on the celebrated West Sussex motor circuit, is set to be a very special weekend, with mouth-watering grids, scintillating on-track action and a number of significant anniversaries to celebrate.
The 2010 edition of the Goodwood Revival is set to build on the success of last year’s event, when a record-breaking 134,000 people attended over the weekend. As ever, the Goodwood Revival offers visitors of all ages a chance to revel in the romance and glamour of motor racing as it used to be.
This September’s event will offer an action-packed weekend of historic motor racing and period theatre. In addition to the aforementioned Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration race and Madgwick Cup (talked about in part 1 of this article chain), the event will also be highlighted by the following on-track races:
St Mary’s Trophy: Two races for saloon cars of a type that raced between 1950 and 1959 – After 2009’s spectacular tribute to the Mini – the first single-make race in Revival history – the 2010 St Mary’s Trophy will revert to its traditional format, welcoming some of the best-loved saloon cars of the 1950s to Goodwood’s hallowed tarmac. From buzzing Austin A35s to thundering Jaguar Mk VIIs, the St Mary’s always provides thrilling action. Once again the St Mary’s will be a two-part race, with celebrity drivers taking the wheel on Saturday, followed by the owner-drivers on Sunday, and the result declared on aggregate. Expect to see touring car stars including Rauno Aaltonen, John Fitzpatrick, Andy Rouse and Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams battling with such luminaries as Derek Bell, Jackie Oliver, Anthony Reid and Brian Redman.
Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy: Two races for 350cc to 500cc motorcycles of a type that raced between 1951 and 1954 in the spirit of the ‘Goodwood Saturday’ meeting – This year’s Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy will continue as a two-part, two-rider challenge with a dramatic Le Mans-style running start. There will again be one race on Saturday and another on Sunday, with the result decided by aggregate timing. Each owner-rider will be paired up with a professional racer, and both will ride in each race, changing over in the pits around half distance. Famous motorcycle racers of the modern era – including Jeremy McWilliams, James Haydon and Michael Rutter – are expected to line up against former world champions such as Phil Read and Wayne Gardner. Also likely to take part will be heroes of yesteryear including Mick Grant, Trevor Nation andRon Chandler.
Fordwater Trophy: For production-based sports and GT cars in the spirit of the Goodwood Members’ Meetings, between 1960 and 1966 – The Fordwater Trophy will offer an amazing grid of special slippery-bodied sports and GT cars that were engineered for endurance racing at high-speed circuits such as Monza and Le Mans. Standard production sports cars were fitted with wind-cheating bodywork to take the spoils in these classes for smaller-capacity cars. For 2010, the Revival will bring together these little-seen endurance specials, including Deep Sandersons and Austin Healey Sprites with special Le Mans or ‘Sebring’ bodywork, plus special-bodied cars from continental marques such as Abarth, Alfa Romeo and CD. Expect to see in addition some lesser-known British specials from Ashley, Lenham and WSM.
Freddie March Memorial Trophy: For cars in the spirit of the Goodwood Nine-Hour races, 1952-1955 – This year’s Freddie March Memorial Trophy will once again be a 75-minute 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 100S, Ferrari 750, Allard and HWM.
Whitsun Trophy: For sports-racing prototypes of a type that raced between 1963 and 1966 – The Whitsun Trophy is the weekend’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 10,000bhp 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.
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