The Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place between June 25–27, and the Revival Meeting will be held on September 3–5. Lord Charles March staged a preview for the media at his Goodwood House home on March 24 when a number of the cars and drivers scheduled to appear at the Festival were on parade. These included Damon Hill driving the BRM P57 in which his father became World Champion in 1962, John Surtees in the recently restored Ferrari 158 from his 1964 World Championship year and David Brabham in the Le Mans winning Speed 8.
The main theme of the 11th running of the Festival of Speed is “Young Chargers, Old Masters,” celebrating the great family dynasties of motorsport. Those drivers present at the preview will be joined for the main event by Sir Jack Brabham, Phil Hill, Derek Bell, Emerson Fittipaldi and his nephew Christian, together with another famous nephew, Juan Manuel Fangio II. Other special celebrations will feature American Road Racing (100 years since the first Vanderbilt Cup and 60 years since the formation of the SCCA), 75 years of the Monaco Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna’s Dominant Decade in Formula 1 and 25 years of the Paris-Dakar Rally. Also eagerly awaited is the sculpture in front of Goodwood House, which will honor 100 Years of Rolls Royce and is promised to be the best yet.
A change to the format of the Revival Meeting in September will see racing on two full days, with practice on the Friday only. For the first time there will be a race for the cars that competed on the Brooklands outer circuit. To ease congestion at both the Festival and the Revival entry to Goodwood on all six days, please preorder your ticket and book as soon as possible. For information check out www.goodwood.co.uk.
Submitted by Keith Booker
