Octagon January, 2016

1953 Jaguar C Type racing in the
Freddie March Memorial Trophy
Many Club Members have had the
opportunity to make Goodwood a must see
when visiting the UK.
2015 was my year to get to the September
Goodwood Revival and planning started
in 2014. You buy your tickets online but
only after the F1 circus has announced its
rounds so that Goodwood does not clash
with any dates. Due to travel plans, we
selected Friday 11 September to make our
pilgrimage. I sought help from a few who
had attended previous Revivals and found
accommodation in the area very difficult
to obtain, expensive or both – several
locations have bookings years in advance
in anticipation of the dates... I found a lovely
little Hotel/B & B outside of Winchester less
than 2 hours heavy traffic drive to the track
and for just £95 per night B & B for us both.
Getting to the circuit is an experience in
itself...simply follow the hundreds of classics
who know the best way but take my advice,
get there early as the gates open at 7.00am;
GOODWOOD
REVIVAL
2015
WHAT A BLAST
by Russ Geraghty
after that, the traffic simply builds and
builds. My loan BMW seemed very out of
place in the car park with a new 488 Ferrari
pulling up next to me, left hand drive and
father and son hurrying each other along in
Italian. Ahead is one of those new orange
McLarens and there are dozens of Porsche,
more Ferraris, Jaguars scattered all through
this car park...and this was carpark C, there
are many more.
Goodwood is multiple events all rolled into
one. Before you get to the circuit, you pass
through the section titled “Over the Bridge”.
I met a chappie sitting happily in the back of
his MGB GT, sipping a glass of Champagne
with his mate, sharing a cheese platter. He
told me he has been coming here for 15
years and not made it to the track yet as
there is so much to see on this side of the
Bridge...and he is so right. Let me call this
side ‘Car Candy’. I went wandering through
the carpark for an hour and spotted cars
I have only heard about and here they all
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