"Off to the Races!"

At long last what many of you have asked for - photos of our trip to the Goodwood Revival! Over a year in the making (mostly to get tickets and rooms) our group of nearly twenty met up in London and then used various modes of transportation to get to Chichester which is the largest city near the Goodwood property. Trains, buses (the Steve Austin tour folks) and rental cars - don't believe it is so easy to drive on the other "side". Big highways are fine but those narrow little, brick-walled lanes call for nerves of steel when passing an oncoming car at 80mph! Good-bye side view mirror....

Although the Goodwood Estate is huge, the traffic converging each day for the races puts local law enforcement to the test with vintage vehicles allowed to park closer (that lot is a car show in itself). Everyone in our group brought the recommended period dress although ladies abandoned the heels after one day. First race where the vintage clothing vendors outnumbered the cars parts people - allow 1/2 day just for vendors. Our group was always in position to watch the very fast 100 S which started fourth(40 some cars) and finished second to a 12 cylinder Lagonda!

Use the handy, small size program to select which races have the cars that appeal and then do WHATEVER to get into the competition paddock (period dress only). You have never seen a group of such rare and unusual cars in one place ever - and racing like the purse was millions. If you enjoy vintage racing in the USA, put this UK event on your "must do" list. For photos of our trip click here.

The start of any race at the Goodwood Revival is always exciting - very much a real competition with cars bent on winning!

The competition paddock at Goodwood is a must see! These Aston Martins are the greatest examples in the world for the marque.