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banked formation so the silhouettes of the planes
could be easily observed. (In one previous year
twelve Spitfires flew into Goodwood!) As well as
the flypasts and landings, a considerable number
of
air-
craft
were
on display in a grassed area (close to the the
Veuve Clicquot marquee with champagne bottle
prices from £75 to £189) where you can touch
them and picnic under their wings. You would
be surprised at how many guests arrive by
helicopter or plane earlier in the day.
The other appealing part of the 3 days is actually
outside of the Goodwood Revival(!), where
pre-’66 cars are allowed to park adjacent to the
track entrance, and the many trade, clothing and
memorabilia marquees that are located there (as is the Bonhams auction - what didn’t sell at
the previous week’s Beaulieu Autojumble plus more ‘new’ investment quality cars and bikes).
Finally, this is the fourth time I have been fortunate to have visited Goodwood, either for
the Festival of Speed, which is basically a
hillclimb with extras like a rally section
(featuring people like Paddy Hopkirk and the
various Finnish and Swedish rally heroes)
and 4x4 car demonstrations, or the Revival.
Both have their appeal, but in my opinion the
Revival is an event that you could never tire
of because of the organisation, the magical
yesteryear atmosphere (where even ATMs
are hidden inside the traditional British red
‘K6’ phone booths) and the ever changing
variety of annual celebrations that are a part
of this memorable occasion. Thoroughly recommended!
As mentioned previously, do book your accommodation early if you want any choice and to
be close to the event. The provisional 2017 dates are the 8th to the 10th of September. Ticket
sales commenced 31 October 2016 and because numbers are limited to restrict overcrowd-
ing, do sell out before the event.
Be there!
And while the Messerschmitt pilot was
staring boggle-eyed at the artwork...
Under dash work on
an Aston Martin
Brake troublein a C-type
Pristine D-type
and crew