Goodwood Revival 2011 Update

Festival of Speed, done and another huge success, now Goodwood turns its attention its even-more awesome Revival meet, 16-18 September, promising "mouth-watering grids, scintillating on-track action, and a number of significant anniversaries to celebrate." A record-breaking 134,000 people attended over the weekend in 2010, and plans are afoot to replicate/better this in 2011. As ever, the Revival offers visitors of all ages a chance to revel in the romance and glamour of motor racing "as it used to be." It is the only sporting event in the world set entirely to a period theme and, every year, spectators and competitors take "a magical step back in time" by getting into the effervescent Goodwood spirit. The majority of visitors enter into the spirit of the event, dressing in appropriate clothing from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. This September’s event will offer an action-packed weekend of historic motor racing and period theatre for all the family, as always – with much more besides. There is a huge array of races taking place on the historic, fast Goodwood Circuit, including: Celebrity Two-driver Races with Ferrari 250 GTO, GT SWB and 330 LMB; Aston Martin DB4GT, Zagato and Project cars; plus AC Cobra and the rare Shelby Daytona. The classic Fordwater Trophy, for Jaguar E-Types of a type that raced up to 1966 and a mixture of lightweights, roadsters, fixed head coupés and low drag coupés. St Mary’s Trophy, with cars from the 1960s like Jaguar MkII, Ford Galaxie, Mini Cooper S, Lotus Cortina, Saab 93, Alfa Romeo GTA and BMW 1800 TiSA. The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy; a two-part, two-rider challenge, this year featuring bikes from the 1960s and there's various sports car races. It's going to be another belting Goodwood event, for sure. This year also marks the 75^th anniversary of arguably the most famous fighter plane of all time – the Supermarine Spitfire, which first flew in 1936, and went on to become a true icon, credited with helping the RAF win the Battle of Britain.  Having served as a Spitfire base during World War II, Goodwood is a particularly fitting venue to celebrate this anniversary, with an incredible gathering of aircraft, and a spectacular mass scramble where all the planes will take off in close formation. To order advance tickets for 2011 Goodwood Revival, please contact the Ticket Hotline: Telephone: +44 (0)1243 755055 or Email: ticket.office@goodwood.com
or book on-line: www.goodwood.com/motorsport. You will have an amazing time, period (geddit?)!