Showing posts with label racing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racing. Show all posts

Sunday, 20 September 2009

Race results..

Amid all the nostalgic revelry, it's sometimes easy to forget that there are races taking place here.

Well, those taking place in the races wouldn't thank us if we didn't acknowledge their participation in the weekend's on-track events so here is a potted list of the final placings for Sunday:

Richmond Trophy for Mid 1950s Grand Prix cars;

1st: Richard Attwood, Ferrari 246 Dino

2nd: Frank Stippler, Maserati 250F

3rd: Jochen Mass, Lancia-Ferrari D50A



Barry Sheene Memorial Race;

1st: Pemberton/Gardner, Matchless G50

2nd: Rutter/Russell, Manx Norton

3rd: Witham/Parrett, Matchless G50



St. Mary's Trophy - Saloon Cars;

1st: Gavin/Swift, Mini Cooper S

2nd: Aaltonen/Stanley, Mini Cooper S

3rd: Baldwin/Churchill, Mini Cooper S



RAC TT for 1960s Le Mans-style cars;

1st: Newey/Rahal, Jaguar Lightweight E-type

2nd: Verdon-Roe/Pirro, Ferrari 330 LMB

3rd: Hall, AC Cobra




Brooklands Trophy for Pre-War, Brooklands-era cars;

1st: Nick Mason (yes, THAT Nick Mason), Aston Martin Ulster

2nd: Blakeney Edwards, Frazer-Nash

3rd: Wills, BMW 328

Sunday at the Revival - This is the big one..


Sunday is always seen as The Big Day at The Revival.

The biggest crowds watching the biggest names in the biggest races.

For example, just one hour from now, the TT Celebration - a one hour, two driver race similar to the Le Mans format with two drivers per car will be waved off at 2 o'clock.

This grid of GTs features cars that raced at Le Mans in the early 1960s and are now reputedly worth in excess of £50 million pounds collectively.

Yes, FIFTY million.

And this year is expected to be once more a recreation of those Ferrari versus Aston Martin battles that took place at the beginning of the '60s, featuring a hand-picked retinue of drivers, some from that very era, others plucked from the current Formula One grid.

This might best be illustrated by five-time Le Mans winner, Derek Bell lining up alongside Ferrari F1 test driver Marc Gene (pictured) in a Jaguar vs Ferrari Battle of The Titans.



The TT is the absolute highlight of the weekend for very many of the thousands of spectators who crowd the fences to see some awesome wheel-to wheel action.

Friday, 18 September 2009

Out and about at the circuit



Queueing up for their turn on the circuit this Friday morning, a Lotus-Climax 15, Porsche 718 & Elva-Climax Mark 4, whilst Sir Stirling waits patiently in his beloved OSCA in the paddock.

Qualifying




Friday at the Revival is traditionally practice and qualifying day where drivers vie for their places on the various grids.

Look carefully at the names on these timing sheets and you'll see some quite illustrious faces are here to take part in the races held over the weekend.
(c) Goodwood!