Photo: John Colley/Goodwood Revival

Ask anyone who has been to the Goodwood Revival, and you’ll likely hear glowing reviews and wonderful stories. It is certainly #1 on our “must see” list. The annual highlights show on UK television does a great job of showing the hard-fought race action mixed with the vintage atmosphere. I think its safe to say that the on-track racing is some of the most intense historic racing you’re bound to see anywhere. Insanely rare and expensive automobiles going wheel to wheel on one of the fastest circuits is a sight to behold.

Photo: John Colley/Goodwood Revival

We’ve found portions of ITV’s 45-minute show online, along with some other videos that capture the sights and sounds of this event. The full ITV show is available for download via several ‘torrent’ websites if you are so inclined.

Here’s the Tourist Trophy portion of the ITV show, featuring GT cars from the early sixties. Luckily this year’s event had a clean start, but Bobby Rahal’s off-track excursion in F1-designer Adrian Newey’s lightweight e-type will make you cringe! Incredible racing.

Starting life as a perimeter road around the WWII airfield, the track is hellishly fast and must be quite a thrill in a historic car. Not to mention, you need to have an immaculately prepared motor and car to withstand these revs and forces!  To get an idea of the speeds, ride along with Tony Dron as he battles with Anthony Reid in the St. Mary’s Trophy! Dron is in a Ford Zodiac and Reid in a Jag Mk1, drafting and sliding their way around the track. Sadly, it ends with Dron breaking a front hub and retiring. (Skip to 1:30min for the start.)

Again, try and find a copy or download of the ITV show, because the St. Mary’s race was immensely entertaining. Watching ex-F1 driver Martin Brundle in a little A35 duke it out with multi-time Le Mans winner, Tom Kristensen, in the bigger Austin Westminster is not to be missed!

Photo: Matt Sills/Goodwood Revival

Here’s an amateur video of the Whitsun Trophy race that really gives you a sense of the raw sound of the ground-pounding sportscars that the television coverage doesn’t capture.

Thanks to Motorsport Retro for pointing to the ITV TT segment.
Goodwood Photographs are from the Revival website.

There are two activities that we have picked out as our raison d’etre for this run…

Saturday, September 26
The Ron Sitner Memorial Hare & Hound Rally, formaly known as the Maryhill Drivers Hare & Hound Rally, will take place on Saturday, September 26. The starting place is the Chamberlain Lake Rest Area, about 7 miles east of Bingen, WA on Hwy 14. Drivers meeting at about 10:30 and the first car out at 11:01. As in the past, the rally will be over in time for you to enjoy the car show at the Maryhill Museum in the afternoon. Participants will be staying at the Ponderosa Motel in Goldendale, WA, rates are $60 for a single to $80 for a double-double. Pets are welcome but mention it when calling, pet rooms are in the older section. Phone 509-773-5842, mention Touring Club of Oregon. Dinner and trophy presention will be at the same mexican restaurant as last year and will be at 5:30.

Sunday, September 27
The Maryhill Hillclimb is a SOVREN vintage race up one of the few genuine hillclimbs on one of the world’s most spectacular hills on the first paved highway constructed in Washington state almost a century ago. This course is featured in many car commercials and offers countless scenic viewing spots. Racing will take place from 8:30a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday on the historic Maryhill Loops Road 4 miles west of the Maryhill Museum and near the Stone Henge replica.

Getting there?
We know that we will all be departing from different start locations, and different start times, so we are going to leave this as a “self-organized” adventure. Please use the forums to coordinate with others who are attending, and we will also update this page with details if specific meet-up locations are determined. There are some amazing roads down in southern WA, with potential detours past Mt. St. Helens or along the Columbia River. Let the adventure begin!

Warwick has posted photos from today’s action at the Westwood 50th races on his website. More to come on Sunday…are you coming too?