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Goodwood Revival
17. – 18. – 19. September 2010

The time has come again to book your seats for the greatest classic car event in the UK, and Car Insurance Television will be there to support it and offer you classic car insurance.

TheGoodwood Revival is, quite simply, a magical step back in history, a time to revel in the romance and glamour of motor racing as it was in the halcyon days on a circuit that has a unique place in the history of British motor sport.

For three days in September, the Goodwood Motor Circuit closes its gates on the modern world and creates a unique blend of intoxicating excitement, from the classic cars flashing between the grassy banks of this historic track to the breathtaking aerial manoeuvres of wartime aircraft.

The Revival is unashamedly a remembrance of motor racing as it used to be.

Daring drivers racing wheel to wheel on a stage used by legends like Sir Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark,  and Graham Hill.

Cheering them on a huge crowd drawn back to the days when Goodwood was the spiritual home of motor sport.

This is the biggest and best motor racing event of the year, an enthralling time to leave the modern world behind and wallow in the way things used to be.

On the track, and in the air, the drama is relentless, a feast for all the senses. The Goodwood Revival is unique, one of the wonders of the world.

Information about the Classics Race Event

FRIDAY the 17th is official practice day, with drivers and riders competing for the best positions on the starting grids. Lap after lap, cars and motorcycles will be taken to the limit in search of those last few tenths of a second that will decide who starts at the front.

There is also the very interesting annual Bonhams sale of priceless historic cars and motor racing artifacts. If you are going to buy one there make sure you arrange your vintage car insurance with us!

SATURDAY the 18th sees the racing get underway with the drivers and riders jousting for those much-coveted Goodwood trophies and the honour of being a Goodwood winner. Highlights of the programme will be the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy for motorcycles, the hugely popular St Mary’s Trophy for saloon cars and the 40′s and 50′s Grand Prix cars scrambling for grip as they battle for the Goodwood Trophy. Saturday is also Ladies’ Day where the most spectacular period frocks are on show.

SUNDAY the 19th features what, for many, is the highlight of the weekend’s racing, the Royal Automobile Club TT for some of the world’s most valuable racing cars. These are the beautiful GT cars that, in days gone by, contested the TT.

The motorcycles are back out again too, as are the saloon cars, as well as a mouth-watering array of historic Formula One cars and sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s in an action-packed programme of wheel to wheel racing. In the air, as ever, will be the Spitfires and Hurricanes that flew from Goodwood to take part in the Battle of Britain. The day culminates in the Award Giving ceremony where Lord March awards his much-coveted trophies and medals. Memories are made of this.

Best Places to view the Classic Racing Cars from

THE SUPERSHELL BUILDING
A Goodwood landmark, seen in so many photos of the great old days of racing here. The 1950s building is right on the edge of the track at the entry to Woodcote Corner, one of the fastest on the circuit.

Here you have a very good vantage point  in the Woodcote grandstand and you are near to the Paddock where all the cars and motorcycles are based.

THE GOODWOOD MESS
If you can afford it the Goodwood Mess is the best view of the classic cars. Modelled on the Driver’s Club, take a step back in time, and enjoy a truly interactive experience where the charm of the Revival will be brought to you.

Situated track side just beyond the start/finish line with great views all the way to the mighty Madgwick Corner at the heart of the action. Get close to the sights and sounds of these iconic racing cars being prepped and then taking their place on the start line before seeing them hustle for their space on the track.