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Description: Sports: Motorsport / Sport Topic: Motosport Venues / The Chichester motor racing circuit that re-opened to the sport in ... more
Goodwood Circuit ... September 1998.

Newest Review: ... stars (including BTCC and F1 drivers), or the great heroes like Sir Stirling or Black Jack Brabham. My tip is to hang around near the drivers marquee, have a mate who's a racing bore to ident the stars, and if all else fails, buttonhole anyone in racing overalls and bluff it! Make the Effort! All the drivers, team members and staff get into the spirit, by dressing in period clothes. No ... more

 ... modern cars are allowed into the infield (apart from the tyre truck which is hidden away). You are not allowed into the main paddock in modern clothes, and will be looked down on anywhere in the infield. Beg, steal or borrow period clothes. At the ver...more

HiRich
Premium Review Goodwood Circuit: Your Goodwood Survival Guide (755 words)
by HiRich - written on 25/01/02 (Very useful, 121 readings)
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Big Chris's review of the Goodwood Revival Meeting is spot on, so I'll just add a few tips (based on my visit in 2001 as a team member). What is It? Lord March has completely recreated the style and spirit of motor racing in the 40' to '60's. All cars have be of the right age to have been able to race at the circuit before it closed (in '66 if I remember correclty). Goodwood is a fantastic circuit to race and watch at. People say it is like walking onto a film set, but really it's like walking into a full size Scalextric track (the Scalextric buildings from the '60's were actually based on the Goodwood buildings). Everyone ...

Big_Chris
Premium Review Goodwood revival 2000 (138 words)
by Big_Chris - written on 30/09/00 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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If you wern't there you should have been!! I attended the revival meeting on Sunday 17th September of this year which was the main race day. This year was as good as ever even with the fuel crisis only a few cars were not there. That had no effect on the racing and with the dry weather and track conditions there was some of the closest racing I've seen so far. My personal favourite at the meeting was the reciently rebuilt lancia D50, unfortunatly they didn't seem to want to race it but it was still good to see it there. Many famous faces were there such as Barry Sheene and Sterling Moss. I'm looking forward to next year and for ...

 
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