Jeeps get credit for helping win the war, but riding in the back of one is as brutal as having to fight on another front. The Revival also taught us that the English farmers who created the original Land Rover, copied off the Jeep, might have felt the same way.
Period dress is the rule, so strict at the race paddocks that entry is forbidden to men not wearing a tie or an ascot and women not wearing a skirt or dress unless they're part of a team. It's a common scene to see those who look like they work on the cars, garbed in coveralls and grease, speaking to those who look like they own the cars, garbed like they're about to get an audience with the Duke.
The Revival is a living museum. Not only can you get closer to the multimillion-dollar cars and their owners than you would at any actual museum, you get to see how they run and how they sound. Before every race, the paddock is full of old metal roaring to life to be driven to the trackside pen.
The sound can barely be believed, this being a time when tracks didn't order free-breathing screamers to keep it below 95 decibels. The world might have been black and white 70 years ago, but it was really loud. And talk about period correct: when's the last time you saw anyone rest a boot on the fender of a Mercedes-Benz SL?
The Revival could sell tickets to the trackside pen alone, where the entrants in a race gather before lining up on the grid. Standing in the middle of them all coming to life at once is like opera—one sung by a band of dyspeptic pets from Satan's kennel that reek of oil and will not quit until your eardrums boil.
The racing is as instructive and thrilling as it is occasionally painful. It's impossible to understand how much of a shock Carroll Shelby's creation was to the racing system until you watch three Cobras gap the field of contemporary Lister Jaguars, Lister Tigers, Jaguar E-types, and Corvette Stingrays.
Even among amateurs, the racing is thrilling—the two leading ERAs in the Festival of Britain put on a sensational show.
Mary's Trophy. Shepherd opened up his 7. When turns came, Shepherd took everyone to the school of "rubbing is racing," flinging the T-Bird all over the tarmac to keep more nimble cars like the Austin A90, Alfa Romeo Giuliettta TI, and several Jaguar Mk 1s behind. The "world's largest" historic motor racing festival has been thrilling a sell-out crowd of , in West Sussex. Most have been in period dress at the Goodwood Circuit, near Chichester.
The parades and races aim to create a "magical step back in time celebrating the halcyon days of motor racing", said the organisers. The annual event has run since when Lord March revived the circuit, which closed for racing in Sister act: Dressing up has always been part of the Goodwood Revival, and the variety of characters has grown over the years.
King of the Hill: Former F1 world champion Damon Hill was just one of the many famous drivers taking part in the races. Flying start: A grid full of J40s offered budding future stars the chance of glory in front of the huge crowds. Modern interloper: While not wearing a period costume in this instance, former F1 world champion Jenson Button made not only his historic racing debut, behind the wheel of two classic racing cars, but also his first appearance at the Revival.
Hot rod honeys: As well as racing of the period, the Revival also celebrates more general car culture from the s and s. Seeing double: Period costumes are the order of the day, and fit in perfectly with the retro advertising in the paddock. Rocking rebels: Attendees go to town for the Revival, making sure everything — from the bikes and cars to the clothes and attitude — is period perfect. Allow Us! Here's how to disable adblocking on our site. Click on the icon for your Adblocker in your browser.
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