An early start saw us arriving at the Revival by 9.30 with a good run down apart from some missing diversion signs. Luckily we’ve been enough times to know roughly where to head. Hospitality was in the Barracks today, which turned out to be a bit of a hike from the car park, H’s feet were suffering by the time we got there…….

Surrounded by American D Day vehicles, and a few classic cars, it made an impressive sight. Those amphibious “ducks” are large vehicles.

After an early lunch we ventured out to watch some of the demonstrations, races and parades. Particularly poignant was Lady Susie Moss being driven around the circuit in an Aston Martin DB3S, followed by some notable cars that Sir Stirling drove. He is seriously ill, and Lady Moss was in tears as Lord March read out his career. Having won his first race here, ended his career here after a nasty crash and raced at all the Revivals he is known as Mr Goodwood.

We decided to start heading back to the car park after visiting the paddocks and shops. A very nice man offered to drive us across the infield in one of the hospitality early Landrovers, relief for H. A number of notables were seen in the pits, an Aston Martin DB3S coupe, so ugly it’s rather nice, like the Ferrari “Breadvan”

An impressive line up of “normal” 3’s and Jaguar C types.

As well as the odd Ferrari or two. As usual the fashion was amazing, plenty of Mini’s and associated girls ! However it was rather warm, 27 degrees, so some of the public dressed up in full officers kit looked slightly wiltered , and a lot of wives hobbling around on heels !

It’s an amazing event, where else would you see a Vintage Rolls Royce ice cream van ?

Or Roger Clark’s / Stirling Moss’s MGB parked in the car park.

So an amazing first day, I’m glad we made it and are ready to repeat it all tomorrow minus the high heels !