Well our time at Goodwood is at an end, but not before we had a table of 6 friends, all from Tasmania. The hospitality suite is set up in a WWII Air Force Mess complete with props and actors, hece the uniforms in our photo ! A final wander around saw Mark visiting the Evanta stand, who make “DB4 GT Zagato’s”

We all enjoyed the Settrington Cup, where children of noted classic motorsport families pedal Austin A40 toy cars. Some parents seemed to be taking very seriously. A feature this year was a track display of machinery that had been deployed in the area during the Second World War. 20 D day veterans recieved a standing ovation whilst being driven around in jeeps. This was topped off by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight joined with the Canadian Lancaster presently touring the UK. A very moving memorial to all who gave service. Over 100 vehicles and 400 people were involved, typical of the high standards at the Goodwood Revival, Lord March and the Revival are to be congratulated yet again.

We will be heading back to Pyrford and T42 tomorrow, to go boating on the Wey and catch up with more friends. I shall sign off the blog tonight whilst listening to the roar of classic cars heading back to London, as well as period planes !

After leaving Woebley Cross Cottage on a sunny morning we headed to Duncton, just a stone’s throw from Goodwood. Bignor Roman ruins and Arundal Castle provided some relief for Hazel, but Friday saw us heading to Goodwood.

Bignor Roman Villa

Arundal Castle

As usual Goodwood Revival can be overwhelming, but after 2 previous visits we had a cunning plan. Using our roving grandstand tickets we made our

Enjoying the British sun !

D type

New Lightweight E type

What a car park !

way around the track by foot and tractor. Stopping at grandstands when the practice got a bit serious or the flying displays had us craning our necks. Because of all the walking we had only got partially dressed up, tomorrow will be the full monty. One feature this year is the Lavant Cup which features 18 Jaguar D types and 2 Jaguar XKSS, which were based on the D type. The Earls Court Motor Show provided cars from the past as well as current models, presented as concept vehicles. Star of the show was one of the new Lightweight E types being made by Jaguar. The hundreds of stands provided lots of temptation, some factory Aston Martin merchandise will be heading back to Tassie. You could spend hours in the car parks alone, there must have been over 2000 Jags in one ! The Bugatti and Bentley sum up Goodwood, both had been driven hard, oil stains everywhere and just left whilst their owners enjoyed this unique event. More tomorrow….