Classic & Sports Car UK – September 2019

10 Classic & Sports Car September 2019

W

e makenoapologiesforall the

Goodwood coverage this month.

On the heels of a rejuvenated

Festival of Speed (p14), C&SC is thrilled

to reintroduce our Revival preview (p171).

Not only does it give us a glimpse of the

races, cars, drivers and displays we’ll be able

to enjoy in September, but it also gives us

a chance to explore the inspiration behind

the Duke of Richmond and his team’s

perfectly executed period re-enactments.

None will be more poignant than a parade

to mark 75 years since D-Day. On p180,

Jack Phillips tells the story of those who

proved their bravery in the theatre of war

as well as on the track. The tribute is all the

moreappropriatebecauseoneofthoseheroes

wasTonyGazewho,thoughnotinvolved

onD-Day(hehadyettoreturntoopsafter

beingshotdown),playeda keyroleinthe

creationoftheGoodwoodMotorCircuit.

StationedalongsideDouglasBaderat

RAFWesthampnettinSussex,Gazeenjoyed

takinghigh-speedlapsoftheairfield’souter

loop,andafterthewarhisencouragement

promptedFreddieMarch,thenDukeof

Richmond,tocreatethetrackin1948.

Westhampnettitselfwasoperationalduring

D-Day,itsHawkerTyphoonsflyingsortieson

6 June’44,andGoodwoodHousewashome

toBritishGeneral

Hospitalunits.

Aspoppiesand

parachutesfall

fromthesky,and

veteranstaketo

theoldperimeter

roadinmachines

ofwar,we’llagain

rememberthe

braveryofthefew.

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ALASTAIR CLEMENTS 126

Editor in chief, Classic & Sports Car