Classic & Sports Car UK – September 2019

September 2019 Classic & Sports Car 173

DEBUT FOR US RACE ACES

THE REVIVAL REMEMBERS

Sunday’s timetable will include a

poignant tribute to the heroes of

D-Day (p180), which took place 75

years ago, including a poppy drop

from a Douglas C-47 and a parade

of military vehicles and veterans.

BEATLEMANIA HITS SUSSEX

The Minis of Beatles Paul, George

(above) and Ringo will be part of

the car’s 60th-birthday celebration,

and visitors are encouraged to join

in by dressing for the Swinging

Sixties. See p174 for our guide.

BONHAMS’ ASTON SALE

A ’61 Aston DB4GT looks set to

be the headline lot at Bonhams’

Revival sale, ‘Over the Road’ on

14 September. The rare coupé

wears a £2.2-2.8m guide. Other

early highlights include a brace of

Bugattis: http://www.bonhams.com

HOUSEKEEPING NOTES

Gates open at 7:30am (car parks

7am), and the track at 8:45am.

The main site closes at 7pm, but

‘Over the Road’ is open to 10pm

Friday/Saturday and 9:30pm

Sunday. See http://www.goodwood.com

A trioofstarsfromtwowheelsand
fourwillmaketheirRevivaldebuts
amongtheusualstellarnamesfrom
13-15September.PopularColom-
bianJuanPabloMontoyareturns
toSussexforthefirsttimesincehis
2003 appearancewithWilliamsat
theFestivalofSpeed,whileJeff
GordonandDaniPedrosawillbe
takingtheirGoodwoodbows.

TheFreddieMarchSpiritofAvia-
tionconcoursd’elegancebrings
togethersomeoftherarestand
mostbeautifulpre-1966aircraft.
Amongthosealreadyconfirmed
area WW1AircoDH9bomber
andAlbatrosDVafighter,thelatter
poweredbya Mercedesengineand
flownbythelikesof thefamed‘Red
Baron’,ManfredvonRichthofen.

Montoyais currentlyplyinghis

tradeinIMSA,havingwonseven

GrandsPrixinF1,twoIndy500s

andthe 1999 CARTtitle.Heeven

claimedtwowinsinNASCAR.

Gordonisoneofthegreatest

NASCARdriversinhistory,and

thefour-timechampionfollowsthe

likesofRichardPettytoSussex,

albeitonlyfordemonstrationlaps.

Three-time worldchampion

Pedrosawillridea Patoninthe

BarrySheeneMemorialTrophy,

facingformerGPridersJeremy

McWilliams,SteveParrishand

JamesHaydon.Otherstarssetto

appearincludenine-timeLeMans

winnerTomKristensen,plusfellow

victorsAndréLotterer,Brendon

HartleyandRomainDumas.

Bentley’scentenarywillbe

celebratedinsuperbstyle,with

theBrooklandsTrophydedicated

tothemarque.And,inanodtoa

briefearlytraditionatLeMans

(thatcaughtoutBentleyin’25),

carsmustrunforthefirsttwo

lapswiththeirhoodsup,before

droppingthemfortheremainder.

Meanwhile,F3500ccsingle-

seatersmakeareturnforthe

EarlofMarchTrophy,whichruns

inrotationwiththeChichester

Cup,while’60ssports/GTcars

willtusslefortheFordwater

TrophyandtheStMary’sTrophy

shufflesbackadecadetofeature

1950ssaloonstradingpaint.

BENTLEYS

DO BATTLE

Aircraft with Spirit

WW2 craft will include a Super-

marine Spitfire MkIX and a Fiesler

Storch, while from the early post-

war era there’s a Hawker Sea Fury,

the fastest piston-engined fighter.

A unique and opulently trimmed

Douglas C-41A will show a new

take on the ‘Dakota’, and a Beech-

craft D-17S Staggerwing is the

1930s equivalent of a private jet.

Clockwise from main:

Montoya takes a break

from IMSA; NASCAR

hero Gordon to appear

for demo runs; Pedrosa

will star on two wheels