shoulder to shoulder on the hill with the cackling V10 LP580-2
Lamborghini Huracán. The latest bull in the Mad Mike stable —
sporting hand-painted grey camo and LB-Works aero, finished off
with custom Rotiform wheels — laid skid marks good for another
year to come.
For the Kiwis, getting rowdy at the Duke of Richmond’s estate
was a true logistical feat. Chichester is a long way from home, and
this meant that the cars and just enough to run them got packed
into containers for the trip over; the spare parts were left at home.
So, in true Kiwi fashion, everybody made do with what they had
and ran their cars accordingly. If not for the grass-roots spirit of the
Goodwood paddock, the event may have ended prematurely for the
Classic Revival team. A failed front wing nearly spelled disaster, but
it wasn’t long before an F1 team contact was found, which resulted
in an overnight repair, allowing the Leyton House to be back out on
the hill the following morning. The hustle to help fellow competitors
out and the real automotive spirit were evident in the pits, which
seethed with fans and famous faces from all corners of the world.
Modern motorsport has largely lost its personal element. Fans
are usually kept behind fences, well back from the cars and drivers,
and are reduced to watching from afar. Gone are the days of freely
rubbing shoulders with drivers, taking photos with the machinery,
and feeling like a real part of the action. The Duke of Richmond has
truly turned this around; nowhere else can you get up close and
personal with cars from every golden era of motorsport and see
Sir Jackie Stewart, Ken Block, and Tom Kristensen all wandering
the pits at one event. With all the big names present, our Kiwi
contingent can be very proud to have played a role in adding that
personal element to Goodwood Festival of Speed, the ultimate
people-centred automotive experience.The turnaround area quickly turned into an impromptu
skidpad for everyone who made it to the topthe
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