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Hi all. Quick note to advise that there will be two Aurelia's racing at the Goodwood Revival in the Fordwater Trophy race next weekend (race 3 on Saturday morning).  A green one and a red one ;-)

All we need now is a white one.....il Tricolore flag colours!

Great stuff, looking forward to all the photos, maybe even a video??!!

P

Lou have you got the keys?

Hi Tim.  Yep - the boss (and entrant) insisted that I drive.  We always operate as a team and he insists he's happy with his role as team boss and mechanic.  Guess that means I'll have to listen to him ;-).  Oh yes and get him some decent birthday / Xmas presents for quite a few years...

That is a small price to pay ...... and you know it!!!!

                       Andy

I will be at Goodwood Friday/Saturday. Leaving for rally in China Sunday. Busy or what?

Peter,
you'll have me crying in my beer next ;)
Enjoy yourself.

Brian
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I see there are three Aurelias listed, but only 2 with drivers, presumably there are only 2 confirmed cars at this time.

Hi Neil.  I can only see 2 Aurelia's in the entry list we've received so am curious about a third.  What list have you seen and who is the entrant?  Would be fab to see another racing!

Testing the car tomorrow at the Shere hillclimb, a lovely relaxed event.

Hi Louise, looked at the entrants list, race 3 Fordwater,Trophy,  first entrant, https://cdn.gwsrv.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ENTRY-LIST-2.9.15.pdf, David Wenman, car 0, listed but may not be talking part?

See you at Shere tomorrow.

Only just purchased. Stopped after 2 laps at the Silverstone Classic. I drove ERA R12B for David for some years, but no invitation for the Aurelia yet......
Anyway I will be otherwise occupied, driving a 1914 Vauxhall at VSCC Loton Park. Done my Goodwoods, 12 IIRC. I am a firm believer in the John Bolster dictum that the pleasure derived from a motor sporting event is in inverse relation to its importance. (And that from a GP driver in ERAs just post war!)

Perhaps the 3rd B20 is a reserve? I have never seen it and can't find any photos of it. For me, it's  such a privilege to be invited to the Revival again. Looks like rain on Saturday.
Chris

Video of the race with the Aurelia's in on http://www.petrolicious.com/watch-the-goodwood-revival-live-on-petrolicious

Lots to sort through but a few of the Aurelias to get started.

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Great photos David!  It was wonderful to see so many familiar friends at an event we felt so honoured to be invited to.  So the story of the weekend if I may which are backed up by David's photos.

Firstly the third Aurelia never appeared which was a huge disappointment, not only as we were intrigued to know which car it is and chat to the owner but also as it left a rather large gap next to us in the shelters.

Friday was practice day and I was a little nervous with massive crowds and cars on the grid I'd never seen before let alone raced.  As per usual for our team we got "practice pole" which essentially means we got to the assembly area first!  That meant having to lead the cars around at 50% as told by the officials but no one told 3 or so cars as they hared past me after the first corner.  I didn't want to get trapped behind anyone so I started to speed up and follow them.  Wow!  The Aurelia is amazing around Goodwood - years of track days there by David and ourselves and no doubt Simon and Paul meant the car really knows it's way around.  I was amazed not to be overtaken by many cars and amazed to overtake quite a few! 

Fifteen minutes isn't a long time but I felt I'd out in a couple of good laps so felt satisfied when I got off track.  This was backed up with the results - an amazing 11th overall out of 29 and not too far behind a friend of ours in a Lotus VI, a road car but he knows how to drive.  Chris also had a very good practice and qualified 20th out of 29.

Around the same time on Saturday we lined up to race.  I had three goals in mind - start and finish, get into the top 10 and show off the Aurelia to the thousands of spectators.  And there were thousands...Onto  the grid and I was focussed on not overheating the clutch and maintaining position if I could - Chris Rea in another Lotus VI was behind me and I had a fast Porshe 356 alongside me.

The flag dropped and wow, I made a great start! Helped by a Healey that failed to start, I was now running in the top 10!  Into top gear and heading towards Madgewick I was feeling great but oh, what's that, the car is stuttering, dying, not happy. Argh!  I kept to the very inside and the entire field streamed past me, down into third gear, down into second and I'm chugging way away barely moving.  There's no way I'm going to get back to pits, should I pull over and retire?  But the car is still chugging so I might be able to complete one very slow lap.  Then as I almost reach Fordwater the car bursts into life, okay so at least I can get to the pits.  I'm now over 30 seconds behind everyone but I catch up two cars and overtake them and the car is flying.  Through the chicane and I almost dive into the pits but the car feels strong, can I nurse the car to a finish?

Lap two and another five cars overtaken, I am really in the zone and the Aurelia is loving every second.  I hurtle around the corners, sometimes sideways, more often drifting.  St Mary's and I think a driver is indicating for me to take the inside line, clearly not as he now has the space I thought I owned.  Oops, massive tank slapper to avoid him and scrabble for gears.  Got it!  I am patient and pass the car after Lavant, scary moments.  I know how many minutes I have left in the race but no idea where I am, I'm just concentrating on the cars in front and hoping to overtake as many as possible.

I come across a familiar car, Chris in his Aurelia.  I could have stayed behind all day watching Chris drift and power around the corners but I am now on a mission.  Through Lavant we go together and I eek out onto the straight.  Not an easy pass but I get it done and marvel now in the rear view mirror at the Aurelia but I must concentrate though as there is another car to be passed before braking - done.  Sideways though the chicane and yet again we are on our way.

After a lot of overtaking there is a lull and not much in front of me but now the leaders are coming through.  Leader, second and the third and fourth who are scrapping so I brake at No Name (which I never do) and ease to one side to let the battlers take precedence.  Done but it slows me and I hare around St Mary's and as we rise up, I see an XK 120 spinning in my rear view mirror - I think he may have tried to take the corner as fast as the Aurelia which was a mistake!

Another two cars overtaken, which I later learn I was lapping, and the flag comes out, all to early as the Aurelia is just warmed up.  Other than some fuel vaporisation at the end of the Lavant straight the car has been utterly faultless.  Oh what may have been.

But the result and my memories tell a different story.  Amazingly I made up 17 positions from the back of the 29 (one car failed on the start line) to come 11th and indeed I overtook as many as 20 cars as I lapped at least 3.  I was 2 seconds quicker in the race and looking at those in front of me I perhaps could have got to 9th but unlikely to have come higher.  But I doubt I would have had as much fun as I did battling my way through.  Chris came 14th out of 29, an improvement of 6 places on his starting position and also an improvement of 2 seconds so we were happy Aurelia drivers in the paddock.

Sadly the Aurelia's fight back was missed by the commentators, TV and many people but not our friends and those on track who regaled many stories of me going past sideways and waving my thanks at the same time.

All of this wouldn't have been possible without Jason both preparing the car and allowing me to drive.  I'm very indebted to my hubby.  And what was the issue you may ask?  Well we think it was a fuel lock as we've moved the fuel pump to the front of the car from the rear.  It was warm and we sat on the grid for a few minutes longer than normal.  Safe to say, the pump will be moving back....

A great weekend and a fabulous car.  We are so proud to be able to show him off.

Lovely photos and a stirring story! I love Goodwood and have done track days and sprinting there in the past. I know the feeling of chasing and catching a car on a track day so it must have been fantastic blasting past so many with a full grid. Well done and thanks David for the photos.

Jacky, Freddie (our 1 year old grandson entrusted in our care for the weekend)

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Jacky, Freddie ( our 1 year old grandson entrusted in our care for the weekend) and I had a fabulous weekend at Goodwood. Great weather, lots of friends calling by and hugely enthusiastic crowds made for pleasure all the way. Not to mention the Duchess of Richmond's Grand Ball on Saturday evening.
I qualified 20th of 30 whereas I should really have been 17th or 18th but I haven't driven my car in anger at all this year. In the race I finished 14th overtaking 5 cars on the way and I was only overtaken by Louise.
Great photos David and here is another one from the Goodwood Fordwater Trophy website.

Finger trouble!!

Wow! Thanks to Louise and Chris for doing it all and writing so well about it. Also thanks to David for some great photos and to dannels for posting the link that gave live TV coverage. I wasn’t at Goodwood, but I watched much of the racing yesterday live and it was brilliant – such good coverage of fantastic racing – it was almost like being there.

The website is still working and there is about four hours of extracts from many of the races – see here: http://www.petrolicious.com/watch-the-goodwood-revival-live-on-petrolicious Sadly, I don’t think it includes the B20 race.

VERY WELL DONE TEAM LANCIA, GREAT RESULT
I am sure your performance has won over some new fans.
Hope your efforts ensures you get invited back next year.
Wish I had been there, it looked a great weekend.

A few more.

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That's it for tonight.  Those ones are all from the Friday, extra Saturday photos will follow another day.

As an aside feel free to use any of my photos elsewhere, however a personal credit and a credit to the Lancia Motor Club Forum would be appreciated.

Thank you for posting those David, truly excellent. There is a real feel for the whole event, I really must get there next year!!!!

                                Andy

You had better start saving! I have been a few times, but I have never had to pay to get in!  Really great photos and description of the race, by the way.
Regards, John

Like the night shot - which car are we looking out from? I designed one of the trade stands there this year along with my colleague in the UK. I did all the work, guess which one of us got the free 3 day access everywhere pass..............

Every photo told its own story.....if only each one could talk!!!

Great selection of a great day, thank you


P

Hi David,

I've added this is an event which will appear on the LMC website ( will link back to this forum topic too ). If you wish to upload a couple of pictures for the website that'd be lovely ( they'll be credited to you then :) ) or you can email them to me and I can upload as Admin. It'd be great to have a couple of action shots there ....

Superb pictures and story , thanks for posting !

Steve

you're not wrong there John, I was a GRRC Member from 1999 to 2010 but it just got too expensive for my pension, but I wish I could still afford it as it's a fantastic event, as is the Festival of Speed.
Great Photos David, well done to the aurelias.

Brian
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A few more photos from Sunday.

When I get a complete set of photos I'll ensure they end up where they need to be.

What stand did you design?

What car am I in...?  Anyone willing to guess?

In terms of value for money its a long time since I went.  It had got expensive and crowded and a bit "fancy dress" and I (we) gave it up.  Going back this year I never queued for food or drink and never spectated other than right on the fence.  Paddocks are no more crowded than the early days as the "just there for a day out" punters are in Tesco or the Earles Court or the trade stands etc etc (etc etc etc etc etc).  A big shock was how much was over the road - the size of the Bromley Pagent.  A couple I spoke to pay for Friday and Sunday and spend the Saturday for free over the road.  There's a big screen, trade village, auction, beer tents and street food, fun fair, wall-o-death, perhaps a thousand classics parked up, you get the airshow. 

I suppose I took it for what it has now become without prejudice or comparison and it is brilliant.  I did two days and I'd have happily done a third - however I paid a tenner on my way home from Dorset and saw some hillclimbing at Guston Down, a great day out in its own right.

Back again next year?  Perhaps on my own (or with friends) as as a family day out it gets eye-wateringly expensive.  It might be great value for "the price of a west end show" but the rest of the family would rather the west end show, or rent a house for a week away somewhere.

David

Something else easily forgotten about Goodwood is that it is the very best actual motor racing you are ever going to see: an all star cast of drivers joyfully pushing each other about in absolute fantasy grids of cars.  For sure the unique central steering prototype Landrover was a treat and the Spitfire display choked me and it was a privilage to meet Jim Stokes but the racing was fantastic.  No show from the Vulcan?  But a trice next to everything else there.

Is the car in the night shot the old Wolseley your friend restored? Other than that the big high bonnet looks a bit Yankee. The stand was someone who does retro typre neon signs. It  had a 50's American diner theme.

Correct!!!

Its so hard to choose which to share...I reached the point where its quicker to add a lot than choose less.

That Blenheim was the standout of the festival.

Seeing the red Aurelia on the grid on the big screen was a bit surreal.

The Ferrari 166 was gorgeous, probably the car I'd most want to hop in and drive home.  Walking round to the GRRC track side parking the Frogeye looked so similar and it occurred to me that the drive home in that wouldn't be so different to the 166.  Not quite as rich a soundtrack and not quite so stylish a dash but closer to the 166 than any normal car.

The Nash saloon was Tom's biggest eye opener.  It came third up against all sorts of exotica.  Out on track it was the contrast between the 'Miss Marple' looks and a crisp race engine bark.  He got another shock again in the paddock with just how ordinary the engine looked and the "river launch" dash.  No obvious weight saving, nicely trimmed, glass not perspex.  I've seen it before with a baby seat in the back.

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A J40 peddle car is surprisingly fast.

I'm taking to Jim Stokes next to the Fiat Abarth.

Wow David.  Such great photos - lots of things we didn't see so lovely to have your photos.

Totally surreal to see the Aurelia on that big screen - the angle makes it look like we were 3rd or 4th on the grid not 11th!  Some great shots of the car but that midget driver needs a cushion!  I wouldn't mind but I'm not short, it's just the seat is so low to fit Mr Ks stupidly long body in.....

I forgot to say that if anyone recorded the Motors TV coverage of our race, we'd love to get a copy.  We didn't set the Sky + and the edited highlights don't show enough of the race.  I'm intrigued to know what everyone was up to while I was trying to make up places!

Thanks!

David, can never have too many photos apart from the time it takes you to download them here. I saw the 75th Anniversary of September 15th 1940 last night and as you said, it was the Blenheim that grabbed my attention. Those massive engines next to that delicate nose. I believe they carried out the first ever British bombing raid of WW2 against bridges at Maastricht and from memory it was a bit of a disaster. Car wise, I'm a sucker for the little Fiat Abarths (probably wouldn't even fit in one) but for a serious drive, the 250LM, a lifetime favourite.

Anyone spot that it was Sterling Moss in the dark blue 250 SWB no 7?

The digital sound recorder is a new toy.  If only there was something to capture the smells as well...  Tom likes putting films together and I didn't want the excellent HD footage my pocket camera captures (witchcraft!!!) alongside the wind woofle and chit chat the pin hole microphone picks up.  I hesitated over buying the directional microphone to plug into it, maybe another time.  We were a bit shy to interview people but I'd like to have had some of the "have you seen the..." random conversations.   We got fairground and aircraft and start ups and paddock and the particular bubble of conversation that echos down the tunnels.

Of course lots of lovely cars there, but it occurred to me that, say, a Gamma is MUCH closer to a 250 SWB than a Yarris, and that punting a Beta round Goodwood isn't all that different to a GTO.  Its a case of rapidly diminishing returns.  Another example might be bobbing about on the Solent in a 2K boat as the J Class goes creaming past.  For sure there's a difference but its still bobbing about on the same bit of water under the same sky playing the same game with wind and tide.  Doing the activity AT ALL is 90pct of it.

David

Moss has been driving the blue 250 SWB with the Number 7 on for years as I've seen it many times at the Revival, something to do with his competition days I believe, great photos David.


Brian
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Uploading takes next to no time at all.  Its getting down from 1200 photos to at least a half reasonable number with lots of repetition and some of my favorites being cropped from much (sometimes much much) larger images.  It cements the memories for myself, and leaves me with a reasonable size album to show others.

David

The exhaust is the cowl.

I've ordered the Haynes Manual which is based on the restoration of this aircraft.  It has such a SciFi look to it, so much character.  There was ALWAYS a crowd and those two gents there with it must have been hoarse by the end of the weekend as they seemed to be constantly answering questions.

The Voiturettes are always a highlight for me, on track and in the paddock.  That little 1950s Maserati sports racer had the same appeal as "just a little one" that might be on my side rather than wanting to kill me and perhaps just about manageable as a home mechanic.  For Tom is was what privileged access you get, so much more than in any museum, the level of trust getting so close to the machines and even the spares and tools.  He'd never got that close up to a Blower Bentley, to see the dash, to see and hear it in motion and up against the tiddly contemporaries.

A great slide show from the www.classicdriver.com daily email - and my favourites from the 75 attached.

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/relive-2015-goodwood-revival-these-75-stunning-images?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=This%20was%20the%20Goodwood%20Revival%202015%20E&utm_content=This%20was%20the%20Goodwood%20Revival%202015%20E%20CID_376534a4b6f26b0eea5a15037a6bb6b6&utm_source=newsletter

Another way to enjoy Goodwood (for freeee) is on one of the track days when cars are out trying to catch the eye of the selectors or on one of the test days closer to the event.   You get to see the same cars at similar speeds but from anywhere you like, you get into the pits and on the pit wall and roof, being a more relaxed day the mechanics (and drivers) will be shooting the breeze with whoever is about which gives fascinating insights into that world.  You can also play the game of NOT recognizing celebs - James Martin was one who expected me to know him and I enjoyed pretending not.  I went to a couple when Ian Conway was on the casting couch (he never got The Letter) but we enjoyed those days so much we went to a few more over the years instead of going to the Revial meetings proper.

I like the sound of the test days. Perhaps start next season at the Member's Meeting day, if poss.

The Atlas pick-up - haven't seen one of those since I was a kid. Almost forgotten they existed. I take it the metal in front of the pilot on the Blenheim is supposed to offer him some protection. Wouldn't have fancied it back then but for flying these days what a beautiful view you must get.

The Blenheim was originally a later one with the long nose that crashed on landing at Duxford soon after it had been restored, I think the undercarriage collapsed, anyway during the restoration after the crash the Mk1 front end came to light, I can't remember if it was being used as a chicken shed or a motorbikes sidecar!
Much more interesting as the Mark 1.
The Peugeot motorbike with the Gnome rotary engine was at Classics on the Common at Harpenden this year, fascinating bit of kit.

Brian
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Google of "goodwood track diary" gave this link to this year.

https://www.goodwood.com/downloads/motorsport/circuit-diaries/2015-motor-circuit-diary-for-public-view-version-number-3.pdf

I was also able to find it from the home page via "Motorsport" then top left in the header line.

Test days for the members meetings last year were Tue 24th Feb and Tue 10th March ahead of the event on Sat 21st and Sun 22nd March.  I expect the "general testing" 3rd March and "HRDC track day" on 13th March would also have been busy.

I think the main reason for the calendar is for their noise reporting.  There's a lot on there explaining how and with daily reports. 

David

Hi Brian

Anyone know if that is the plane that Graham Warner of Chequered Flag was involved in (both restorations)? Read his biography which has a chapter or two on the Stratos's they rallied.

Peter

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Anyone know if that is the plane that Graham Warner of Chequered Flag was involved in (both restorations)? Read his biography which has a chapter or two on the Stratos's they rallied.

Peter
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One and the same Peter!

Guy

It wasn't just Lancias on the track either ... it was nice to see some other Lancias, and not just mine, parked with the vast array of other classics out in the 'car park' (aka the biggest and widest range of classic cars you're ever likely to witness!).
Name a classic and it was probably there! Lamborghini Miura - two of them; Mercedes 300SL - four of them ... and that's just scratching the surface of the hundreds and hundreds of other classics parked row after row in a field whilst their owners enjoyed the action on circuit.
A great day out!  :)

I saw a B20 in the distance on its way to leave and quickened my step to catch a photo.  Alas it was a fleeting glimpse  at range and I thought to myself "don't see them too often" only to turn round and almost trip over another.

Wow! Isn't that just what this forum is all about! :)

Thanks David for capturing the very essence of the Revival igniting the memories of years gone by - must do it next year :)

Thanks too Louise for the race write up - I was in the car with you! And Chris too for flying the flag so admirably.

Robin.

My friend on Saturday had what I call "British Museum Syndrome".  I once took a cousin who stopped at the first exhibit, read all the text, gave it full consideration and moved on. 

You HAVE to prioritise and its a heady atmosphere in which spotting what I thought was Lord March's personal Aurelia parked next to race control with the perfect "pit lane and flags" background I wouldn't spare the half a minute to take a photo of it as I wanted a coffee and to get right on the fence before Louise's race.

Thanks for the great photo`s and Lou Kennedy`s report. With regard to the missing 3rd Aurelia, it didn`t race due to a loss of compression at the Silverstone Classic, see photo`s if I can attach them.
John.

That's a pretty car with the fins and waterfall headlights...

I hope the damage wasn't too extensive and its out early next year.  VSCC Pomeroy Trophy?

David

The state of that piston and valve looks pretty extensive to me.
Very bad luck. Or were you trying to beat the red line?

Hi David, I agree it`s a pretty car. Engine not stripped completely yet, so extent of damage not known. I don`t know of 2016 plans yet.

Hi Ben, I`m not the owner or driver so I don`t know how heavy the right foot was!  It was a recent purchase before the Classic so engine strength/ quality unknown I suspect.

Nice looking car with a 2 litre engine? Some more photos would be good. What carburation does it have and how developed is the engine?
Did it drop a valve I wonder. My 1st series B20 dropped a valve, comprehensively wrecked a piston and damaged the cylinder head on the M3 a few years ago but there was no damage to the bore so I was able to fit a new piston (which I already had) and repair the head.
The reason for the problem -  a poor batch of valve springs which tended to break so I replaced all the valve springs very shortly afterwards.
No problems since.
Chris

A lovely photo of the two Aurelias heading out to practice on Veloce Today.

http://www.velocetoday.com/jonathan-sharp-at-goodwood/

A couple more from that same article attached.

All six of the Daytona coupes.

The mini was used to test wings.

More great photographs thank you David. Did you see the highlights on the box at 2100 this evening? Some excellent racing!

                                Andy

I saw the St Mary's race when everyone had gone to bed - only 45 mins recorded as someone stopped it flipping channels.  Its on another couple of times over the next week.  It was a really great race to watch live.  We were after St Mary's and just before Lavant.  I love the onboard shots showing just how hard they have to work to keep those Cortinas in a straight line - or at least progressing round the circuit.

More Aurelia photo`s. Chris, the offending valve head is embedded in the piston crown. We don`t know anything about the internals yet until it`s stripped and measured.
John

Nice coverage on Sports Car Digest.

http://www.sportscardigest.com/goodwood-revival-2015-fordwater-trophy-photos/?awt_l=6Cjix&awt_m=Iq_YQEgZ0es.C0 (http://www.sportscardigest.com/goodwood-revival-2015-fordwater-trophy-photos/?awt_l=6Cjix&awt_m=Iq_YQEgZ0es.C0)

Great to see both Chris and Lou getting their share of the attention!!!

John,

I saw the Aurelia at Silverstone and then again at Bicester Heritage last Sunday - it's keeping some very interesting company in that workshop...if I was ever to go Japanese that would be it (obviously unlimited funds required!!!)

Cheers

Dave