Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
The weather prior to the event had been dire, March being a particularly wet month, and April was proving to be not much better. But on Saturday the 15th of April the sun was shining as we took up our various vantage points on what turned out to be probably one of the best Members’ Meetings yet. What a fine way to kick off the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of motor racing at Goodwood: Fifteen fantastic races from Pre WW1 monsters to 1980s Group 1 saloons with two Motor Bike races for good measure, high speed demonstrations by GT1 racers from the late 1990s- early 2000s, the 2003 Le Mans wining Bentley Speed 8, a fantastic selection of Porsche 911 racers, and a highlight for many, two Brabham BMW BT52s to celebrate the rumored sub 1 minute lap of the track during testing in period by Nelson Piquet.
The following is just a small sample of what was on offer.
Gurney Cup, for Sports Prototypes that raced between 1960 and 1966, Steve Parrish in Hasu Racing’s 1964 Lotus 23B leads the 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster of Rui Macedo Silva and Peter Klutt’s 1964 GT40 Prototype out of the chicane.
Gurney Cup, M. Lynn/Marino Franchitti 1965 GT40.
Gurney Cup, The 1964 Attila Chevrolet Mk 3 entered by Chris Wilson and driven by J Draper/K Jones heads an impressive line up in the assembly area.
Gurney Cup, 1965 GT40, S. Lynn/Dario Franchitti
The Gurney Cup was not just about GT40s, it also included Chevrons, 1967 Chevron BMW B6. Nick Thompson/S McClurg…
and Cobras, the Shepherd family’s 1965 AC-Shelby Cobra 427.
Threlfell Cup for front engined Formula Juniors of a type that raced between 1958 and 1960, Malcolm Wishart’s 1959 Faranda Fiat.
A run to the line, car 14 1959 Elva BMC 100 driven by Crispian Besley, car 72 1960 Stanguellini Fiat Mk2 driven by Tom De Gres. Threlfell Cup.
A highlight for many was the demonstration each day of a pair of Brabham BMW BT52s to celebrate the rumored sub one minute lap of the circuit during testing in 1983 by Nelson Piquet. Car number six, owned by Bernie Ecclestone, is here being driven by Riccardo Patrese. It was in this chassis that Riccardo won that year’s South African Grand Prix. The other BT52 is owned and operated by BMW Group Classic.
SF Edge Trophy for Edwardian Racing Cars and Aero Engined Specials from the early 20th century, Christopher Mann in his 1923 Alfa Romeo RLTF is about to be gobbled up by the hard charging Mark Walker in his 1905 Darracq 200HP.
The amazingly rapid Darracq.
SF Edge Trophy, 1907 Mors GP Sanglier, entered by Niall Dyer, driven by Charlie Martin.
SF Edge, 1911 Delage Coupe de l’auto of David Ozanne (left), 1911 SCAT Type C Targa Florio of Tim Parker.
SF Edge, Neil Gough’s 1911 K.R.I.T (KRIT Motor car Company, Detroit Michigan).
SF Edge, 1913 Oakland Romano of James Baxter.
SF Edge, 1913 Oakland Romano of James Baxter take two.
Trofeo Nuvolari for Sports Racing Cars of a type that raced up to 1939, Alex Hearnden’s Lancia Astura ‘Steady’ Special.’
Trofeo Nuvolari, David Freeman’s 1936 Aston Martin 2.0 Litre.
Trofeo Nuvolari, Stephan Rettenmaier’s 1926 Tipo 26M Maserati.
Trofeo Nuvolari, 1933 MG K3 Magnette of Richard Franklin leads the 1935 Squire 1500 SC ‘Skimpy’ of Richard Wilson into the chicane.
Trofeo Nuvolari, Talbot AV105 GO53 of Christopher Lunn.
Tony Gaze Trophy for road going sports and GT cars of a type that raced between 1948 and 1954. Entered by Paul MacDougall and driven by Ryan Morgan, this 1953 Panhard Junior Roadster is believed to have been imported into the USA from France by Bing Crosby for his son Gary to race.
Can’t get enough of the Panhard.
It would not be Goodwood without a D Type. Gary Pearson 1955 D Type Long Nose, Salvadori Cup for sports racing cars of a type that raced between 1955 and 1960.
Salvadori cup, 1957 Maserati 300S, David Hart.
Salvadori cup, 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 ‘Birdcage’ Josef Otto Rettenmaier.
Salvadori cup, Julian Majzub’s Sadler-Chevrolet MK2, a proper hand full on a damp track.
Moss Trophy for closed cockpit GT cars in the spirit of the RAC TT races held between 1958 to 1962, 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB/C of John Hugenholtz.
Moss Trophy, Christopher Stahl’s 1962 Ferrari 250 GT/L.
The 1964 ex Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart Lotus Cortina BJH417B leads the formation lap of the Jim Clark Trophy for Lotus Cortina MK1s.
Cortinas Cortinas everywhere, 30 in total for the Jim Clark Trophy.
Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello leads the demo of GT1 race cars.
Tony Gaze Trophy, UYY34 Thomas Pead’s 1955 Porsche 356, first owner Denis Jenkinson ‘Jenks’ who, having ordered the car via AFN, picked her up from the factory on the 9th March 1955 then drove to Italy for the Mille Miglia to meet Stirling Moss. After their victory Jenks used the 356 to carry the booze to the celebration. Jenks kept the car for 10 years clocking up 220000 miles around Europe reporting for Motor Sport.
Moss Trophy, a gaggle of E Types and an errant door!
Tony Gaze Trophy, not something you see very often, especially on a race track. Richard Gane’s 1953 Jowett Jupiter.
Gordon Spice Trophy for Group A saloons of a type that raced between 1970 and 1982, heat one. In a field made up predominantly of Capris, Camaros and Rover SD1s, the Richard Colburn/James Colburn 1973 BMW 3.0 Si made a refreshing sight.
To many the star in the amazing Porsche 911 demo in celebration of that model’s 60th Anniversary was 935/78, better known as ‘Moby Dick’ after the size of the tail, winner of the 6 Hours of Silverstone, and also reached a top speed of 366 km/h on the Hunaudieres straight at Le Mans.
1973 911 RSR, Winner of the 1973 Targa Florio in the hands of Herbert Muller and Gijs van Lennep.
1974 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1, the first turbocharged 911 and the first turbocharged race car at Le Mans.
I believe this to be Kremer 935/K3 chassis 000 0013 from 1980.
Just a part of a very impressive line up in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the 911.
935, ex Whittington Brothers.
A flat 6 chorus.
Thank you for the Panhard pics, much appreciated. Used to have a Dyna Junior barquette (1955) for 15 years, did some ralllies and hill climbs in Germany till 2015. A strange little car but if you are not able to maintain it by yourself (like yours truly…) it‘s a nightmare. All details are „very french“. Surely it helped to have Bing Crosby as a sponsor 🙂