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. [Read more…] about Goodwood Members’ Meeting 2023