Chichester, 9th - 10th of April, 2022 |
There was further yellow hue in the Ukrainian pale blue and yellow flags that were flown along the pit lane and
other parts of the event, in place of the regular British Union flags, as a sign of solidarity with the people of
Ukraine, following the Russian invasion. There was also an “Artists for Ukraine” stand, with Nick Mason’s
Ferrari 365 GTB4/C, chassis 15373, finished in yellow with its pale blue side stripe, as a focal point alongside
it. |
There was a fourteen race programme, two of which were for motorcycles, together with V8 and V10 era F1
cars and Porsche 956/962 models demonstration runs, with further examples of both F1 cars and Porsche
956/962 models in static displays in the paddock. There were a total of sixteen Porsche 956/962 models
present, including three Le Mans winning examples. One of the F1 cars on track was a McLaren MP4/5
driven by Bruno Senna, whilst others included a pair of Benettons, an Arrows, a Brabham, a Coloni and a
Jordan. On static display in the paddock there were examples of McLaren and Williams, together with a
pair of Ferraris, a F310, chassis 171, and an F310B, chassis 179. There was also the presentation of
Gordon Murray’s latest creation the T.33, which was on display together with a T.50 and T.50S Lauda,
whilst a further example of the T.50 acted as the pace car for the F1 demonstration runs. Another feature
was the increasingly popular drift car demonstrations during the late afternoon on each day, providing
clouds of acrid rubber smoke. The gathering also featured a Bonhams auction, where the top sale was an
Aston Martin DB5 at £506,000. There were also two vendor areas with a variety of offerings and a classic
and supercar display area adjacent to the auction marquee. |
There was also a trio of sports car races, the Surtees Trophy for early Can-Am cars like McLaren and
Lola-Chevrolets plus Le Mans cars like the Ford GT40, the Robert Brooks Trophy for small bore sports racing
cars like the Lotus XI, and the Peter Collins Trophy for fifties sports racing cars, including Jaguar C &
D-Types, a Ferrari 290 MM/250 TR and a 500 TRC, with a 1957 Ford Thunderbird “Battlebird” thrown in for
good measure. Apart from the F1 demonstration runs, monoposto fans had the Derek Bell Cup race for
Formula Junior cars. The start of the race programme on Sunday morning was the Weslake Cup for small
bore GT cars, with field comprising mainly of Austin Healey Sprite variants. The main feature race was the
Graham Hill Trophy for GT cars, featuring a plethora of AC Cobras, with some Jaguar E-Types, a pair each of
Chevrolet Corvettes and Porsche 904 GTS’, one-off entries like a TVR Griffith, Aston Martin DP214, Bizzarinni
5300 GT, together with a pair of Ferraris, a 250 GTO/64 and a 250 LM, both beautifully presented albeit
replicas. Thus there was a truly diverse selection of machinery to be enjoyed over the weekend, the
enjoyment made even greater, thanks both to the fine weather, and also to the impressive organisation, that
has become a Goodwood trademark. |
Images & Text ... Keith Bluemel |