Thanks, Nathan !
I enjoyed it a lot. :-)
Wow, what a great pic of McLaren's car! Cool :-)

Not many planes ever built that are more attractive than a Vulcan - agreed !!

And...keep those records playing ! ;-)

Cheers,
Olaf

p.s.: and Bob ... you and your wife, enjoy Monterey ! :-)

: Hi all. Sorry the late posting, but here's a few pics from my
: Saturday at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

: There is really nothing in the classic/vintage sports car calendar
: worldwide that compares to this illustrious event. The coolest
: thing of all is you can actually walk around the paddocks, see,
: smell and hear the cars up close, and chat to the mechanics and
: drivers. The event is a timed hillclimb ie. the drivers are not
: racing neck and neck on a track. Lord March's estate in West
: Sussex where the event is held has a long winding sort of
: driveway which is comandeered to act as the circuit for these
: cars. And these priceless cars are REALLY driven. Quickest time
: of the day was a mind-boggling 127MPH in a modern rally car -
: this is on a tiny circuit with many places having no crash
: barriers. I saw three accidents, nothing too serious, but no
: doubt causing many hundreds of thousands of pounds damage. As
: well as the mindblowing selection of classic cars and bikes,
: there was a fly-by of the worlds only remaining and working RAF
: Vulcan bomber from the 1960's (this thing looks UNREAL in the
: sky), plus aerobatic displays.

: There were so many classic and historic racing cars and motorbikes
: going back to the early 20th century it was hard to pick a bunch
: of favourites, and we all have the teams and drivers which mean
: something personal. However seeing Ayrton Senna's JPS Lotus -
: the actual car he did over 6000 miles in and won his fist GP in
: - was quite emotional for me, as it had featured in a Goodwood
: calendar with pride of place on my bedroom wall as a young lad.
: Plus seeing and HEARING the 1960's factory four cylinder Honda
: racebikes was unreal!

: TAGHeuer had a strong presence at the event with a special TAGHeuer
: drivers club section (and a TAGHeuer liveried timing building
: which looked great), and of course a retail sector where you
: could try out and purchase a new TAGHeuer. I wore my 3646
: Autavia, which caused a bit of a stir in the retail area with
: two salesmen/technicians giving it the once over. "Why have
: you not got a classic section here of the old 'real'
: Heuers" I cheekily asked, only to be met with a
: non-commital shrug. Oh well - we Heuerista's know the importance
: our watches played in the world of GP on and off the track.

: The pics were taken on my phone so the quality is not great.
: However I thought it was better than nothing - and I hope you
: enjoy. And for fans of classic racing, I can wholeheartedly
: recommend the Goodwood Festival of Speed as one of the best
: possible ways to spend a day out. Hearing these cars is
: something you just can't put in words - it really is one for the
: petrolheads. If you don't like unashamedly loud race cars that
: have MPG figures below 10 then this day out is not for you.

:
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: At the TagHeuer stand

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: The TagHeuer sponsored McLaren driven by Prost

:
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: A very very smart transporter/Mercedes 300SL duo - the transporter
: was capable of 105 MPH!

:
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: A priceless pre-war Mercedes W125 GP car - what a sound!

:
:

: The New-Zealand designed 1969 McLaren GP car - driven by Bruce
: McLaren! If you look carefully you can see a small Kiwi by the
: rollover bar...