21st-Sep-25, 05:10 AM
Race Report - Afternoon session, part two
The day finished with three individual races, the first two missing a few cars from last year, but Whitsun would see everyone (including James) get on track.
Race Four: Richmond Trophy
A 25-lap individual sprint race for models of front-engined 2.5litre Grand Prix cars 1948-1960
This is probably the best-looking grid of the day - the old Grand Prix cars always magnificent. Pete, Duncan, Jeremy and Simon were absent from the line-up this year and at least three others had failed to get car ready in time. That left us with three Cartrix - a BRM, Aston Martin and Lancia - and a Ferrari and Maserati from Scalextric. With just one race instead of the usual Semi & Feature, the distance was increased to 25 laps, which took six and a half minutes...
The Cartrix trio got away in the early stages, Mike's BRM leading Terry's Lancia and Alex's Aston. Isaac was a little way back in his Maserati, but ahead of Dean's Ferrari. After ten laps, Alex was locked in a battle with Mike for the lead, Terry following a lap behind. Here's some of the action...
Alex's Aston was proving more economical on fuel than Mike's BRM and he took the lead as Mike pitted. A shorter stop then gave Alex a crucial advantage on the road, which he extended to a lap by the end of the race. Terry was third, Isaac fourth and Dean fifth...
Congrats to our winner and the Richmond Trophy podium...
Race Five: Sussex Trophy
Individual sprint race for World Championship sports cars 1950-1959
Okay, we made a bit of an error with this one by extending the race to 15 minutes. On paper, it looked like a very close three-way battle between Mike's Mercedes, Andy's Ferrari and Alex's new XK120 - but it swiftly turned into a head-to-head when the yellow Testarossa exited the bridge and broke on the floor. Not that the tussle between Mike and Alex wasn't entertaining, it would perhaps have been more fun to watch over a standard 15 lap distance. In the end, Mike grabbed the win - in part because his Carrera 300 SLR was more frugal on the fuel...
Dean joined Mike and Alex on the podium...
Race Six: Whitsun Trophy
A heats & finals individual race for Sports Prototype and Can-Am cars up to 1966
A few loaners came out for this one to ensure everyone had a drive in the final race of the day. We had four pairs in the line-up: the Fullers shared their Ford GT MkII and the Beans their beautiful Fly Porsche Carrera 6 - plus Ash & Oliver drove Andy's Gulf GT40 and Simon M & Matthew were in one of Mike's GT MkIIs. Most pairs split the 10 minute race in half, but Simon M raced the heat and Matthew the final. The first three cars in each of the two heats would go through to the Feature, the other having a short 5-minute consolation race.
Heat One saw Andy's Can-Am Chaparral lead the Gulf GT40, until mechanical problems for Ash & Oliver dropped them back. Dean ran a solid race to finish second, with Rob & Ollie grabbing third spot in the Porsche. John joined Ash & Oliver in the "what if..." camp after early glitches gave him too much to do to reach the top three. James rolled in sixth, but enjoyed his first taste of a WHO Goodwood Revival.
Heat Two proved to be faster, as Alex and Mike pushed each other hard at the front in their beautifully turned-out George Turner kits. Alex's Chaparral 2A would finish five laps better off than the Heat One winner. Mike came in second, two laps back, with Terry third. Simon just missed out, his Fly Porsche just not able to stay with Terry's Ferrari. Isaac & Kev were fifth and Simon M sixth.
The Consolation race was a 5-minute sprint. Oliver & Ash swapped to Mike's second loaner after the Gulf GT40 failed to start. At the front, John was looking good, holding off Simon as Oliver & Ash tried to make up for lost time. In the end, that's how it finished at the front - Matthew was fourth, Isaac & Kev fifth and James sixth. Here's some footage of the action...
The Feature race was run over the full 10-minutes. Alex, Mike and Andy soon dropped the others - Dean's GT MkII sitting in fourth at half-distance. The pace at the front was fierce and Andy seemed to be out of it with two big offs. However, a more measured second half of the race gave him an advantage on fuel economy, jumping Mike for runner-up spot when the McLaren pitted for a fourth time. Out front, Alex added a lap to his sensational heat score and romped home for another fine win...
Congratulations to Alex on his win and to the final podium of the day...
That was it for our 2025 WHO Goodwood Revival - another very enjoyable day at the Barn. A big thank you to everyone who came along. Special thanks goes to the set-up crew, race control team and to those who stayed behind to pack away. It was an early finish, showing we have plenty of space for more cars on the various grids... Let us know if you want to be part of the programme for preparing for our 2026 WHO Goodwood Revival, which will be on Saturday 3 October - a couple of weeks later than usual.
The day finished with three individual races, the first two missing a few cars from last year, but Whitsun would see everyone (including James) get on track.
Race Four: Richmond Trophy
A 25-lap individual sprint race for models of front-engined 2.5litre Grand Prix cars 1948-1960
This is probably the best-looking grid of the day - the old Grand Prix cars always magnificent. Pete, Duncan, Jeremy and Simon were absent from the line-up this year and at least three others had failed to get car ready in time. That left us with three Cartrix - a BRM, Aston Martin and Lancia - and a Ferrari and Maserati from Scalextric. With just one race instead of the usual Semi & Feature, the distance was increased to 25 laps, which took six and a half minutes...
The Cartrix trio got away in the early stages, Mike's BRM leading Terry's Lancia and Alex's Aston. Isaac was a little way back in his Maserati, but ahead of Dean's Ferrari. After ten laps, Alex was locked in a battle with Mike for the lead, Terry following a lap behind. Here's some of the action...
Alex's Aston was proving more economical on fuel than Mike's BRM and he took the lead as Mike pitted. A shorter stop then gave Alex a crucial advantage on the road, which he extended to a lap by the end of the race. Terry was third, Isaac fourth and Dean fifth...
Congrats to our winner and the Richmond Trophy podium...
Race Five: Sussex Trophy
Individual sprint race for World Championship sports cars 1950-1959
Okay, we made a bit of an error with this one by extending the race to 15 minutes. On paper, it looked like a very close three-way battle between Mike's Mercedes, Andy's Ferrari and Alex's new XK120 - but it swiftly turned into a head-to-head when the yellow Testarossa exited the bridge and broke on the floor. Not that the tussle between Mike and Alex wasn't entertaining, it would perhaps have been more fun to watch over a standard 15 lap distance. In the end, Mike grabbed the win - in part because his Carrera 300 SLR was more frugal on the fuel...
Dean joined Mike and Alex on the podium...
Race Six: Whitsun Trophy
A heats & finals individual race for Sports Prototype and Can-Am cars up to 1966
A few loaners came out for this one to ensure everyone had a drive in the final race of the day. We had four pairs in the line-up: the Fullers shared their Ford GT MkII and the Beans their beautiful Fly Porsche Carrera 6 - plus Ash & Oliver drove Andy's Gulf GT40 and Simon M & Matthew were in one of Mike's GT MkIIs. Most pairs split the 10 minute race in half, but Simon M raced the heat and Matthew the final. The first three cars in each of the two heats would go through to the Feature, the other having a short 5-minute consolation race.
Heat One saw Andy's Can-Am Chaparral lead the Gulf GT40, until mechanical problems for Ash & Oliver dropped them back. Dean ran a solid race to finish second, with Rob & Ollie grabbing third spot in the Porsche. John joined Ash & Oliver in the "what if..." camp after early glitches gave him too much to do to reach the top three. James rolled in sixth, but enjoyed his first taste of a WHO Goodwood Revival.
Heat Two proved to be faster, as Alex and Mike pushed each other hard at the front in their beautifully turned-out George Turner kits. Alex's Chaparral 2A would finish five laps better off than the Heat One winner. Mike came in second, two laps back, with Terry third. Simon just missed out, his Fly Porsche just not able to stay with Terry's Ferrari. Isaac & Kev were fifth and Simon M sixth.
The Consolation race was a 5-minute sprint. Oliver & Ash swapped to Mike's second loaner after the Gulf GT40 failed to start. At the front, John was looking good, holding off Simon as Oliver & Ash tried to make up for lost time. In the end, that's how it finished at the front - Matthew was fourth, Isaac & Kev fifth and James sixth. Here's some footage of the action...
The Feature race was run over the full 10-minutes. Alex, Mike and Andy soon dropped the others - Dean's GT MkII sitting in fourth at half-distance. The pace at the front was fierce and Andy seemed to be out of it with two big offs. However, a more measured second half of the race gave him an advantage on fuel economy, jumping Mike for runner-up spot when the McLaren pitted for a fourth time. Out front, Alex added a lap to his sensational heat score and romped home for another fine win...
Congratulations to Alex on his win and to the final podium of the day...
That was it for our 2025 WHO Goodwood Revival - another very enjoyable day at the Barn. A big thank you to everyone who came along. Special thanks goes to the set-up crew, race control team and to those who stayed behind to pack away. It was an early finish, showing we have plenty of space for more cars on the various grids... Let us know if you want to be part of the programme for preparing for our 2026 WHO Goodwood Revival, which will be on Saturday 3 October - a couple of weeks later than usual.
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