The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Celebration race at the Goodwood Revival 2017 was held Sunday, September 10th at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.<\/p>\n
Michael Gans and Andy Wolfe claimed victory in the RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration race, but their AC Cobra wasn\u2019t the car that finished first on-track.<\/p>\n
The Jaguar E-type duo Chris Ward and Gordon Shedden had appeared set for a sensational third consecutive win, having been made to work hard for it by the father and son team of David and Oliver Hart in their AC Cobra.<\/p>\n
Pole-sitter Ward fluffed the start and was swamped by the pack on the run to the first corner. It was a Cobra 1-2-3 at the end of the first lap, with Ward recovering to fourth at quarter-distance. He soon worked his way through the pack, his highly-developed Jaguar spending most of the time sideways in pursuit of the Hart family Cobra.<\/p>\n
Ward had moved up to second place a third of the way into the one-hour race, and was first to stop once the pit window opened shortly thereafter. Hart Sr stayed out for a further lap.<\/p>\n
The Jaguar and front-running Cobra were rarely more than a fraction of a second apart until three-quarter distance, leaving their pursuers trailing in their wake, only for Hart Jr to receive a five-second penalty for clipping the chicane.<\/p>\n
It was of little consequence as the teenager\u2019s awe-inspiring performance came to an abrupt end with ten minutes left to run after the car caught fire. Fortunately, damage was minimal.<\/p>\n
Shedden continued to build on his lead, the E-type looking slightly less pristine at the end of the race at the beginning. With five minutes left to run, Ward and Shedden were given a 30-second penalty for a prior clash with the Bryant\/Smith Cobra which demoted them to second place.<\/p>\n
Goodwood Revival 2017 – RAC Tourist Trophy Race Results<\/strong><\/p>\n Goodwood Revival 2017 – RAC Tourist Trophy Race Video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n