{"id":368658,"date":"2009-09-30T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=12298"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:32:28","slug":"goodwood-revival-behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/goodwood-revival-behind-the-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodwood Revival (2009) &#8211; Behind The Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Story and Photos by Ed McDonough<\/p>\n<p>The 12th Goodwood Revival was a huge and complex event. 15 races for historic cars and motorcycles is just a small part of what goes on over a four day period. A Drivers\u2019 Cricket Match starts the ball rolling on Thursday with a proper garden tea party at Goodwood House, with everyone already in period dress.<\/p>\n<p>Practice on Friday sees enthusiastic spectators show up in thousands and the party gets bigger all weekend. The racing is out on the track, but overhead, hundreds of vintage aircraft and WWII fighters put on fantastic displays. Celebrities of all sorts&#8230;James may of Top Gear, US astronaut Buzz Aldrin, rock stars, Lord Peter Mandelson of the British government, were only a few.<\/p>\n<p>There were celebrations for the 80th birthday of Sir Stirling Moss, the 50th anniversary of the Mini&#8230;with a mini-skirt competition thrown in, and the 75th anniversary of ERA cars. Nearly 100 cars driven by Stirling Moss circulated in tribute to him on each day, and there was a massive moving demonstration of every type and derivative of Mini as well.<\/p>\n<p>Goodwood\u2019s Acting Guild produces Laurel and Hardy, George Formby and other famous show business personalities who put on shows for the crowds non-stop. And this year, horses from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna pranced among the dining tables on their hind legs at the giant gala dinner. This was followed by indoor fireworks in the hangar where the gala was held. Incredible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745095\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/001.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-745095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/001.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/001-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/001-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/001-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sir Stirling Moss, celebrating his 80th birthday by racing his OSCA and driving some eight cars at Goodwood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745096\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/002.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/002.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/002.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/002-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/002-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/002-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The author Ed McDonough drove this original works C-Type Jaguar in the amazing tribute to Stirling Moss on Sunday. Nearly 100 cars were in the four lap parade. Here they gather on the pit straight as Lord March and American astronaut Buzz Aldrin paid their tributes as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745097\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/003.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/003.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/003.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/003-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/003-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/003-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just part of the huge parade of cars raced by Stirling Moss during his career which gathered on the grid in his honour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745098\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/004.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/004.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/004.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/004-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/004-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/004-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lady Susie Moss helps Stirling get ready for his race practice on Friday. Birthday celebrations went on all weekend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745099\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/005.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/005.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/005.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/005-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/005-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/005-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hugh Taylor\u2019s 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B in the Goodwood collecting area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745100\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/006.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/006.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/006.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/006-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/006-75x100.jpeg 75w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/006-293x391.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amongst the special cars was Carlo Voegele\u2019s Alfetta 159, looked after by Jim Stoke\u2019s team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745101\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/007.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/007.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/007.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/007-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/007-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/007-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aircraft was as much a feature as cars at Goodwood, with this incredible Vulcan Bomber making a noisy flypast on two days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745102\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/008.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/008.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/008.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/008-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/008-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/008-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was an abundance of famous pre-war Alfas, including these three Monzas in the Brooklands Trophy race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745103\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/009.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/009.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/009.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/009-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/009-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/009-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WWI Spitfires and Mustangs flew several times over a four day period as part of the huge Goodwood revival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745104\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/010.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/010.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/010.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/010-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/010-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/010-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The car which perhaps garnered more attention than any other \u2013 Jan Biekens recreation of Ferrari 156, the Sharknose, chassis 0002. This is one of the best ever projects of this sort, and the car was built as Olivier Gendebien drove it in the Belgian Grand Prix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745105\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/011.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/011.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/011.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/011-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/011-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/011-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Stokes\u2019 team, in period Ferrari overalls, look after the beautiful Sharknose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745106\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/012.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/012.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/012.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/012-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/012-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/012-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As 50 years of the Mini was celebrated, Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean flew round the circuit and across the field in this Mini with an armchair on it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745107\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/013.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/013.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/013.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/013-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/013-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/013-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This very early Vickers Vimy which has made a trans-Atlantic crossing, with an open cockpit, landed on Saturday morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745108\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/014.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/014.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/014.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/014-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/014-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/014-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Vickers-Vimy is an incredibly graceful aircraft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745109\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/015.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/015.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/015.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/015-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/015-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/015-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moss, left, in the Drivers\u2019 Mess, with friend Mike Wheatley behind, introducing famed Jaguar test driver to John Brierley. Brierley, 95, ran the pub where Moss used to stay near Goodwood 60 years ago, He presented Moss with a OO gauge locomotive model which took him 18 months to build for Moss\u2019 birthday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745110\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/016.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/016.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/016.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/016-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/016-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/016-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moss talks serious business to Norman Dewis, reknowned Jaguar test driver, one of the drivers at Le Mans in 1955.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745111\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/017.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/017.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/017.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/017-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/017-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/017-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bond Boys&#8230;and girls. Auric Goldfinger, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, OddJob and James Bond and girls. This group comes to the Revival every year as part of the party atmosphere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745112\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/018.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/018.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/018.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/018-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/018-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/018-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is 6.30 am on Saturday, a Spitfire sitting on the same field as it did 70 years ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>2009 Goodwood Revival &#8211; Behind The Scenes<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story and Photos by Ed McDonough The 12th Goodwood Revival was a huge and complex event. 15 races for historic cars and motorcycles is just a small part of what goes on over a four day period. 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