{"id":491664,"date":"2011-01-01T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=37026"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:25:57","slug":"goodwoods-good-bloke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/goodwoods-good-bloke\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodwood\u2019s Good Bloke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It hardly seems credible, but the 13th Goodwood Revival Meeting has just taken place and it was as good as ever. It is all credit to Lord March, who was a professional photographer, mainly in advertising, before duty called and he had to learn to take over the Goodwood Estate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_730584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-730584\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-730584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-1-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-730584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Lawrence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the start, he had a revival of racing in mind. I know that because, nearly twenty years ago, I kept seeing Derek Ongaro, then the FIA\u2019s safety commissioner, at the circuit. Lord March inherited his love for motor sport, and photography, from his grandfather, Freddy, ninth Duke of Richmond and Gordon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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