{"id":34562,"date":"2025-09-18T10:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/?p=34562"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:58:35","slug":"goodwood-revival-is-more-than-just-motorsport-its-time-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/goodwood-revival-is-more-than-just-motorsport-its-time-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodwood Revival Is More Than Just Motorsport – It\u2019s Time Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIs it just me, or are those nuns playing cricket?<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goodwood Revival<\/a> isn\u2019t your average historic motorsport event. We\u2019re fortunate to live in an age in which the UK’s classic car racing calendar is pretty full. On any given weekend, you\u2019ll find rallies, hill climbs, autotests and trials taking place all over the country. We are also seeing an increasing number of large-scale motorsport festivals of which Goodwood Revival is perhaps the most popular. It’s easy to see why.<\/p>\n

Held each September at the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit on the south coast of England, Revival is more than just motorsport – it\u2019s time travel.<\/p>\n

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For 2025\u2019s edition, Car & Classic descended upon West Sussex en masse to soak up the atmosphere of one of the most immersive celebrations of all things vintage held anywhere in the world. Undeterred by the very British weather, we wend our way tweed-laden down to Goodwood.<\/p>\n

On arrival, it crosses your mind that you could save yourself the ticket price and spend an entire day in the car park. Frankly, the fields outside Revival beat the majority of the UK\u2019s car shows both on scale and eclecticism. There aren\u2019t many places you can see a Trabant parked next to a 300 SL. Goodwood Revival offers priority parking for classics, split into pre-1966 and tax exempt (currently pre-1985<\/a>). Step through the gates and you\u2019ll enter the only classic car event that feels like a cross between a Wodehouse novel and a Monty Python sketch.<\/p>\n

Goodwood-goers really enter into the spirit of things when it comes to dress code. Pre-War is the most common look, but Revival celebrates all vintage style ranging from the Edwardian through to the 1980s. The theme for 2025 was \u2018Flower Power\u2019, accompanied appropriately by a sizeable gathering of\u00a0 Volkswagen T1 Splitscreen vans. The effort that goes into some of the outfits is quite astounding, culminating in an atmosphere that makes Goodwood Revival feel immensely glamorous. Arrive in a T-shirt and jeans and you\u2019ll soon start to feel like the odd one out!<\/p>\n

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Revival\u2019s displays are equally spectacular. 2025 saw the usual array of restoration specialists, many of which now create bespoke \u2018restomods\u2019. It seems owners are looking for ways to make their classics more usable, in keeping with the spirit of Goodwood, where multi-million-pound Ferraris are being thrashed around in the rain.<\/p>\n

Crowds were also treated to an exquisite collection Alfa Romeos, as well as a concours lawn for pre-1966 aircraft. There was live music-aplenty, accompanied by spirited dancing, Mods, and Rockers, who appeared to be getting along a trifle better than they did in period! Near one of the aircraft hangars, I could have sworn I spied a convent of nuns playing cricket\u2026 See what I mean about a Monty Python sketch?<\/p>\n

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Oh, and I nearly forgot to mention, there\u2019s some racing as well.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s plenty going on at Goodwood Revival to occupy even those without so much as a fleeting interest in the automotive, motor racing is ostensibly the focal point. If you do remember to go and find the track rather than merely enjoy the other entertainments on offer, you\u2019ll bear witness to some of the finest wheel-to-wheel action you\u2019ll find anywhere on Earth. Who needs Formula One when you\u2019ve got a Bizzarrini sliding through Woodcote on full opposite lock ? I rest my case.<\/p>\n

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The action on track is impressively period-correct. What differentiates Goodwood from other historic events is that rather than merely watching classics battle it out on a modern race circuit, you genuinely feel as if you\u2019ve stepped straight into the era of the cars you\u2019re looking at. Leaning up against the picket fence opposite the pit lane, the sight of retro advertising, an analogue scoreboard, and mechanics draped in vintage overalls transports you back to a bygone age. The marshals too are adorned with vintage gear, and you hear an old-fashioned claxon sound each time a car heads in for a pitstop.<\/p>\n

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Jim Clark was the subject of this year\u2019s celebrations, marked by a procession of notable cars from the the \u2018Flying Scot\u2019s\u2019 illustrious racing career. When assembled all in once place, you gain an appreciation for how varied Clark\u2019s talents were. You can hardly imagine today\u2019s F1 stars heading off for a spot of touring car, rallying, and America\u2019s Indy 500 mid-season. But, that\u2019s exactly what Jim Clark did when he wasn\u2019t tending the family farm in the Scottish Borders. Thirty cars took to the track in all, alongside fifty sheep. We\u2019re back in that Monty Python sketch again.<\/p>\n

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One leaves Goodwood Revival in a bit of a daze. It\u2019s utterly overwhelming in the best possible way, with surprises lurking around every corner.<\/p>\n

Our advice to any first-timers? Embrace the spirit of the event. You may feel a bit silly at home as you don that baggy tweed suit in the front of the mirror, but you\u2019ll match the zeitgeist the minute you arrive. We\u2019d urge you to come by classic too. Not only can you park nearer the entrance, you\u2019re also contributing to the spectacle of Revival, doing your bit to secure the future of historic motoring. Looking for a new motor to match that natty outfit? Start your search right here<\/a> on Car & Classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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