The Goodwood Revival Is An Extraordinary Step Back Into The Greatest Eras Of Cars. The Goodwood Revival, counterpart to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, is all about vintage cars, as its name describes. Held over the course of three days at the Goodwood Circuit instead of on Charles Gordon Lennox, the 1. Duke of Richmonds driveway, the Revival brings the iconic race cars of the 1. They arent just sitting there all pretty, either. Offers news, comment and features about the British arts scene with sections on books, films, music, theatre, art and architecture. Requires free registration. Shop new, used, rare, and outofprint books. Powells is an independent bookstore based in Portland, Oregon. Browse staff picks, author features, and more. Whole Extraordinary Tales Movie Online ' title='Whole Extraordinary Tales Movie Online ' />They are going toe to toe on the racetrack. Its like being yanked back in time. Full disclosure I attended the 2. Goodwood Revival as a guest of Subaru, which paid for my flight, put me up in a very nice hotel, fed me and helicoptered me to and from the event. There were no Subarus at the Goodwood Revival. Heres some of the stuff I saw. The Paddock. The Paddock is where you can get up close and personal with all of your favorite bedroom poster race cars throughout the given decades. I may or may not have a slight favoritism towards the Ford GT4. Ive been to other car meets and Cars Coffee events where someone rolls up in a replica GT4. Explore articles, stories and resources for leaders including personal stories, recommended reading and recommended videos. How long is a generation these days I must be in Mark Zuckerbergs generationthere are only nine years between usbut somehow it doesnt feel that way. This. Thats still cool and allI love how much attention to detail is paid to those replicasbut when you see nearly a dozen of the real ones lined up in the early morning sun, your brain cant help but stall just a little bit. On The Track. No matter where you find yourself at the Revival, the screams, howls and snarls of vintage engines will inevitably find you. At the fish and chips stand. In the parking lot. In line for the bathroom. At the stall of the man selling tweed. You will always, always hear whats throwing itself around the circuit. A part of me was afraid for the cars. The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger Theater Movie more. I had but a vague inkling of what they were all worth, but I knew enough to understand that most probably cost more than any amount of money you or I would see in our lifetimes. You take a car thats that rare and worth that much and you. Against other equally expensive and rare cars Seems a bit crazy to me. But then, of course, thats what theyre meant for. Roughly all the runs on Saturday were qualifying rounds. It only threatened to rain later on in the afternoon. The clouds barely lifted that day. I spoke to one driver who prayed for rainhis car was slightly underpowered compared to the others and he claimed that rain was the great equalizer. Easily the most exciting event on Sunday was the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Celebration race. GT cars from 1. 96. Two driver, closed cockpit. And at about an hour long, its the longest race of the Revival. It started to rain. But because we were in England, all the spectators opened up their umbrellas of various colors and sizes and kept right on watching. The Parking Lot. Of course, no tour of the Goodwood Revival would be complete without a jaunt through the parking lot, or the Revival Car Show. Youll find vintage cars of all eras here, parked on the muddy grass, their fenders filthy from the journey. A large majority of the cars were British, but there were still a handful of German, American and Italian examples. I didnt see any Japanese cars. And it just went on and on. You have to tackle this thing systematically, row by row, or else youll miss something. And it made me so happy, seeing these cars parked there in the mud, water lovingly beading on them from the light drizzle.