auto racing – Goodwood Revival 2009 – The First Day of Racing and Ladies Day

Mortgage Refinancing BMW entered Formula One in 1982 by supplying engines to the Brabham team. The M12 was a 1.5 liter turbo four cylinder racing engine that led to winning the world championship in 1983. BMW pulled out in 1987 and their engine was rebadged under Megatron. One year later, the M12 was not able to be used anymore due to a rule change that did not allow turbo charged engines. BMW returned to Formula One in 2000 with the Williams team. The team was not very successful and they had a falling out in 2005 but BMW bought Sauber and thus the BMW Sauber F1 team formed.

Juegos Of course one mustn’t forget the air displays which continued throughout the day with the Lancaster gracing us with his presence once more flanked by the Spitfire and the Hurricane…stirring emotions yet again…

Sir Stirling Moss led a lap of honour to celebrate his 80th birthday this week ahead of approximately 80 cars driven by the man himself over his illustrious career…a spectacle to behold with Jackie Stewart driving one of the famous cars.

Home Selling A first for Goodwood Revival this weekend….none other than the Vulcan flew in to demonstrate its formidable presence in the skies. A huge monster with a roar to match its gigantic proportions…I’ve never heard anything like it. It doesn’t instil the same emotion as the Lancaster for me but my goodness what a treat.

And now for one of my favourite races, the Lavant Cup, a 60 minute extravaganza of deep throated Aston Martins, Jaguars, Ferraris, Porsches and Lotus’ with Sir Stirling racing his own OSCA alongside Richard Attwood. Unfortunately Sir Stirling only managed a handful of laps and after entering the pit a couple of times reluctantly retired from the race with car trouble.

Penultimate race was the Glover Trophy followed by the last race of the day, the Fordwater Trophy, which by all accounts was indeed the most exciting race of the day and which was missed by a few when after a tiring full day, they decided to beat the crowds and leave early…I bet they don’t do that again!

Tell you what, there’s so much going on at Goodwood Revival I almost forgot to mention Prince Michael of Kent who dropped the flag to open one of the races…another sporting gentleman proud to be a part of this wonderful event.

Lots of tired but happy faces leaving the grounds today to rest and re-charge ready for the next day’s events… You can be published without charge. You can to republish this article in your website or blog. Please provide links Active.

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