‘MR GOODWOOD’ CELEBRATED
This year’s Goodwood Revival paid tribute to the life of one of its biggest supporters – Sir Stirling Moss – both on and off the track
Celebrations began on Friday evening with the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy, previously the Kinrara Trophy, living up to its billing as the most expensive race in the world, featuring a grid of Jaguar E-types, a Ferrari 250 and 250 GT SWBs, AC Cobras and Aston Martin DB4GTs. This hour-long, two-driver opener for the Revival’s packed schedule didn’t disappoint. E-types dominated the race, with the cars of Cottingham/Stanley and Minshaw/Keen trading positions for the lead throughout, followed by an intense battle between former F1 driver, Martin Brundle, and Jon Minshaw for second, once Harvey Stanley had cleared the pair.
A slow driver change between Minshaw and Phil Keen saw
World Endurance Championship driver, Alex Brundle, and James Cottingham competing for first, until a blown engine saw Alex in the tyre wall and out of the race. A safety car followed for 25 minutes, before ten minutes under the green flag where Cottingham came out on top. Lunchtime parades took place each day, featuring more than 60 cars with a connection to Moss, including the Aston Martin DBR1 and DBR2 that he drove to victory at Goodwood in 1957, the MercedesBenz 300 SL W198 in which he did his recce for the 1955 Mille Miglia, Monte Carlo-driven Sunbeam Talbot Alpine and an Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite that was the only car that he ever raced with his famous sister, Pat.