Goodwood 2006 (finally!)

[rpstewart]

OK, so I'm about 3 weeks behind eveyone else but who's counting? Mind you at this rate I'll be lucky to get the RIAT 2006 ones done by September.

Anyhoo on with the show, another three days of being a total petrol head yielded the following:

1) 5 time Le Mans winner Derek Bell wasn't hanging around in the gorgeous Ferrai 246 Dino

2) Mika Hakkinen returns the McLaren MP4-20A to the paddock

3) Sir Stirling Moss is a regular at the Festival, this year he took an example of his 1954/55 Mercedes W196 up the hill

4) Alan McNish found out the hard way that a pre-war Auto Union C Type can be a touch tail happy. Fortunately the one of a kind machine only suffered a minor dent in the subsequent off...

5) It's the wrong Hill, Gromit! Swap the goatee and shades for a 'tache and goggle and that would just be sooo perfect.

 

[rpstewart]

One of Goodwood's attractions is not only the range of folk who drive but the access you get to them.

1) NASCAR legend Richard Petty was at his first Festival and spent the entire weekend grinning like a kid in a sweet shop

2) Sir Jackie Stewart dons the familiar tartan banded helmet

3) The Hakkinen family seemed to enjoy their first trip to Goodwood.

4) Rick Rawlins certainly got into the spirit of the occassion with period overalls to go with his stunning Benz "Prince Henry Special"

 

[rpstewart]

As always, your Goodwood candids are spot on.........

You haven't seen how many duffers there were!

No need to worry about the Auto Union, it'll polish out