74th Goodwood Members Meeting 2016 - nine decades of thrilling motor racing in two days

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Created on March 27, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Rover 3500 SD1 (1980) - beim Start zum 2. Rennen um die Gerry Marshall Trophy

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Mika Hakkinen am Lenkrad des Mercedes-Benz W196 im Rahmen des IWC-Demonstrationslaufs - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Das 74. Members Meeting - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Eröffnung der Rennstrecke - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Eröffnung der Rennstrecke durch die Jäger - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Die Jäger eröffnen den Rundkurs - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Der Jagdhund, der die Strecke eröffnete - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (1974) - in Führung beim zweiten Lauf um die Gerry Marshall Trophy

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Blick in die Startaufstellung um das Tourenwagen-Rennen um die Gerry Marshall Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (1974) - mit Bryant Grahame in der Gerry Marshall Trophy

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BMW 530i (1977) - mit Emanuele Pirro am Steuer in der Gerry Marshall Trophy

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Ford Capri III 3.0S (1978) - Steve Soper/John Young heissen die Fahrer im Rennen um die Gerry Marshall Trophy

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Osterglocken und im Hintergrund die Gerry Marshall Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Das interessierte Publikum hinter den Osterglocken - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Ford GT40 (1967) - Rob Huff in der Alan Mann Trophy

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Ford GT40 (1965) - Windschattenfahren in der Alan Mann Trophy

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Ford GT40 (1966) - in der Alan Mann Trophy

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Ford GT40 (1966) - Alan Mann Trophy bei der Vorbereitung der Startaufstellung

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Ford GT40 (1967) - Scuderia del Viadotto - Thomas Studer / Conrad Ulrich - Alan Mann Trophy

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Ford GT40 (1965) - in der Boxenstrasse - Alan Mann Trophy

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Ford GT40 Roadster (1965) - im Rahmen der Alan Mann Trophy

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Ford GT40 (1965) - in der Alan Mann Trophy

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Ein glücklicher Fahrer eines Ford GT40 - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Publikum auf dem Grandstand - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Start zum Rennen um die S.F. Edge Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Austin Hall Scott (1911) - Martin Chisholm vor dem Start zum Rennen der S.F. Edge Trophy

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Bentley 3 Litre TT (1922) - Andrew Frankel im Rennen um die S.F. Edge Trophy

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GN JAP GP Special (1908) - Annie Scaldwell in derS.F. Edge Trophy

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Sunbeam 'Indianapolis' (1916) - Julian Majzub auf dem Weg zum Rennen um die S.F. Trophy

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Monarch Special (1913) - Ben Collings am Lenkrad - S.F. Edge Trophy

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Isotta Franschini Fiat (1905) - Mike Vardy am Start zum Rennen um die S.F. Edge Trophy

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Hudson Super Six (1917) - S.F. Edge Trophy

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Darracq 200 HP (1905) - das Ungetüm von Mark Walker - S. F. Edge Trophy

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Blick in die Boxen der S.F. Edge Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Boxen-Atmosphäre am Abend - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (1974) - Nigel Garrett teilte mit Stuart Graham bei den Rennen um die Gerry Marshall Trophy das Steuer

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Brabham-Ford BT21B (1967) - im Rennen um den Derek Bell Cup

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Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder (1966) - beim Rennen um die Bruce McLaren Trophy

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McLaren-Chevrolet M1A (1964) - Harms Winter im Rennen um die Bruce McLaren Trophy

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Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupé (1965) - beim Start um das Rennen zur Graham Hill Trophy

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Chinook-Dehvrolet Mk2 (1966) - mit Ray Boissoneau am Lenkrad vor dem Rennen zur Bruce McLaren Trophy

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Start zum Rennen um den Derek Bell Cup - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Maserati 250F (1954) - am Lenkrad Adelman Graham - Brooks Trophy

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Lotus-Climax 18 (1960) - beim Start zum Rennen der Brooks Trophy

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Cooper-Climax T51 (1959) - Barry Cannell am Start zum Rennen um die Brooks Trophy

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Cooper Climax T51 (1959) - Barry Cannell in der Brooks Trophy

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1959) - Gregor Fisken im Rennen um die Brooks Trophy

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Parc Fermé in der Brooks Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Die Fahrzeuge werden für den Start im Rennen um den Parnell Cup aufgestellt - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Fahrzeugaufstellung für das Rennen um den Parnell Cup - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Parc Fermé beim Parnell Cup - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Ein Schwätzchen unter Kollegen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) - im Rennen um die Gerry Marshall Trophy (Teil 2)

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk1 (1965) - im Rennen um den Whitmore Cup

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Austin Mini Cooper S (1964) - Martin Hunt im Rennen um den Whitmore Cup

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Gespanntes Publikum vor dem Start - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Porsche 917K (1970) - bei der "Startaufstellung" zur Gruppe-5-Prototypen-Demonstration

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Porsche 917 (1969) - Aufstellung zum Statt zum Gruppe-5-Prototypen-Demolauf

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Porsche 917K (1971) - beim Demonstrationslauf der Gruppe-5-Prototypen

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Porsche 917K (1970) - im Rahmen der Demonstrationsfahrten der Gruppe-5-Prototypen

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Porsche 917 (1969) - zweimal in Gulf-Lackierung

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Lola T70 (1965) - Nigel Hulme in der Bruce McLaren Trophy

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Ferrari 512S Coda Lunga (1970) - im Demonstrationslauf der Gruppe-5-Prototypen

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Ferrari 512S (1970) - Nick Mason beim Demonstrationslauf der Gruppe 5 Prototypen vor einem Posche 917 und einem Lola T70

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Ferrari 512S (1970) - Nick Mason beim Demonstrationslauf der Gruppe 5 Prototypen

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Ferrari 512 S (1970) - im Hintergrund Nick Mason

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Nick Mason, Teil der legendären Pop-Band Pink Floyd, ist immer wieder gerne dabei in Goodwood - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Viel Publikum an den Boxen der Gruppe-5-Prototypen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Ferrari 312 T5 (1980) - Andrew Wilks im ex-Villeneuve Ground-Effect Formel-1-Auto

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Lotus 81 (1980) - beim Demonstrationslauf der Ground-Effect-Formel-1-Autos

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Ligier-Matra JS17 (1981) - Demonstrationslauf der Ground-Effect-Formel-1-Autos

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Demonstrationsfahrten der Ground-Effect Grand Prix Fahreuge der Achtzigerjahre - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Lotus-Cosworth 87B (1981) - James Hanson macht sich bereit für den Demonstrationslauf der Ground-Effect Grand Prix Fahrzeuge

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Die Ground-Effect-Formel-1-Autos bei der Aufstellung - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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McLaren MP4 (1982) - bereit für den Demonstrationslauf der Ground-Effect-Grand-Prix-Fahrzeuge

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Warten auf den Einsatz an den Boxen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Vauxhall Vectra (1995) - BTCC Super Touring Demonstrationslauf

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Eifrige Arbeit an den Boxen in der Vorbereitung der Demonstrationsläufe der BTCC - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Die legendären Rennwagen von Mercedes-Benz stehen bereit für den nächsten Demonstrationslauf der "IWC Track Moments" - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Mercedes-Benz W196 (1954) - im Rahmen der "IWC Track Moments"

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Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner (1954) - Jochen Mass am Lenkrad

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Mercedes W196 (1954) - im Rahmen der IWC Demoläufe

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Mika Hakkinen am Lenkrad des Mercedes-Benz W196 - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Mika Hakkinen am Lenkrad des Mercedes-Benz W96 - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Auch an der Wärme konnte man die Rennen geniessen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Austin-Healey passend zur Veranstaltungsfarbe - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Charlie Williams auf einer Maxton Yamaha TZE im Rennen um die Hailwood Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Chris Moore auf der Yamaha TZ350A im Rennen um die Hailwood Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Vorbereitung zur Hailwood Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Das Motorrad steht bereits für die Hailwood Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Das mehr oder weniger interessierte Publikum an den Boxen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Derek Bell kommt immer gerne nach Goodwood - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Tiff Needell - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Max Chiltern - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Die Sieger der Gerry Marshall Trophy - Grahame Bryant: und Oliver Bryant - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Howard Donald - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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John Cleland vor dem Start der BTCC Super Touring Demo - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Emanuele Pirro wird interviewt - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Die House Captains - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Jochen Mass beim Bogenschiessen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Emanuele Pirro ging auch bei den House Activities voll mit - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Anthony Reid - House Captain - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Die Herren Rennfahrer mussten sich auch in den Kleinstautos beweisen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Keiner zu klein, ein Teilnehmer zu sein - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Jetzt müssen die Männer ran beim Seilziehen - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Seilziehen um die House Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Sportliche Aktivitäten für die House Trophy - die Kinder machen es vor - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Ob die Gänse nicht so wollen wie die Menschen? - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Osterglocken überall - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Party Atmosphäre - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Es geht heiss zu und her - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Picknick an der Rennstrecke - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Zwischendurch darf es auch ein Bier sein - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Boxen-Atmosphäre - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Noch richitge Glühbirnen im Goodwood Market - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Unterhaltung muss auch sein - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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Die Autos der Bonhams Auction - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

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The Goodwood Members Meeting, revived by Lord March, took place for the third time on March 19 and 20, 2016. The British Automobile Racing Club's Members Meetings were a popular tradition until 1966, and in 2014 they picked up where they left off in the 1960s due to the closure of the Goodwood circuit.

Bild Eröffnung der Rennstrecke - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

As in the two previous years, over 300 racing cars from different eras competed in twelve races. There was also a motorcycle race and demo runs, which were worth a visit to Goodwood in themselves.

Touring cars of the eighties in action

Lord March and his men set the pace in the very first race of the Gerry Marshall Trophy on the 3.83-kilometer circuit. The Group 1 touring cars from the period up to 1982 offered excitement and racing action at its finest in an extremely diverse field. Powerful and heavy Chevrolet Camaro Z28s competed against Rover 3500 SD1, Ford Capri III, Ford Escort RS 2000, BMW 530i, Triumph Dolomite Sprint and Mini 1275 GT. Add to this the exotic Alfa Romeo GTV6 and Mazda RX7 as well as the Volkswagen Golf GTI and the recipe for "door-to-door" battles and smoking tires was complete.

Bild Rover 3500 SD1 (1980) - beim Start zum 2. Rennen um die Gerry Marshall Trophy

The Chevy Camaros clearly won the practice session, but the sprint race on Saturday was ultimately won by Chris Wart in the Rover 3500 SD1, just ten seconds ahead of John Young in the Ford Capri III. The Camaros followed behind, while Emmanuel Pirro's BMW 530i was unable to make its mark as expected.

The second race was then a triumph for the Bryants in the Chevrolet Camaro Z28, who were able to keep Ward/Shedden at bay in the Rover SD1. Touring car pro Steve Soper took third place with Young in the Capri III.

What looks like a clear-cut result on paper was much more controversial on the track and certainly exciting to watch from a spectator's perspective.

A race for Ford GT40s only

The world looked completely different in the Alan Mann Trophy, as only Ford GT40 models that had been involved in racing up until 1966 were permitted.

Bild Ford GT40 (1967) - Rob Huff in der Alan Mann Trophy

28 mid-engined sports cars from 1965 to 1967 were entered and the top positions were already highly contested in practice. In the race, it was a fight to the finish, so it is hard to explain why ten cars did not see the chequered flag. Cuff/Soper came out on top in their 65 GT40, while pole-setters Gläsel/Bräck had to retire on the fourth lap and Ellerbrock/Stippler on the 26th lap.

Sixties four-way battle

The touring cars of the early sixties engaged in a veritable four-way battle; cars from 1960 to 1966 with a maximum displacement of two liters were eligible. BMW 1800 TiSA, Mini Copper S, Ford Lotus Cortina and Alfa Romeo GTA and Giulia Sprint were pitted against each other.

Bild Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) - im Rennen um die Gerry Marshall Trophy (Teil 2)

The Ford Lotus Cortina faction clearly won the practice session, with four of the top five places going to the British touring car. Pole-setter Richard Meaden was not to be denied in practice either, winning by around four seconds. The first Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA followed in 4th place, Nick Swift fought his way up to 5th place in the Mini Cooper S and Tony Wood in the BMW 1800 TiSA to 6th place.

Thrilling race of the centenarians

One of the most thrilling races of the weekend, which was blessed with dry, albeit not entirely sunny weather, was provided by the oldest cars in the field. Racing specials from the first decades of the 20th century competed against each other as part of the S. F. Edge Trophy. Adventurous-looking racing cars such as the Sunbeam "Indianapolis" from 1916, the Delage DH V12 from 1923 and the GN Curtiss from 1921 competed against the Darracq 200 HP from 1905 and the Hudson Super Six from 1917.

Bild Start zum Rennen um die S.F. Edge Trophy - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

And the drivers showed little pity for the narrow tires and the over 100-year-old suspensions, thrashing the old cars around the racetrack in a way that had rarely been seen before.

Bild Bentley 3 Litre TT (1922) - Andrew Frankel im Rennen um die S.F. Edge Trophy

Julian Majzub was unable to convert the best time from practice in the Sunbeam "Indianapolis" into a victory, which ultimately went to the agile GN Curtiss of Duncan Pittaway, while Mathias Sielecki also had to admit defeat in the powerful Delage DH V12. The rivals gave each other nothing until the finish and the lead of just 0.23 seconds from first to second speaks volumes about the close finish.

Sports cars and formula cars of the post-war era

While front- and rear-engined Formula 1 monoposti from 1954 to 1960 competed against each other in the Brooks Trophy - Barry Cannell won in the Cooper-Climax T51 from 1959 - the Formula 3 cars from 1964 to 1970 fought for the Derek Bell Trophy - the winner was Andrew Hibberd in the Brabham-Ford BT 18 from 1966.

Bild Brabham-Ford BT21B (1967) - im Rennen um den Derek Bell Cup

The Graham Hill Trophy featured some of the most beautiful GT cars from the years 1960 to 1966: Jaguar E-Type, Bizzarrini 5300 GT, Aston Martin DP214, Lotus Elan 26R, TVR Griffith 400 as well as AC Cobra and Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupés made for a diverse and highly attractive field. James Cottingham managed to convert his best practice time in the Cobra Daytona Coupé into a narrow race win ahead of Andrew Smith's second Daytona Coupé.

Bild Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupé (1965) - beim Start um das Rennen zur Graham Hill Trophy

The race for the Bruce McLaren Trophy was contested by CanAm and Group 7 sports prototypes up to 1966, powerful and loud sports cars built according to the "anything goes" formula. Here too, pole-setter Nicholas Padmore in the 1966 Lola-Chevrolet T70 came out on top after a two-lap race.

Bild McLaren-Chevrolet M1A (1964) - Harms Winter im Rennen um die Bruce McLaren Trophy

The field was diverse in the Parnell Cup race, which was open to Grand Prix, Formula 2 and Voiturette cars from 1930 to 1953. The winner was William Nuthall in a Cooper-Bristol Mk2 T23 from 1953, who also drove the fastest lap.

Bild Cooper-Climax T51 (1959) - Barry Cannell am Start zum Rennen um die Brooks Trophy

Sports cars built between 1948 and 1955 by manufacturers such as Allard, Aston Martin, Austin Healey, Cunningham, Ferrari, Frazer Nash, Jaguar, Kurtis, Maserati and Mercedes-Benz competed against each other in the Peter Collins Trophy race for a 7-lap race. The winner was Sam Hancock in the 1953 Cunningham C4R, who had already set the fastest practice time.

While the winner pulled out a clear lead, the conditions around second place were much tighter. Richard Woolmer in the 1954 HWM Cadillac had already overtaken Steve Boultbee Brooks' Aston Martin DB3S towards the end, but he ended up in the mud after the overtaking maneuver and ultimately had to settle for third place.

Reunion with the ground-effect cars

They were the stars of the early 1980s and today you can hardly see them on the racetrack, the so-called "ground effect" Formula 1 monoposti. Thanks to skirts on the side and aerodynamically optimized underbodies, these cars generated so much grip that they eventually had to be banned due to excessive cornering speeds.

Bild Lotus 81 (1980) - beim Demonstrationslauf der Ground-Effect-Formel-1-Autos

Before that, however, cars such as the Alfa Romeo 179, Arrows A5, Brabham BT49, Ensign N180, Ferrari 312T5, Fittipaldi F8, Ligier JS17, Lotus 79, March 811, McLaren MP4/1, Osella FA1, Tyrrell 010, Williams FW07 and Wolf WR7 thrilled the crowds. At Goodwood, they returned for a few demonstration laps, delighting spectators who were reminded of the races of yesteryear.

Group 5 prototypes like in the movie "Le Mans"

Anyone who has seen Steve McQueen's movie "Le Mans" will feel right at home watching the demonstration run of the Group 5 sports car prototypes from 1969 to 1971.

Bild Ferrari 512S (1970) - Nick Mason beim Demonstrationslauf der Gruppe 5 Prototypen vor einem Posche 917 und einem Lola T70

Because just like back then, an impressive field of Ferrari 512 S, 512 M, Porsche 917 and Lola T70 Mk3B drove up to storm down the straight with eight and twelve-cylinder roars and revive racing history.

Impressive weekend

There are many more stories to tell about what the 33,000 or so visitors on site took home with them as memories, including perhaps the latest racing cars that drove around the Goodwood Circuit as part of the BTCC demo laps, or the Silver Arrows that could be seen being driven by Jochen Mass and Mika Häkkinen as part of the IWC appearance.

Bild Mika Hakkinen am Lenkrad des Mercedes-Benz W196 - Goodwood Members Meeting 2016

Whether all the spectators were interested in the battle of the houses is questionable. Anthony Reid and his team (Methuen) were victorious once again.
Unfortunately, some serious accidents, which even led to hospital stays, showed that historic racing has its dangers. Anyone who saw the Cobra crash into the pile of tires or followed the consequences of Michiel Smits' crash in the Lola-Chevrolet will understand why the lives of the drivers of that time often hung by a thread. In contrast to more modern circuits, Goodwood offers significantly smaller run-off areas and it is thanks to the drivers' common sense that more serious accidents, which would certainly call into question the events at the Goodwood Circuit, do not happen.