In a little over a week, the Goodwood grid will come alive with the sound of roaring engines and raucous racing fans for the 2019 Revival. But before the festivities kick off, a handful of competitors flocked to the circuit yesterday, determined to make the most of the final test day before the main event.
Under cloud-strewn blue skies a mismatched collection of classics took to the track in what was very much an anything goes kind of day, with the vehicles assembled separated into just three classes: bikes, single-seaters and everything else.
Lotus Elites raced against Lister Knobblys and even a Volvo PV544, while Matchless and Norton machines were joined by motorcycles of a questionable vintage (just for sighting laps, of course) on the 2.4 mile circuit.
Also in attendance were a few famous faces – Dario Franchitti testing the AC Cobra that he'll be racing in the RAC TT, while James Haydon was spotted aboard his 1962 Matchless G50 Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy Challenger.
Photography by Peter Summers.
Revival
Revival 19
2019
Test day
Dario Franchitti