It was four abreast into Fordwater for the first time as Sunday’s racing kicked off with the 500cc Formula Three cars of the Earl of March Trophy at the 22nd Goodwood Revival.
The little motorbike-engined racers were dropping like flies, early Cooper-Norton contenders George Shackleton and Chris Wilson retiring and fading respectively, Peter de la Roche able to convert pole into victory in his Cooper-Norton Mk5.
After falling to third at the start, Sam Wilson fought through to win the Richmond & Gordon Trophies in his rear-engined Lotus-Climax 18. Nick Padmore (Lotus-Climax 16) fell out of contention with mechanical issues and the hard-charging Gary Pearson gave his best in the Cooper-Climax T53, but couldn’t deny Wilson victory.
Bentley’s centenary celebration enjoyed another memorable outing in the Brooklands Trophy which all entrants with roofs had to start with them raised, before lowering them at staggered intervals with the aid of a single mechanic, in the style of the early Le Mans racers, an interesting addition to the programme. Martin Overington came from fourth on the grid to win in his 1929 4½ Litre ‘Blower’.
