Once more, the Revival is almost upon us and only at Goodwood could a grid’s worth of cars hit an eye-popping £200m in value, making it the world’s most expensive motor race.
That fact may have stolen the headlines around the 20th anniversary meeting, and quite understandably, but what really matters is what happens when the flag drops and the race in question – the Kinrara Trophy – roars into action.
Twenty-nine cars have been confirmed for the Kinrara’s third running, including eight E-types, four DB4GTs, a pair of Cobras and 12 Ferraris – that’s nine 250GT SWBs, the unmistakeable ‘Breadvan’, a 250GTO and a 330GTO.
That £200m figure makes sense now, doesn’t it?
Then there are the drivers: we’re talking multiple Le Mans winners, former F1 drivers and World Touring Car Championship winners.
And these are world-class drivers with scores to settle.
E-types dominated the 2017 running of the Kinrara Trophy
Rewind 12 months and E-types were the first seven cars to take the chequered flag, Phil Keen/Jon Minshaw coming from sixth on the grid to claim victory by more than 11 seconds on a wet track, after a safety-car-interrupted contest.
