THE EDITOR
Unlike Formula 1 which follows the sun around the world, domestic motor racing is coming to a close as the evenings begin to draw in. So it seems like a good time to reflect on which summer events I have enjoyed the most.
As ever, the Goodwoods feature heavily, from the Members’ Meeting in April to the glitz of the Festival of Speed at the height of the summer. But it will always be the Revival that is my personal highlight. There is something about the time of year, with the maturing sun casting long shadows in the late afternoon across the race track and paddock, illuminating teasing wings of such wonderfully evocative cars, that make it hard to beat.
This year’s racing was quite superb and the global pull of the event is such that it attracts an all-star cast which seems to get starrier by the year. Where else would you get 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button rubbing shoulders with the likes of Damon Hill and Sir Jackie Stewart, Tom Kristensen, Andre Lotterer, John McGuinness and Peter Hickman?