Customer Reviews
Motorsport Book of the Year - By: P. N. I. Jeffrey, 27 Sep 2008 
Exceptional & comprehensive account of the Goodwood Revival starting from the circuits early days, & before through to its re-openingin 1998 & the annual festival of nostalgia that is the Goodwood Revival. Captures the atmoshpere, the action through summary race reports, records of starters & finishers & some excellent photography that woud normally grace more expensive books. Recommended.
Good Book Reviewed - By: The Kinniburgh Kid, 25 Sep 2008 Anyone who has visited Goodwood will know that it is the attention to detail which separates these events from others. This philosophy no doubt stems from Lord March himself & this book is a perfect reflection of it.
Doug Nye, the author, is not only a very highly regarded expert on historic motor sport but also an entertaining writer, making this a book which is enjoyable to either dipin & out of, or to settle down & read. Doing the latter will require strong arms as this is a heavy book.
The large page size lends even the act of casual browsing an air of significance, neatly echoing the events themselves & the sense of occasion that is woven into every aspect of the Goodwood experience. The design & use of images is very clean & clear, all accurately capturing the atmosphere of Goodwood Revival.
There are old & new images, including a very welcome selection of artwork (race programmes, tickets, badges etc) from both the original period & the past decade.
Broken into sections covering the history of the track, Freddy March (grandfather of the present Lord March & the man who was behind turning the disused WW2 airfield into a race circuit) & the ten Revival events, the book gives much more information than can be foundin existing material - programmes, web sites, etc - but not so much as to be daunting or impenetrable.
The second half of the book is devoted to a run through of each race, year by year, with entry lists & results. Dotted throughout are short essays by various drivers, notables & others now associated with the Revival, giving their own views on the events & the genuinely unique atmosphere created there each year.
I find Goodwood merchandise is always good quality, but often expensive. This book, especially at the price from Amazon, is very good value for money & I happily recommend it to anyone with an interestin the event or historic racingin general.
