Tributes will form an important part of this year’s Goodwood Revival – which takes place in just two weeks time from 19-21 September – as the 60th anniversary of motor racing at Goodwood and the 10th anniversary of the Revival meeting, are celebrated in unison.Goodwood will celebrate some important landmarks in the circuit’s 60 year history, as well as encapsulating the Revival’s most memorable moments from the last 10 years. It will be an action-packed weekend of historic motor racing and period theatre for all the family, with many drivers and riders, past and present, reunited with old friends, team mates and racing opponents. A summary is as follows;Goodwood Legends – The Men and Machines:To help celebrate 60 years of motor racing at Goodwood, the Revival will feature a spectacular parade of those men and machines intrinsically linked with the circuit’s history. Goodwood is bringing together a wide variety of significant cars, whether it’s Reg Parnell’s Maserati 4CLT that dominated the first few meetings; or victorious cars from the most famous races such as the Nine Hours, TT and Easter Monday F1 race; or cars that set important milestones such as the BRM in which Stirling Moss recorded the first 100mph lap; or the Lotus and BRM in which Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart both set the lap record time of 1m 20.4 seconds in 1965, less than a year before the circuit closed. All have their place in Goodwood history.Taking part alongside the cars will be many great international racing stars from the Goodwood history books. Drivers confirmed to be attending include Sirs Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart and John Whitmore who will line up alongside Tony Brooks, Jackie Oliver, Richard Attwood, Derek Bell, Jacky Ickx, John Fitzpatrick, Antony Crook, John Rhodes, Brian Redman and Michael Salmon, to name but a few. On Sunday the participants will be joined on the grid by a host of other guests with a Goodwood connection in period. The guests will share their stories and anecdotes, then everyone will pause to remember the many great Goodwood heroes who are no longer able to be with us, including Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Tony Rolt and Phil Hill.Life On The Road in 1948:As well as honouring its motor sport heritage, the Goodwood Revival is as much a celebration of life in a bygone era. The event’s track parades have often reflected the quirkier side of period motoring, featuring everything from microcars to double-decker caravans and amazing finned American cars bedecked with every expensive accessory from leather luggage to pedigree poodle. This year will feature the Revival’s most diverse parade ever, taking a sideways look at road transport solutions in the year the circuit opened and demonstrating the variety of ways that the public may have travelled – theoretically at least – to that first Goodwood meeting in 1948. Taking to the hallowed track will be the latest cars to hit the road, from the sporty Jaguar XK120 and Porsche 356 to humble Morris Minor and Land Rover. Also on show will be some the quirkiest vehicles of the time, including a steam roller, aeroplane, milk float, motorised bicycle, articulated trucks and even possibly a horse and cart. Tribute to Tony Brooks:Each year the Revival focuses on the career of a key protagonist from the circuit’s heyday, and 2008 will honour one of the most highly-rated and successful British racing drivers of the 1950s, Tony Brooks. Brooks, a 23-year-old dental student, shot to fame in 1955 when he became the first British driver in a British car to win a Continental Grand Prix. Prior to the race at Syracuse, he had never even sat in a Formula 1 car before. That win heralded the dawn of a new age of British dominance in motor sport, and marked the meteoric emergence of one of Britain’s greatest talents. Brooks raced in Formula 1 for Connaught, BRM, Vanwall and Ferrari, scoring other notable all-British successes. He was the first man to win a round of World Championship in a Vanwall at the British Grand Prix in 1957, and enjoyed a long association with Aston Martin in sports car racing, winning the Nürburgring 1000kms, the 1958 Goodwood TT and two endurance races at Spa. At the Revival, Goodwood will gather together around 20 historic racing cars most closely associated with his illustrious career. Expect to see everything from the Healey Silverstone in which he entered his first races (having persuaded his mother that the Healey would make a great shopping car…) to his Nürburgring-winning Aston Martin DBR1. A collection of other important ex-Brooks racers, from Connaught B-type and Vanwall to BRM P25, Aston Martin DB3S and Cooper-Climax T51 will also participate in the tribute. Joining Tony on the grid on Sunday will be a host of the characters who raced with and against him over the years.Dad’s Army:Throughout the Revival weekend other fun and significant anniversaries will also be acknowledged, including this year the 40th anniversary since the very first broadcast of Dad’s Army, the hit BBC comedy following the antics of the Home Guard during second World War. Actor Ian Lavender, who played mollycoddled ‘stupid boy’ Pike, will be on hand on Sunday 21 September, along with other recognisable Dad’s Army characters, to add to the unique theatre of the Goodwood Revival.To order advance tickets, please contact the Ticket Hotline:Telephone: +44 1243 755055Fax: +44 1243 755058Email: [email protected]; On-line via the Online Ticket section of the Goodwood website: goodwood.co.uk