Goodwood Breakfast Club Hot Hatch Sunday at Goodwood
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Starts: 10/05/2014
Ends: 2014-10-05
Goodwood Motor Circuit
Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex
UK
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Goodwood Breakfast Club: Hot Hatch Sunday 5th Oct.
Following the Revival the circuit at Goodwood looks very different, being devoid of all Granstand, Marquees and all that goes with the Meeting.
The theme for this month's meeting was Hot Hatches; but being The Breakfast Club, this was kept to the very loosest of definitions.
The term "Hot Hatch", was first coined following the release of the rather wonderful VW Golf GTi as early as 1975 for its home market, but it took considerably longer to reach the shores of the U.K. After which, other manufacturers, notably Peugeot with the 205 GTi and Ford with the XR3, started a minor revolution with ever quicker variants of the theme. A well sorted and stock Peugeot 1.9 GTi, can now fetch staggering money as incomes of the then youth has risen, as we've all become a little older and want to recreate our youth.
Following a similar model to the original Mini, the neatly packaged, front-drive, Giugiaro designed Golf, in some ways, it's a wonder it took so long to make a fast hatchback, especially when referring to the Radford Mini Cooper's created for stars such as Ringo Star and Peter Sellers had a rear opening tailgate as far back as the mid 1960's.
Richard Longman's Datapost Escort.
Goodwood Pit Lane looking a little stark, following the Revival.
Sierra XR4i, looking far from standard.
Fiat Strada/ Ritmo Abarth 130TC. Very rare in '87. Let alone now.
Very smart looking Mini Cooper S.
An original Mini, snuck in somehow?
Nissan Cherry 2.0 GTi
Citroen AX GT. Following the French philosophy of small and light.
Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. One was being offered for close to £50 000 last year in the classifieds.
A fairly standard Escort XR3i.
A Ford Focus, with lots of roll cage.
Mini Cooper GP Works. But only two seats, so only one friend at a time. But more space for shopping.
Renault Turbo 2: another two seater.
Ex Delecour Peugoet 306.
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Goodwood Marshall's hanging out their washing after the Revival.
Renault Megane. A fairly new one.
View form above the pit counter towards the Shell Building.
Looking the other way, towards The Control Tower and Cafe.
Lovely standard looking Ford Fiesta XR2.
More go faster Ford's.
Fiat 500 Abarth.
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