Goodwood Revival 2011: the pictures

Now the fug of burnt Castrol GP50, wiring fires and charity shop-sourced tweed's settled, we look back on a brilliantly vintage weekend of hats and racing at this year's sell-out Goodwood Revival.

For the uninitiated, the event's an enormous classic car and bike show on the grounds of Goodwood House. Visitors are urged - sometimes by force - to wear period garb and pose about a bit. So it's a bit like being beamed into the 1960's, only in colour.

And it's very good fun, as these pictures will testify...

Photos: Katie Johnson

Oh be-haaaave...

Renault 8 Gordini flies in the face of colossal horsepower discrepancies and takes on a MkII Jag. 

One pink hat. 

Ford Galaxie + open pipes = vibrating lungs. 

The un-rubbish sort of Spitfire. 

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Yes. 

Calling James May...

Wonder if this'd fit in the Cee'd?

"You stupid boy!"

Tweed. The new black. Which was the new red. Apparently.

Man transfixed on partner's comely polkadots. 

"Hello, is that the loans department?"

Drum 'n' brass.

Sir Stirling kicks off the RAC race. 

And they're off!

"Ooooooooh, we're half way theeee-eeeeere"

Red polyester. Incongruous.

Toyota 2000GT. Prizes* awarded for not making an involuntary noise. 

*no prizes

Anglia wagon - doesn't fly. 

Ice cream panpipes: delicious. Rubbish.

"I'll take two, old chap."

Value shmalue - competitors in the RAC TT race weren't sparing the horses, despite the ominous clouds. 

"Hold on, M - let me sort out my Bluetooth" 

Polkadots trump polyester. 

A sprinkling of rain didn't bother competitors. 

Getting in - you're doing it wrong. 

AM Project 214 looked a bit spectacular. 

Ferrari 250 GT short wheelbase. To you? £3,500,000. 

"Everyone - YYYYYYYYY, M, C..."