| Goodwood glorious Goodwood |
| Sunday, 12 July 2009 12:04 |
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I had no idea just how cool the Goodwood Festival of Speed was. Having managed to go and see Wimbledon, I thought it time to move onto the next British summer sporting event in West Sussex. The rally cars were great, but it was the old stuff which really impressed me. I had no idea you could get so close to some truly legendary race and rally cars. I was pretty well blown away by that event. It also turned out to be a bit of a social thing as well. I bumped into loads of people I hadn’t seen in ages. I saw Sebastien [Loeb] down there, but obviously it wasn’t that long since I saw him in Poland – but the likes of Kris Meeke and Justin Dale were there as well. It was really good to catch up with them. As well as seeing some fantastic cars going up the hill, I also saw the new McRae Dakar 4x2 car. This is a single-seater for Dakar, kind of one step beyond doing the event on a bike. I’d love to do Dakar, it’s an event I’ve always been fascinated by – as you might imagine coming from a continent where crossing deserts is a pretty regular thing – and one I’d love to have a shot at. The McRae Enduro seems to be a good idea and a good way of doing this in a cost-effective way. The only thing I’m not sure about is the single-seater thing. When I’m on rallies, I’m quite glad I’ve got Dan [Barritt, co-driver] there telling me where to go. Without him, there’s a danger I could be wandering around South America for months. I thought you said left at Chile... Etc. |