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Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Report and Photos

Goodwood Revival 2015 - RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration TIM SCOTT FLUID IMAGES
Goodwood Revival 2015 - RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration

The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Celebration race at the Goodwood Revival 2015 was held Sunday, September 13th at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.

The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Celebration, for closed-cockpit GT cars in the spirit of the RAC TT races of 1960-1964, is annually the most celebrated race at the Goodwood Revival. The one-hour, two-driver RAC TT Celebration 2015 featured a spectacular grid of super-rare GT cars racing in anger, driven by great pilots past and present, such as Derek Bell, Emanuele Pirro and Tom Kristensen. The grid once again offered a spectacular selection of historic racing cars, including the Ferrari 250 GTO/64, 330 GTO; 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’ and 250 LM; Aston Martin DB4GT and Project cars; Jaguar E-Type; AC Cobra and Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe; among others.

JD Classics took its third victory of the Goodwood Revival 2015 when its 1963 Jaguar E-Type held off a hoard of AC Cobras to dominate the RAC TT Celebration race for early 1960s GT cars. Chris Ward out-braked early leader Andrew Smith’s 1964 AC Cobra on the second lap and then pulled away to hand over a healthy lead to co-driver Gordon Shedden as soon as the pit window opened.

Smith also shot into the pits before they became crowded, handing over the Cobra to Oliver Bryant. The wisdom of this move could be seen in the way in which the two cars kept well ahead of the rest of the field, Shedden maintaining a consistent lead of around 15 seconds for the remainder of the race.

Third place was a battle of the Cobras with the Michael Squire/Frank Stippler car eventually getting the better of that of Joe Twyman and James Cottingham. Another of the weekend’s stars, Tom Kristensen, moved up to fifth at the last-minute when he squeezed the Lister-Jaguar Coupe that he shared with Frederic Wakeman past yet another of the Cobras, that of Ludovic Caron and Anthony Reid.

Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2015 Goodwood Revival, with Senior Photographer Tim Scott producing the following stunning images from the RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration race. We split up Tim’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery and race results can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Tim, visit fluidimages.co.uk.

Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Featured Photo Gallery

 

1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB 'Breadvan'
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289

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1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe

 

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Race Winners - 1963 Jaguar E-Type
Race Winners – 1963 Jaguar E-Type
1964 AC Cobra 289
1964 AC Cobra 289
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64

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1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1962 AC Cobra 289
1962 AC Cobra 289
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1964 Ferrari 250 LM

 

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1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO

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Pair of AC Cobras
Pair of AC Cobras
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289

 

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Goodwood Revival 2015 - RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
Goodwood Revival 2015 - RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration

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Goodwood Revival 2015 - RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
Goodwood Revival 2015 - RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB 'Breadvan' and 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’ and 1964 Ferrari 250 LM

 

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1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289

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1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB 'Breadvan'
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289

 

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1961 Jaguar E-Type
1961 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Lister-Jaguar Coupe
1963 Lister-Jaguar Coupe
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger

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1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1963 Lister-Jaguar Coupe
1963 Lister-Jaguar Coupe
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289

 

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1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1962 Jaguar E-type FHC
1962 Jaguar E-type FHC
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger

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1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe
1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe
1962 AC Cobra 289, 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1962 AC Cobra 289, 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1962 Jaguar E-type FHC
1962 Jaguar E-type FHC
1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe
1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe

 

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1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT and 1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT and 1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
Goodwood Revival 2015 - RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration
1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe and 1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe and 1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC

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1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
Ex-Maranello Concessionaires 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
Ex-Maranello Concessionaires 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB 'Breadvan' and 1961 Jaguar E-Type
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’ and 1961 Jaguar E-Type

 

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1960 Aston Martin DB4GT and 1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT and 1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe
1964 AC Cobra and 1961 Aston Martin Project 212
1964 AC Cobra and 1961 Aston Martin Project 212
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO
1964 AC Cobra 289 and 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
1964 AC Cobra 289 and 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64

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1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1965 Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupe
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1965 Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupe
1963 AC Cobra 289 and 1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe
1963 AC Cobra 289 and 1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight Lowdrag Coupe
1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Jaguar E-Type

 

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1961 Aston Martin Project 212 and 1964 AC Cobra
1961 Aston Martin Project 212 and 1964 AC Cobra
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger
1964 Sunbeam Lister Tiger

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1963 Ferrari 330 GTO and 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB 'Breadvan'
1963 Ferrari 330 GTO and 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’
1961 Jaguar E-Type and 1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1961 Jaguar E-Type and 1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT
1964 AC Cobra 289
1964 AC Cobra 289

 

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1962 AC Cobra 289
1962 AC Cobra 289
1961 Jaguar E-Type, 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB 'Breadvan', 1962 AC Cobra 289 and 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
1961 Jaguar E-Type, 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’, 1962 AC Cobra 289 and 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
1961 Jaguar E-Type and 1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1961 Jaguar E-Type and 1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC

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1961 Jaguar E-type FHC
1961 Jaguar E-type FHC
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 AC Cobra 289
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 and 1964 Ferrari 250 LM

 

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Goodwood Revival 2015 – RAC Tourist Trophy Race Results

1. Ward/Shedden, 1963 Jaguar E-type
2. Smith/Bryant, 1964 AC Cobra
3. Squire/Stippler, 1964 AC Cobra
4. Twyman/Cottingham, 1964 AC Cobra
5. Wakeman/Kristensen, 1963 Lister-Jaguar Coupe

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[Source: Goodwood; photos: Tim Scott / Fluid Images]