The style and glamour of the Goodwood Revival

Matthew Partridge talks to a motor-sports legend about the appeal of the Goodwood Revival car festival.

Mini racing at Goodwood
(Image credit: © Nick Dungan)

When it comes to classic car events, the Goodwood Revival simply has no equal. It is held over three days in September on the Goodwood Motor Circuit, which has over the years hosted racing, testing and track days and even non-championship Formula One events, and brings together great cars and vintage style to create one giant festival. Held every year over the last three decades, it fell victim to Covid-19 in 2020, but has returned this year.

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Dr Matthew Partridge
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Matthew graduated from the University of Durham in 2004; he then gained an MSc, followed by a PhD at the London School of Economics.

He has previously written for a wide range of publications, including the Guardian and the Economist, and also helped to run a newsletter on terrorism. He has spent time at Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and the consultancy Lombard Street Research.

Matthew is the author of Superinvestors: Lessons from the greatest investors in history, published by Harriman House, which has been translated into several languages. His second book, Investing Explained: The Accessible Guide to Building an Investment Portfolio, is published by Kogan Page.

As senior writer, he writes the shares and politics & economics pages, as well as weekly Blowing It and Great Frauds in History columns He also writes a fortnightly reviews page and trading tips, as well as regular cover stories and multi-page investment focus features.

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