Richard, thank you for your kind observations. Yes, we have been very fortunate to have had some memorable times at Goodwood in its heyday.
I haven't always been lucky with the photography, though. This was the Saturday evening the following year. If I'd had my camera ready just two seconds earlier when the Spitfire was directly overhead, what a glorious picture that would have been!
![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2025/04/26/2009-Goodwood-01.md.jpg)
It just makes me want to smile the one with the lads looking not totally into the idea of a picture (just my feeling).
Your other picture tells a loud story to me - the days end and as the carpark is emptying, had the Spit been captured it would have added to the atmosphere.
When my son in law and I attend we make our way back over the pedestrian bridge to the fairgrounds, Butlins etc and sit down and have a couple of pints and enjoy the music and dancing until close of play, the atmosphere there is chilled and we have met some lovely like minded folk we still keep in touch with.
Coming over that bridge at sunset time they put a few kites up to fit in and build the feeling for the area and if you are lucky you get the shot.
I think a lot to do with the closing speed and your elevation hence being on the bridge buys you a fraction of a second.
