Six terrific touring cars to see at 78MM

Alfa Romeo Alfasud

Starting with the Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Alfa’s Giugiaro-penned family hatch that pre-dated the Golf. In the Gerry Marshall Trophy this car will see racing action once again after something of a hiatus. Its story is fairly spectacular, having been built up for racing in 1981 from a five-year-old road car with 90,000 miles by its owner. Every bit the grassroots racer and not to be missed.

Chevrolet Camaro Z28

On the other end of the scale to the 1.3-litre Alfasud yet inexplicably on the same grid, because Group 1, is this monster Chevrolet Camaro Z28. Unlike the Alfa, we’ve seen it in action many times at Goodwood and as always, it will promise to be one of the very loudest cars on the grid. Not alone in bringing the V8 thunder, though, for these Camaros are legion in the Gerry Marshall Trophy.

BMW 530i

Unlike the BMW 530i in the spectacular UFO Jeans livery, as ever to be expertly driven by Goodwood legend Nick Padmore. Unlike Camaros, of which there are four in the Gerry Marshall Trophy, this singing BMW is alone, not just on the grid but as a BMW at the entire event. There’s nothing quite like that straight-six and needless to say, Padmore knows how to pedal it.

Plymouth Barracuda

In a sea of Fords, this Plymouth Barracuda will stand out to say the least. Especially if it goes on a date with the Chicane wall as it did at the Revival in 2019… A thundering V8 doesn’t make it unique to the Pierpoint Cup grid but Duncan Pittaway at the wheel does. He’s a hotshoe and willing to push, as the Revival incident demonstrates…

Mercury Comet Cyclone

The Mercury Comet Cylone is another standout in a crowd of Fords in the Pierpoint Cup on its own. Nevermind the fact that Le Mans legend and Goodwood favourite Emanuele Pirro will be the man to escort it around the Motor Circuit, alongside owner Roger Wills. It absolutely dwarfs the Mustangs, is about on par with the Falcons but is slimmer than the Galaxies, so with Pirro at the wheel, it could be the compromise to topple the Blue Oval.

Ford Fiesta

Enough Ford bashing because we do love them, especially the Datapost Fiestas that made their Goodwood debut a couple of years ago. And it’s o-so good to see them back, especially sharing grid space with Mr Mustang himself, Bill Shepherd, in a Boss Mustang. Just Gerry Marshall Trophy things… Anyway, the good thing about the Fiesta isn’t that it’s unique, it’s that there’s a pair of them. Don’t miss these white, blue and orange wonders in the Gerry Marshall Trophy.

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