The 2021 edition of the Goodwood Revival, one of the largest and most prestigious historic motorsport events in the world, has been very successful for DHG Racing. The team saw action in three separate events, performing excellently in each of the three races, with the highlight being the victory in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy for David Hart and the Maserati 300S.

The Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy for GTs from the 1960s was held late on Friday afternoon. Because qualifying earlier that day had been difficult for David Hart and Nicky Pastorelli, the Ferrari 250 SWB was only allowed to start fourteenth in the thirty-car field. This proved not to be a major obstacle, as while the Jaguar E-Types fought a hard battle at the front, the Short Wheel Base Ferrari surged forward. After the first lap, David Hart was already in ninth place, after which steady progress was made, and the Italian thoroughbred reached sixth place after five laps.

With darkness slowly falling and a large oil slick on the asphalt, conditions proved tricky, but a good pit stop and excellent lap times for Nicky Pastorelli ensured the podium slowly but surely came into view. That hurdle proved just out of reach; instead of looking further ahead, hard defending was required in the final phase of the race. The Aston Martin DB4 GT of the duo Friedrichs and Hadfield kept pushing, but Nicky managed to keep the door firmly shut, finishing fourth with a minimal margin of four tenths of a second. Just off the podium, but to the satisfaction of the DHG Racing team.

The same can be said for the Sussex Trophy race for World Sportscar Championship machines from the 1950s, which was scheduled for Saturday afternoon. In qualifying, David achieved the ninth-fastest time with the Lister Jaguar Costin, just behind former Formula 1 driver and Le Mans winner Martin Brundle. A brilliant start ensured David completed the first lap of the 25 minute race in sixth, and he held that excellent position in the competitive field for a particularly long time. The Lister with its special bodywork, once designed by legendary aerodynamics specialist Frank Costin, was particularly effective on the fast sections of the Goodwood circuit. In the final phase of the Sussex Trophy race, David was just unable to hold off Oliver Bryant, who had fought back after a spin in the opening lap, but seventh place and a fastest lap time significantly quicker than in qualifying proved to be an excellent result.

However, the weekend was to get even better for DHG Racing, as on Sunday afternoon the team stood at the start of the Freddie March Memorial Trophy with the mighty Maserati 300S. In qualifying, David, who impressed with the car in Monaco earlier this year, had already set the third-fastest time. He did not stop there; just as in the two previous races, the start was excellent, laying the foundation for a top result. David moved into the lead immediately during a chaotic opening, and the Maserati, formerly driven by Stirling Moss himself, subsequently proved to be in a league of its own. A brilliant battle for the victory followed in which David was hot on the heels of a Jaguar D-Type and an HWM Jaguar. An ultimate late braking manoeuvre was attempted in which the Maserati was even hit, but while the two pursuers spun, David kept his cool and kept the Maserati on track, after which he maintained a high pace. So high, in fact, that after sixteen laps of racing, the lead had increased to over half a minute. A massive margin that put a grand exclamation mark on the race, through which David achieved a magnificent victory for the massive crowd.

And so the 2021 edition of the Goodwood Revival was not only a success for the event itself, but absolutely also for DHG Racing, which left a great impression and went home with silverware.