Rockingham - the end of the 2011 season, well we had to run the Revis, now fitted with the old nail JAP engine, practise went well but a brake issue and a bounce off the armco ended the race early.

First two events that the Revis has been at in many years, well decades, so 2 DNF whilst disappointing was not to unexpected.

After a mad rush, the Revis was finally fully assembled the week before the Goodwood Revival meeting (we had run 2 sessions at Mallory testing we an early set of bodywork).

Back to Goodwood, 57 years after the appearance which was also in the Earl of March Trophy. Practise was cut short by a magneto failure - the points fell off, so much for a proffesionaly rebuilt bit of kit! On our one flying lap we qualified 17th which for the first time we had run the car in anger was quite pleasing. The plan originally was change the engine for the spare 'the old nail JAP' which has come to ours and others rescue on a number of occasions, however as it traced to just loose points, we fixed the problem. In the race which was very damp, the flag fell and we were off passing others right and left - superb. got pushed off on to the grass and lost a few places crossed the line lap one up to 10th push on - BANG...BANg...BAng...Bang...bang... silence. just 1 lap and it was over, the crank pin had snapped clean and made a mess of the engine.

But what a great weekend, we'd do it all again a the drop of a hat, thanks to all who helped us get to Goodwood and at Goodwood and to Goodwood itself.

Reg Bicknell in the Revis 500 in 1954, when he ran the car with the distinctive aero-nose.

The Revis in 2010, still a little way to go.