VOLUME 59 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 11, 2022 P99
(Above) BMW
Motorrad put on a
splendid celebration
of its heritage with
numerous displays
of its classic bikes.
They also sponsored
the biergarten. (Left)
Warbirds from the P51
Mustang to the Hawker
Hurricane, numerous
Spitfires and a 1943
Consolidated PBY were
a sight for sore eyes.
Marshall's link with motorcycling
stems from them being the speaker
supplier for the R 18 cruiser lineup–
the R 18 First Edition, Bagger and
Transcontinental–and once we'd had
our fill of music mayhem in the pur-
pose-built recording studio that had
mixing desks from the Rolling Stones
and Metallica, it was off to Oxford and
the Mini Cooper plant.
BMW purchased Mini in 1996 and
led a transformation of the iconic
British brand. Compared to the heady
days of the 1960's, the Mini Cooper
plant of today is lightyears ahead—ro-
bots do most of the work, from weld-
ing to painting to cutting—with human
hands taking care of the electronics
and trim work. It's hard not to feel infe-
rior when in the presence of one robot
that can work 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, let alone 60 of them in
the same place.
But the trip was really about the
Goodwood Revival. This is a place you
really must experience at least once
in your life. Goodwood represents an
absolute sensory overload.
