THE Revival, as we’ve all agreed to call it by now is certainly confronted to some hard challenges. On the one hand, there are all the previous editions that (lots) people have attended and of which they carry these blissful memories – these will be held as the benchmarks for the current edition. On the other hand, the sheer lack of comparable event – both in scope and scale – means also that the Revival operates in somewhat of a vacuum and can only count on its current team to make it evolve to retain the attributes that made it such a success while always also adding some new features to remain (im)pertinent. Quite the challenge, if you ask us.
Of course, we love attending the feast, as it represents just so much more than a “car show”. The recipe these days, in reality, is more something like half vintage racing, half social experiment, half (we know, we know) friend gathering and a last half of a commercial operation (at this scale, it is simply unavoidable). Which part do we enjoy most? It’s hard to tell, as each vies for the audience’ attention and carries its very distinctive attributes.
And while we’ve been joining the past 15 years (bar the blighted COVID years), we must admit that the organizing team pulls it off – it might not be as effortlessly-looking as in the past, but then again, it would be difficult given the scale. And the magical combination of all these ingredients still produces a heady mix, especially when, as was the case again this year, the weather plays nice. We brought a few shots back – in fact we took many more, but wanted to spare you the fatigue before you plunge into the other ode we’ve prepared about the Revival.
We have to, of course, thank out partners at Me & My Car, our UK retail partner, for organizing our presence and their tireless patience with us, while we should also extend many thanks as well to all those of you who came by to commune with us at the feast – it was grand, it was magical and it made us look forward to the next edition – at life speed! Do let us know what your impressions were by dropping us a line – at life speed!
