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Photos, event coverage, news and information on Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival, each held annually at Goodwood House in England.
The 2012 Goodwood Revival, scheduled for 14-16 September, will celebrate the pre-war Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, 75 years after their first appearance on a British racing circuit.Goodwood is hailing the arrival of the famous Silver Arrows Grand Prix cars as an "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," as spectators will see these beasts driven in anger at a UK motor circuit for the … [Read more...]
The 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed will honor sports car racing in 1972 and the 30th anniversary of the famed Group C era when it returns to the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb in West Sussex, England on 28 June to 1 July.Forty years ago, the 1972 season was a pivotal year in sports car racing. In America, Can-Am was at its peak, with a fascinating battle for supremacy between McLaren, Porsche, … [Read more...]
The sixth season of the Goodwood Breakfast Club events will see an interesting and eclectic mix of themes for 2012 when Goodwood stages the events on the first Sunday of the month.The Goodwood Breakfast Club will remain free to all visitors. This allows car and motorcycle connoisseurs to enjoy a Sunday morning drive through the quiet West Sussex country roads down to Goodwood, where they are … [Read more...]
The Supercar Run at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed is unique in providing a dynamic environment in which the public can view new models for the first time. Unlike a conventional motor show, the Supercar Run affords a fantastic opportunity not only to exhibit a new supercar, but also to show it in action on the Goodwood hillclimb during the Festival of Speed.For 2011 the Supercar Run … [Read more...]
The 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed will honour the Lotus marque with the main ‘Central Feature’ installation, displayed prominently outside Goodwood House.Goodwood will celebrate this much-loved British brand at an exciting time in the marque’s history, as Lotus is currently two years into a five year plan with the goal of returning the marque to its original status alongside other … [Read more...]
The Goodwood Revival 2011 was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. A crowd of than 135,000 historic motorsport enthusiasts made their way to Goodwood to celebrate another epic motor racing weekend, the vast majority dressed in period fashions.On the track a tribute to the legendary racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio - 100 years after this birth - saw a grid … [Read more...]
The 2012 Goodwood Revival will stage a race exclusively for 30 AC Cobras and their derivatives in honor of the 50th anniversary of Carroll Shelby’s cult Anglo-American sports car.Organizers anticipate the (14-16 September 2012) race will see the finest collection of significant and authentic racing AC Cobras ever assembled in the UK. … [Read more...]
The Goodwood Revival - The Best Place on Earth to See the Things We LoveBy Ned J. Lawler Photos by Ned J. and Kate Lawler, Shamrock Motoring Images"The Goodwood Revival is the best place on Earth to see the things we love"; this is a quote from Bostonian Bob Alexander, a dear friend and passionate car guy, when we spoke of the event. I told him that I was writing an article on the wonder … [Read more...]
The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 will celebrate "Young Guns - Born to Win" by honoring drivers, riders, designers and engineers that shocked the establishment. The 2012 Festival will be held 28 June to 1 July at Goodwood House and the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb in West Sussex, England.Throughout motor sport history, an elite group of newcomers have announced their arrival on the world … [Read more...]
The Goodwood Revival 2011, held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in England, honored Juan Manuel Fangio with a daily parade covering the length and breadth of his competition career.Thought by many to have been the greatest Grand Prix driver ever, Juan Manuel Fangio’s record of 24 wins from 51 starts – a ratio of 47% - remains a record that is unlikely ever to be beaten. Not … [Read more...]
The Glover Trophy race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Glover Trophy race featured 1.5-litre Formula One and Tasman cars of a type that raced between 1961 and 1965. These cigar-like racers are synonymous with the important F1 meetings in Goodwood’s latter years, and the selection of cars taking part focused … [Read more...]
The Chichester Cup race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Chichester Cup featured Formula Junior cars of the ‘late period’, when cars ran with rear-engines and disc brakes. These last appeared at the 2008 Goodwood Revival. With so many Juniors competing internationally, the specification of the race changes … [Read more...]
The Earl of March Trophy race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Earl of March Trophy race featured 500cc Formula Three cars that raced between 1948 and 1959. The race regularly provides some of the closest, most competitive racing of the Revival weekend. The 2011 race was no exception, as young charger Sam … [Read more...]
The Richmond Trophy race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Richmond Trophy featured Formula One cars from 1950 to 1960, offering exciting racing between the legendary cars from one of Grand Prix racing’s golden eras. Participants included Maserati 250Fs battling against Lancia D50, Ferrari 246 Dino, Aston … [Read more...]
The Goodwood Trophy race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Goodwood Trophy race featured GP ‘titans’ and more nimble voiturette cars based on designs from before the Second World War. These sit-up-and-beg single seaters thundered around the Goodwood Circuit, just as they did in the track’s earliest years. … [Read more...]
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