Marking the first day of track action on the Goodwood Hill, Mercedes-Benz cars both old and new were being driven hard up the 1.16-mile route. They ranged from race-winning 1928 Mercedes SSK through to the mighty W 165 R Silver Arrow, the SL 500 rally car and the flame-spitting Sauber-Mercedes C 9 endurance racer.
Continue reading …JD Classics’ Cologne Capri Works certainly has a celebrated competition history. Originally built to Cologne specification in 1973 by Broadspeed for Ford Motor Co. Ltd, it was first driven in the Kent-Castrol Belgium Touring Championships where, powered by a 3.0-litre Westlake V6 engine, it won convincingly
Continue reading …Visitors to the Jaguar stand at the spectacular automotive show will be delighted to see the first new product from Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations – the new division of Jaguar Land Rover responsible for a range of special product and service programmes for Jaguar and Land Rover customers.
Continue reading …Among the rarest of the cars to be taking on the Hill with be a 300 SLS from 1957, joined by the wide-arch eccentricity of a 500 SL rally car from 1981
Continue reading …Powered by the latest generation PureTech and BlueHDi engines, fuel economy is up to 91.1mpg with CO2 emissions from just 82g/km and overall running costs 20% lower than the benchmark in the compact hatchback segment.
Continue reading …Lord March commented: “It’s very exciting for all of us at Goodwood to be welcoming Sébastien Loeb back to the Festival of Speed. More than anyone, he epitomises our theme for the 2014 Festival of Speed –Addicted to Winning –The Unbeatable Champions of Motor Sport.”
Continue reading …There is a chance to see motor racing heroes John Surtees, Emerson Fittipaldi, Sebastien Loeb, Richard Petty, Al Unser, Giacomo Agostini, Wayne Gardner, Freddie Spencer and John McGuinness in action in a host of two and four-wheeled machinery
Continue reading …Tim Harvey is ex British Touring Car champion, returns to Goodwood Festival of Speed to host the Michelin Supercar Paddock at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) this year, and has outlined his top ten cars making their home at FoS from 26-29 June:
Continue reading …Button is the third ex-Formula 1 World Champion to confirm his attendance at this year’s Festival of Speed, joining fellow Briton John Surtees and Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi
Continue reading …The flying Finn, who famously won the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally in a Mini, will get behind the wheel of the ex-works car, in which he finished seventh on the 1964 Monte, on each day
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