Today Goodwood is delighted to officially launch the 2015 Festival of Speed – for the first time exclusively online.
Continue reading …Throughout its history Mazda has defied convention with its innovative approach to car making. From being the only Japanese manufacturer to win the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, to its development of the rotary engine and its reinvention of the affordable sports car with the MX-5
Continue reading …Alongside the overall theme of ‘Fast and Fearless: Racing on the Edge’, the Festival of Speed will also celebrate the 90th anniversary of the motor racing’s inaugural World Championship, won by Alfa Romeo, and mark 50 years since Honda’s maiden grand prix victory as the Japanese manufacturer returns to Formula 1 with McLaren in 2015.
Continue reading …The event will open with many of the world’s largest motor manufacturers showcasing their latest models at the Moving Motor Show on Thursday, 25 June*
Continue reading …British racer Chilton, who is in his second year of F1 with the team, will race in the Shelby Cup, a one-off event being held to mark 60 years of the small-block V8 engine and the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic cars to ever use the powerplant, the Ford Mustang.
Continue reading …For the first time, the 360 degree cameras have been mounted on the crash helmet of a driver as Anthony Davidson drives a MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One car up the Goodwood Hill. The footage allows a unique vantage point and brings you closer than ever before to the feeling of being behind the wheel of a Formula One car.
Continue reading …An all-new show, ‘Festival of Speed: Cars of the Future’, will be screened on Wednesday, 9 July at 20:00 on ITV4 HD and ITV4 and will be presented by Craig Doyle, Nicki Shields and Robert Llewellyn.
Continue reading …With superstar names from the world of motorsport, including John Surtees, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Sebastien Loeb, Didier Auriol, Richard Petty, Mark Webber, Giacomo Agostini, Wayne Gardner and Freddie Spencer, guests were treated to non-stop entertainment throughout the weekend.
Continue reading …The frustration of the endless traffic queue and a ten minute journey that consumed an hour and a half of my life I won’t get back, all seemed to ebb away once entry was gained into the 2014 Festival of Speed.
Continue reading …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.
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