Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016

Goodwood Festival of Speed -The  highlight for race cars friends

Goodwood Sculpture by Gerry Judah
Goodwood Sculpture by Gerry Judah

The estate of the Earl of March is enormous and really impressive. To enlarge this impression every year a big art work is built up in front of the Castle.

 

This year it was sculptured by the British artist Mr. Gerry Judah. Who also made the sculpture in front of the Porsche Museum at Zuffenhausen. But here there was more space available and so it shows even more energy and movement. Ordered by BMW it naturally shows three BMW's up in the sky.

 

BMW 328 Mille Miglia Roadster  -    Brabham-BMW BT52  -  BMW V12 LMR

 

These cars stand for huge motorsport successes and thus have significantly contributed to the present image of the brand.

Races on track

Le Mans Alpine A460 at Goodwood
Le Mans Alpine A460 at Goodwood

There is no other way as to describe this event – extraordinary, impressive, at the state of the art, famous, power, power and again power => it is a must for motorsport enthusiasts.

 

This event combines historical, vintage and todays racecars in a wonderfull way.

 

The cars are driven on a track against the time. So you feel the attempt to win and the excitement.

 

Sir John Surtees in Lola T70
Sir John Surtees in Lola T70

Wellknown People

Ford GT40 in the paddocks
Ford GT40 in the paddocks

We have seen an extraordinary collection of racecars from all wellknown manufacturers.

 

But contrary to the events on the DTM and F1 racetracks, you can join the driver and the team in their paddocks.

There are so many important names and we don't want to miss one, so please have a look on the offical Webside of the

Goodwood Festival of Speed.

right in the middle
right in the middle

Classical and Advanced

Autounion Typ C, Driver Nick Mason
Autounion Typ C, Driver Nick Mason

Beside the look into the history of driving you also get one into the future.

 

International OEM's are exhibiting their highlights and show the trends.

 

Renault Formular One break
Renault Formular One break

But besides the car activities, the festival of speed is a familiy event for a great day outside.

 

What we have learned about attending an English open air event is, that the weather is alsway good, if you are prepared for 4 seasons a day. That means take waterproofed jakets and boots in your car. Mayby you will be happy to have a change.

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