Attention all Goodwood fans – Lord March announces the FoS highlights

Late last week the Earl of March – founder of the annual Festival of Speed (28 June – 1 July) and Goodwood Revival (14 – 16 September) – announced some of the news highlights for this season’s Goodwood events. These include: 2012 Festival of Speed Highlights: At least seven current Formula One teams attending and [...]

Jaguar and Bentley make some noise in the Hills of Goodwood

Bentley’s new Continental GT 4.0 litre V8 tried Goodwood’s hill climb for size and instantly hit its stride in preparation for this summer’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood’s VIP guests got an early glimpse of this latest member of the Continental family as well as hearing the unique, sporting rumble of Bentley’s latest high performance [...]

Dates announced for Goodwood Events in 2012

At the opening of this year’s Goodwood Revival, The Earl of March, patron of the UK’s most celebrated motor sport meetings – the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival – announced the provisional 2012 dates for these hugely popular annual events, as well as the ever-growing Moving Motor Show. The 2012 Goodwood Festival of [...]

Another successful Goodwood Revival comes to an end

Retro fashion, beautiful vintage aircraft and some of the rarest and most sought after motor cars in the world mixed with closely fought and highly competitive racing today at Goodwood as the 14th Revival meeting drew to a close. Among the estimated 140,000 people visiting the Goodwood Revival and entering into the vintage spirit of [...]

Rolls Royce expands Goodwood manufacturing plant

The Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood in West Sussex is to expand in the months ahead. The news follows significant growth in worldwide sales over the last 18 months and a greater demand from customers for highly personalised Rolls-Royce Ghost and Phantom models. The expansion includes an increase in size by more than 2500 square [...]

Look the part this year….Vintage clothing makes a show at Goodwood

Vintage fashion has always been one of the vital ingredients that make the annual Goodwood Revival so unique and thoroughly entertaining, and next week’s 2011 event (16-18 September) will be no exception with historic motor racing fans smartly dressed in their 1940s, 1950s and 1960s-inspired finery. The Goodwood Revival remains the only motor sport event [...]

Ford Centenary at Goodwood Revival

Ford revive a strong presence at Goodwood with the largest-ever vehicle cavalcade at the historic West Sussex circuit, in celebration of Fords UK centenary and signalling the end of the Ford of Britain Centenary Tour. The Ford of Britain Centenary Parade will be flagged-off by Ford’s chief financial officer, Lewis Booth, with Ford of Britain [...]

Juan Manuel Fangio – The Racing Driver’s Driver

Goodwood’s annual driver tribute feature at next week’s Revival (16-18 September) will honour one of the greatest drivers that ever raced. On the centenary of his birth, and 60th anniversary of him winning the first of his five World Championships, Goodwood will pay tribute to Juan Manuel Fangio.  Fangio raced twice at Goodwood, with his [...]

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES STAR AT THE 2011 GOODWOOD REVIVAL

Exceptional cars and extraordinary aircraft are a regular treat at the annual Goodwood Revival, being held this year from 16-18 September.  However, trains are a far less common sight at the world’s most authentic historic motor sport meeting; until now! In just three weeks time, trains will be very much in evidence as a trio [...]