Each year, the park of the Goodwood castle in Great Britain becomes the scene of the prestigious Festival of Speed .
The event represents a golden opportunity to meet the past and the current motorsport champions and to see the race cars that made history.
There is no road circuit in the park, so the cars are driven on a narrow, winding closed road that make some sort of a hill climb, which allows the fans to see the cars from real close.
All sorts of race vehicles can be seen at Goodwood, ranging from Formula 1 to rally cars, from Le Mans-winning endurance cars to motorcycles and even NASCAR racers.
Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo was a guest of honor at the Festival of Speed this past weekend. More than 50 historic vehicles were on display for the occasion.
Several current and retired Formula 1 drivers such as Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, Nico Rosberg, and former World Champions Jacky Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, John Surtees and Mika Häkkinen enjoyed the unique opportunity to take the wheel of historic race cars.
The event represents a golden opportunity to meet the past and the current motorsport champions and to see the race cars that made history.
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| Historic Lotus F1 cars (Photo: Jochen Van Cauwenberge) |
There is no road circuit in the park, so the cars are driven on a narrow, winding closed road that make some sort of a hill climb, which allows the fans to see the cars from real close.
All sorts of race vehicles can be seen at Goodwood, ranging from Formula 1 to rally cars, from Le Mans-winning endurance cars to motorcycles and even NASCAR racers.
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| Maserati 250F (Photo: John Colley) |
Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo was a guest of honor at the Festival of Speed this past weekend. More than 50 historic vehicles were on display for the occasion.
Several current and retired Formula 1 drivers such as Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, Nico Rosberg, and former World Champions Jacky Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, John Surtees and Mika Häkkinen enjoyed the unique opportunity to take the wheel of historic race cars.
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| Jenson Button driving Alain Prost's TAG McLaren MP4-2C. (Photo: Marcus Dodridge) |