Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011
Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
July 1-3, 2011
The Festival of Speed is billed as "The Largest Motoring Garden Party In The World". Held in the immaculate grounds of Goodwood House, the annual hill-climb event is a true celebration of motor sport and all things automotive.
The Festival of Speed is a unique English summer weekend which bringing together a heady collection of cars, stars and motor sport 'royalty' creating the largest car culture event in the world. The event assembles current Formula 1 racers, 200 mph supercars, steam-powered carriages of the 19th Century, 3000 bhp top fuel dragsters, classic rally cars and motorbikes, all by personal invitation from Lord March.
The highlights for the 2011 Festival of Speed presented by Lord March included a host of motor sport stars, Formula One drivers Mika Hakkinen, Jochen Mass, Desiré Wilson and Bruno Senna, motorcycle competitors Guy Martin, James Haydon and Paul Smart, rally stars Andreas Mikkleson, Jimmy McRae and Russell Brooks, and circuit racer legends Paul Radisich, Richard Attwood and Anthony Reid.
This years theme "Racing Revolutions - Quantum leaps that shaped motor sport", will be demonstrated in many of this year's attractions, with racing innovations evident throughout, including developments to engine, aerodynamics, chassis construction, such as the 1909 'Blitzen Benz' with leading edge aerodynamic design that help it become the 1911 fastest car in the world with record of 228.1 km/h. And the 1981 McLaren-Honda MP4/1 that pioneering the use of carbon fiber materials in F1 racing.
The Festival theme will run right through many of this year's Festival attractions, with racing innovations evident throughout, including developments to engine, aerodynamics, chassis construction, and much more.
Unique to the Festival a record number of nine current 2011 F1 teams are projected including the reigning F1 World Championship team Red Bull, along with a number of the season's top drivers. Other forms of modern motor sport will also be represented. Current WRC and IRC rally teams, and works World Superbike teams.
This years event includes; Jaguar Cars celebrating 50 years of the E-Type, and the 60th anniversary of Jaguar's first win at the Le Mans 24 Hours race. In addition, WRC Mini Countryman is making its British debut and Skoda marks 110 years of motor sport involvement. The Centenary of the famous Indy 500 is being marked with over 30 Indy cars being scheduled, such as 1914 Sunbeam 'Indianapolis', 1951 Steven-Offy 'Jim Robbins Special' and 1966 Lola-Ford T90 'Bowes Seal', be driven by drivers with a dozen wins between them. A mini Gasoline Alley within the F1 Paddock, will be recreated.
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GALLERY 1-- Thursday
GALLERY 2-- Friday
GALLERY 3-- Saturday
GALLERY 4-- Sunday
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011
Tim Surman Photo 2011
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011
Tim Surman Photo 2011
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