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Porsche

VIDEO: Porsche at 2012 Goodwood FoS

The 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed is currently underway in England. Porsche is just one of the many manufacturers exhibiting some of their product. Of course that means sending a few cars up the famous Goodwood hill climb. After the break you can see three videos, including the 991 911 and 1987 Le Mans winning […]

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MINI

MINI Goodwood coming to Australia

“Jeeves, bring the MINI round the front would you – there’s a good fellow!” Believe it or not they are the words MINI Australia are using to open their press statement on the MINI inspired by Goodwood. Only 1000 MINI Goodwoods will be made and only 10 are coming to Australia. The model was first […]

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McLaren

McLaren MP4-12C GT3 at Goodwood FoS

The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed was held last weekend. Each year it seems to get bigger and bigger. McLaren Automotive took along their race-ready MP4-12C GT3 and made this video. It’s a little disappointing that we don’t really see, or hear, the 12C GT3 at full noise. Great looking car, though.

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Motor Shows

Dates announced for 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Goodwood Festival of Speed has pencilled in its dates for 2011, something which can only be done once the Formula One calendar has been signed off. By fitting around the movements of F1 Goodwood organisers can ensure a high participation level from the teams and drivers who will be in the UK for British […]

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Motor Shows Porsche

Goodwood FoS: Porsche 911 GT2 RS explained

The fabulous 620bhp Porsche 911 GT2 RS made its public debut at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed. In this video (available below) Andreas Preuninger, Manager of High Performance Vehicles for Porsche, talks us through some of the things that make the GT2 RS so special. [via The German Car Blog]

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Motor Shows

2010 Goodwood FoS photo gallery

A small, but excellent, selection of images from the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed has been posted online by Frozenspeed Motorsport Photography. Above you see Bruno Senna driving a McLaren MP4/8 used by his uncle in 1993. There’s some other gems available, too, so follow the source link below to see more. [Source: frozenspeed]

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McLaren Motor Shows

McLaren MP4-12C at the 2010 Goodwood FoS

The official public reveal of the new McLaren MP4-12C supercar took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend. In fact, it was the first car to make the run up the hill this year, informally opening the show, as it were. McLaren have released a short video of the weekend’s activities and the […]

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Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at the 2010 Goodwood FoS

The action is well underway at Goodwood and here’s another clip bringing you a step closer. It features the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’. There’s a mix of in car action and outside footage as the car rips its way up the famous Goodwood hillclimb course. You can see the clip after the break, and there’s […]

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Motor Shows Porsche

Porsche at the 2010 Goodwood FoS

Porsche have released a couple of videos giving an insight into their presence at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed which is currently underway. Further you can keep up to date via the Porsche UK website.

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Alfa Romeo Motor Shows

2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The annual Goodwood FoS kicks off tomorrow. Each year there is a centrepiece statue unveiled in front of the main building. This year, in honour of its 100 year anniversary, Alfa Romeo got the gig. Somewhat amazingly the sculpture features an Alfa Romeo P2; there are only two of these cars in existence and their […]

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2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed – image gallery

Here is a link to a superb image gallery from the recent 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed. You may remember last year’s gallery, and if you do, you will know that 54photography.com are capable of capturing some very fine images. So, set aside some time and enjoy the 250 images on offer in this year’s […]

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Bentley Motor Shows

VIDEO: Derek Bell drives Supersports at Goodwood

Legendary sportscar racer and five time Le Mans winner Derek Bell was thrown the keys to the Bentley Continental Supersports at Goodwood recently. The car’s appearance at the 2009 Festival of Speed offered one of the first opportunities to give passenger rides in the 621bhp W12 coupé, and, of course, Mr Bell was only too […]