Great British Events

Festival of Speed 2010

2nd – 4th July 2010

Venue: Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PX

Preceeding all the horsepower of Glorious Goodwood is the Festival of Speed. An event which has grown into a truly unique spectacle of motor sport. A chance to mingle with F1 stars of past and present, and to see some highly competitive motor racing.

Set amongst the gorgeous backdrop of the Goodwood Estate and House, this is no ordinary motor sport event. This year, no less than, six Formula One teams will be attending, only one week before this year’s British Grand Prix.

The Festival of Speed will be a chance to celebrate the 60^th year of the Formula One World Championship and the following F1 teams and drivers are sure to make this an occasion to remember:

• McLaren-Mercedes – the MP4-23 will be all fired up by F1 2008 and 2009 World Champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
• Scuderia Ferrari – the blood red cars of this irresistible Italian marque will be at the Festival once again.
• Mercedes GP – Nico Rosberg and Goodwood hillclimb speed record holder Nick Heidfeld will be in control.
• Red Bull – Mark Webber will demonstrate his command of the Red Bull F1 car.
• Lotus-Cosworth – Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen will make sure that Lotus makes a spectacular return to Goodwood.
• Williams-Cosworth – the latest FW32 car, will appear at the Festival.

There is much more to see at this years Festival. Guitar Heroes Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons and Jimmie Vaughan will be showing their fabulous automotive creations as well as their guitar collections! Combined with the bikes and cars on show their will be aerial displays, a moving motor museum, the preview of which starts on the 1^st of July and the highly acclaimed Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ concours d’elegance. Throw in a mix of celebrities, former world champions and other motor sport legends and you get an idea of what you can expect from the 2010 Festival of Speed.

Enjoy a luxurious ride to and from the 2010 Festival of Speed with our Goodwood Chauffeur service.

18-19-20 September 2009

The Goodwood Revival is the world’s most popular historic motor race meeting, set back in time to recreate the golden era of motor sport, in the fifties and sixties. The Revival offers a unique insight into this glamourous and romantic period of motor-sport history, set against the fabulous back drop of Lord March’s Goodwood Estate.

For three days in September some of the most breathtakingly beautiful racing cars and bikes will be fuelled up to compete against each other, driven to their limit by some of the best drivers to ever grace a race circuit. Champions like Sir Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Sir Jack Brabham, Phil Hill, Derek Bell, David Coulthard, Damon Hill, Gerhard Berger, Johnny Herbert, Wayne Gardner, Giacomo Agostini and the late, great Barry Sheene have all competed at the celebrated Goodwood motor sport circuit. Launching there machines into the corners with as much aggression as they would have done in their racing heyday.

No other motor sport event quite matches this unique Goodwood fixture, a fabulous motor sport event which is not to be missed, and is a wonderful way to celebrate some fabulous men, women and the gorgeous motor cars and bikes.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009

3, 4 and 5th July 2009

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2009 Formula 1 British Grand Prix

Friday 19 – Sunday 21 June 2009

Location: Silverstone

Northamptonshire’s Silverstone circuit will light up when the Formula One circus rolls into action on Friday 19th June 2009. After last years spectacular where Lewis Hamilton provided the ecstatic home crowd with a master-class in wet weather driving, 2009 will be marked as the last at Silverstone as the event prepares to move to Donington Park. The knowledgeable British fans will probably be cheering loudest this year for Jenson Button as he steers his Brawn GP machine towards his goal of the 2009 Formula One drivers championship.

Enjoy first class luxury travel to the F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone with our Silverstone Chauffeur service. For a more sedate and luxurious drive to Silverstone racecircuit.

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Goodwood Revival 2008

19,20,21 September 2008

The Goodwood Estate

2008 marks the 10th anniversary of the inaugural Goodwood Revival. First held in 1998, the event was envisioned by the Earl of March, to celebrate the illustrious history of motorsport at Goodwood. The Goodwood Motor Circuit was developed by the the grandfather of the Earl of March, the Duke of Richmond. In it’s heyday between 1948 and 1966 the circuit stood alongside Silverstone and held Grand Prix and many other major racing events.

The Revival seeks to recreate the golden years of motorsport, with classic open wheel and historic racing with all the glamour and style of this flamboyant era. In it’s first decade the Goodwood Revival has become a favourite event for anybody with an interest in both fashion and horsepower. A great day out for all the family, and most certainly a Great British Event.