Goodwood
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A year shy of the Italian sporting marque’s 100th birthday, Alfa Romeo will be preparing for next year’s centenary with a historic hill climb by the 8C Spider convertible at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. Also on show will be the 1924 P2 Gran Premio, which won the first World Championship in 1925 driven by Gastone Brilli-Peri, the 8C 2300 tipo Le Mans, which was purchased by Sir Henry Birkin in 1931, the 6C 3000 CM driven to second place by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1953 Mille Miglia, and the 33 TT 12, which brought the 1975 World Manufacturer’s...
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Formula 1's Sir Frank Williams marks 40 years in motorsport at GoodwoodFor 40 years now, Frank Williams has been involved in owning and building some of the fastest cars on earth - Formula 1 racers. From his brief partnership with Alessandro de Tomaso in 1970 through today's Williams F1, Williams' teams have fielded more than 600 race entries in the world's premier...
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Infiniti Essence Concept to tackle Goodwood Festival hillclimb
Four months ago in Geneva, Infiniti's stunning Essence Concept laid the foundation for the future of design at the Japanese luxury brand. Soon, it will hit the pavement at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it will take on the traditional hillclimb. The Essence is a rear-wheel drive luxury...
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GTbyCitroen concept hits the streets of London
At last year's Paris Motor Show, Citroen stunned the audience with a dramatically styled supercar dubbed the GTbyCitroen. A few months later, the company revealed it would produce a limited run of the cars. And in May Citroen revealed that the low-slung and futuristic vehicle would be tackling some...
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Lexus bringing LF-A, IS-F race cars to Goodwood Festival of Speed
For the true enthusiast, there are few events that satisfy as completely as the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Both concourse and racing event, Goodwood offers the best of both worlds in an environment steeped in history and tradition. Lexus will be taking advantage of this year's Festival to show off...
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New smaller Ghost to double Rolls Royce's sales
Despite a global downturn in auto sales in general, Rolls-Royce is working at full steam just to meet demand. But with a second, higher volume model on its way the carmaker will be forced to increased production and take on more staff. Rolls-Royce has already added more shifts and lengthened...
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In just four weeks at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS), current F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will tackle the event’s famous 1.16 mile hill-climb in the McLaren-Honda MP4/4 turbo race car that led to Ayrton Senna’s championship win in the 1988 F1 season. Hamilton has been a life-long admirer of the legendary Brazilian driver and to pilot his 1988 MP4/4 is a dream come true for the young Briton. In addition to driving Senna’s race car, Hamilton will also demonstrate his more familiar Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23, which took him to an F1 world championship victory...
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Rolls Royce set sales records in 2008 despite economic downturn
The automotive industry's story in 2008 has become a familiar one: high hopes dashed on the rocks of a stormy economy. But not all brands and carmakers fared poorly despite the general malaise - including some, like Rolls Royce, that actually set new records. Total sales for Rolls Royce cars were...
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2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed to feature Bugatti, Audi centenary celebrations
The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) is world-renowned for its awesome exhibitions of fast cars, both vintage and modern, in addition to its huge manufacturer support and celebrations. This year Audi, Bugatti and Morgan will be holding the centenary celebrations at the event, and while Mini...
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