The UK’s biggest motor show celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Porsche 356
Staff Writer |
The Festival of Speed is the largest motoring garden party in the world – a unique summer weekend party that brings together an impossibly heady mix of cars, stars and motorsport ‘royalty’ to create the largest car culture event in the world.
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Over 600 cars and bikes, old and new, will descend on the Goodwood estate in Sussex, where manufacturers will be out in force, displaying their latest creations to the public.
Snaking up through the estate, it’s the hill climb route that attracts the most attention, with all manner of vehicles set to take to it over the long July 12th - 15th weekend.
The central feature at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate Porsche, marking 70 years since the launch of its first sports car, the 356. The 356 will be the focal point of the display. The model first entered production in 1948
And there will be something for everyone! Other exhibits and performances to keep all the family entertained, a headline feature being an aerobatics routine from the Red Arrows.
A slightly different agenda controls each day’s events.
Thursday is the quietest day and provides the best opportunity to walk all the manufacturers’ stands and acquaint yourself with their models.
On Friday, the stopwatch comes out as hill climb entries take to the course for practice.
Moving into the weekend, the Formula Drift and stunt displays will wow the large crowds, as cars continue to tackle the hill climb ahead of event’s final day.
And it’s here, on Sunday, that definitive times are laid down as the fastest competitors gun for the all-time record.
The event is classified as a hill climb, and visitors are accorded close access to that part of the track. The track has an elevation change of 92.7 metres, for an average gradient of 4.9%.
The record time for the hillclimb was set in 1999 when Nick Heidfeld drove a McLaren MP4/13 Formula One car up the hill in 41.6 seconds (100.385 mph (161.554 km/h)).