2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Among two other prominent events held last weekend, we have finally finished the 18th Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Many different themes distinguish each year, but what we are most interested in is the supercar run. Both the Ginetta G50 and Jaguar XF-R celebrated their world debuts in this class. Bugatti was also kind enough to bring a Sang Noir and Hermes edition Veyron, but sadly neither ran the road course.
Porsche's 60th was celebrated in a massive way. Karl Ludvigsen released his new Ferdinand Porsche biography and the Style et Luxe concours had four Type-S Mercedes which Porsche penned in the prewar era. One of the these, a 710 SSK Trossi Roadster owned by Ralph Lauren, won the concours.
Justin Law set the fastest time of the weekend by hitting 44.19 seconds up the hill in his 1990 Jaguar XJR12. This was contrasted by eight historic cars which celebrated the centenary of the 1908 French Grand Prix.
Resident UK photographer Ilya Holt was at the festival all weekend to capture our comprehensive gallery. He appreciated the Forest Rally Stage, its special tribute to Scottish rallying legend Colin McRae, the 205 T16 E2 and many current WRC machines.
2008 Le Mans Classic
Probably the only historic races that run at night are held during the Le Mans Classic. Every two years, six classes each run three heats over a 24 hour period. One race is held in darkness, so many cars are equipped with extra lighting.
The 2008 edition had its usual share of impressive entrants. In Grid 2 was the exact 1957 Aston Martin DBR1 which won LeMans. Some heavy hitters like the Porsche 917 were out in force. These, combined with 100s of entrants and 1000s of corral cars made the LMC a tough choice over the Goodwood Festival of Speed.... Read More
Acura wins Limerock
With a new track layout and surface, Limerock's short ciruit brought excitement back to sports car racing. Last weekend's Northeast Grand Prix included the 5th round of ALMS and finished with unexpected results.
In the final laps, Acura secured their first overall victory. Contact between the Dyson and Penke Porsches put the leading car out of the race, letting Brabham & Sharp win.... Read More
