{"id":497688,"date":"2018-07-17T19:17:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T02:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=62156"},"modified":"2023-12-22T06:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T06:39:51","slug":"goodwood-festival-of-speed-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/goodwood-festival-of-speed-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodwood Festival of Speed (2018) – Recap & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Silver was the name of the game at Goodwood, July 12\u00ad\u201315, when the Festival of Speed celebrated 25 years since its inception and the chosen feature marque was Porsche celebrating its 70th\u00a0<\/sup>birthday.<\/p>\n

Under a blazing\u2014for England\u2014sun the weekend sizzled to the sound of high powered engines and spinning tires as the Duke of Richmond\u2019s best of the past 25 years did their stuff on the hill and in the forest rally stage.<\/p>\n

Five Porches were suspended in star (or should we say stern) formation 170 feet above the circular drive fronting Goodwood House with a host more performing, for the vast crowds, with runs up the hillclimb. Porsche had invited many of their famous drivers to be reunited with their equally famous cars, Walter R\u00f6hrl, Derek Bell, Gijs van Lennep, Richard Attwood and Mark Webber were all in action during the weekend.<\/p>\n

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“King” Richard Petty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twenty-five editions of the Festival have attracted a wealth of motoring history and, as a consequence, this Silver edition saw a selection of the finest from the very birth of the internal combustion engine to the present day including Grand Prix, Sports, Indy, Americana, Bikes, Saloon, Rally, NASCAR & Supercars.<\/p>\n

Beside the Festival birthday their were other anniversaries celebrated, 70 years of Lotus, 50 years of the Ford Escort, 30 years of Superbikes, 60 years of Lola, 60 years of the British Saloon Car Championship and 70 Years of the Jaguar XK. Quite a list to pack into four days\u2026plus the Cartier \u2018Style et Luxe\u2019 Concours!<\/p>\n

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Michael Lyons blasted up the hill in his Lola T400 F5000. (see video of the run below)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As always there were those who took the hillclimb seriously and went for a fast time, as well as the \u2018show offs\u2019 who entertained the crowds with doughnuts, burnouts, wheelies and other antics unbecoming of the motorcar, but great fun!<\/p>\n