Goodwood Festival of Speed 2006

The Festival of Speed is far more than just a hillclimb: it can justifiably claim to be the world’s biggest and most diverse celebration of the history of motor sport. It is the only occasion where you will see in action the greatest competition cars and star drivers from all eras: everything from 19th century steam carriages to current Formula One; fabulous racing motorcycles; classic rally cars to 3000bhp dragsters; plus motor sport legends like Moss, Surtees, Brabham and Andretti rubbing shoulders with today's hottest properties such as Jenson Button and Colin McRae.

Motor racing first came to Goodwood in 1936 when the 9th Duke of Richmond held a private hillclimb through the park. Five years earlier he had won the Brooklands Double 12, and then in 1948 he opened the Goodwood Motor Circuit. These early events inspired his grandson, the present Earl of March, to bring motor sport back to Goodwood. This resulted in the first Festival of Speed, held in 1993 in the picturesque parkland surrounding Goodwood House.

Since the inaugural meeting, the Festival has become established as a key event in the motor sport social calendar. But it is not all about action on the hill. Unrestricted access to the paddocks means that spectators and autograph hunters can get closer to the cars and drivers than at almost any other meeting. Away from the bustle of competition, you can relax with a picnic on the lawns of the House among some of the most beautiful and innovative automotive creations, which are judged in the Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’design competition. You can explore the exciting displays of our many exhibitors, or seek an adrenaline rush from the Festival's interactive entertainment, including driving simulators and 4x4 driving. Children will delight in the special amusements to be found at the Junior Festival of Speed.

The Festival is motor racing's equivalent of Ascot or Wimbledon: an extravaganza of sound and colour that has been described as 'the garden party of the Gods'. In combination with the rich period theatre of the Goodwood Revival, the Festival of Speed ensures that Goodwood is unrivalled throughout the world.

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Nissan recalls its diverse racing history. Nissan demonstrates its wide-ranging involvement in motor sport at the Festival by showcasing cars from a range of disciplines. Expect to see:
1972 Datsun 240Z – the striking 1970s rally car, originally driven by Rauno Aaltonen and Tony Fall, will be in action on the Forest Rally Stage along with its original drivers
1984 Nissan 240RS – this wonderful Group B car was built by Bill Blydenstein for a Middle East Nissan dealer, and was driven by Tony Walker in Jordan in 1984. Tony was given the car at the end of the season and subsequently drove it in the Philippines and Indonesian National Championships. He still retains the car today
1990 Nissan R90 CK06 – Nissan’s World Sports Car Championship contender, which was driven at Le Mans by Martin Brundle, Julian Bailey and Gianfranco Brancatelli. Also raced in Japanese Sports Prototype series 1991-93, driven by Heinz Harald Frentzen to a number of podium finishes
1998 Nissan R390 – raced in the GT1 Sports car category at Le Mans in 1998, this 3.5-litre twin turbo V8 was developed by the famous Tom Walkinshaw Racing team and put the first ever all-Japanese team (Aguri Suzuki/Kazuyoshi Hoshino/Masahiko Kageyama) onto the podium
1999 Nissan Primera BTCC – original driver Anthony Reid, who won seven BTCC races for Nissan in 1998, will drive the car in which his replacement Laurent Aiello took the 1999 BTCC title

Peugeot’s rally prowess and supercar status underlined. The Forest Rally Stage will provide the perfect environment for two of Peugeot’s greatest rally cars – hopefully the WRC 307 and certainly a privateer Group B T16 EvoII. T16s are very seldom seen in action, let alone in context with their great rivals of the time. In addition it is hoped that Richard Burns’ own 1991 Group N 205, his 1991/92 RAC Rally Group A 309 and his 2003 206 WRC car will be on static display. For supercar enthusiasts, the amazing 2004 6-litre V12 907 will be shown at Goodwood for the first time.

Porsche proves its Targa Florio pedigree. The Festival habitually features a breathtaking array of important Porsche competition cars and 2006 will be no exception. The company’s own museum will provide a collection of cars to run alongside privately-entered machinery, including:
1956 Porsche 550A Spyder – the first major success for the works Porsche team came when this nimble open sports car won the Targa Florio
1962 Porsche 804 – Porsche’s F1 dream culminated in Dan Gurney winning the 1962 French GP and Solitude GP in Porsche’s ultimate air-cooled flat-8 F1 car
1967 Porsche 907 – ‘Quick’ Vic Elford continued Porsche’s run of Targa Florio wins with a finely-judged drive in 1968
1970 Porsche 908/3 – the new 917 was considered too cumbersome for the tortuous Targa Florio and Nurburgring 1000km races, so Porsche developed this minimalist car, the lightest and most powerful of its type, using a flat-8 air-cooled rear engine. Vic Elford was victorious at both races
1970 Porsche 917K – the car that launched Porsche’s unprecedented run of success at Le Mans and a great Festival favourite
1973 Porsche 911 RSR – The lightweight 911RSR replaced the legendary 917 in sports car racing following the imposition of a 3-litre limit in 1972, and this very chassis took its first and finest major win – on the Targa Florio in 1973, when Gijs van Lennep (who hopefully drives at the Festival) charged to victory
1978 Porsche 911 SC – this car will be in action on the Forest Rally Stage, hopefully driven by original Safari Rally pilot Bjorn Waldegaard
1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar – for its assault on the world’s toughest rally, Porsche produced a 450bhp all-wheel-drive supercar capable of more than 150mph on loose terrain. René Metge took back-to-back victories ahead of team-mate Jacky Ickx, who drives on the Forest Rally Stage at Goodwood
1988 Porsche 962 – the last works car sported Shell/Dunlop livery and brought the factory effort to a close with nothing left to win. Private teams continued its success for several more seasons

Renault recalls its Grand Prix greats. One of the greatest companies in Grand Prix history celebrates its illustrious heritage with a breathtaking automotive sculpture in front of Goodwood House. Renault will also bring some of its most spectacular GP cars to the Festival. Please see separate story for full details.

Rolls-Royce offers the ultimate way to travel. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, based on the Goodwood estate, will provide its latest Phantom limousine as VIP transport into and out of the event, and provides the Clerk of the Course with his course transport.

Toyota sends rare jewels from Japan. Toyota will once again send several show-stopping cars from its museum in Japan. Expect to see:
1978 Ralt-Toyota RT1 – Toyota built the engine of choice for the International F3 racing, and Ralt the best chassis. A generation of future GP drivers cut their teeth in these cars, notably Jan Lammers in the Team Holland entry
1987 Toyota Celica GTS – raced with factory backing in the American IMSA series from 1983 to 1988 by Dan Gurney’s All-American Racers, winning the GTO Championship in 1987
1990 Toyota Celica GT4 ST165 – Toyota’s first Group A car combined a complex six-speed gearbox and hydraulic centre differential. Although Juha Kankkunen managed only one win in its first two seasons, the car came good in 1990, with Carlos Sainz winning the World Championship. It also carried Bjorn Waldegaard to a Safari rally win, and he will drive it on the Forest Rally Stage
1992 Toyota Celica GT4 ST185 – in action on the Forest Rally Stage is a privately-owned example of one of the most successful rally cars Toyota ever built, which helped Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol to World titles in 1992-94
2005 Toyota TF105 – last season’s Toyota Formula 1 car is expected to be driven by Olivier Panis

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Sting

I'd love to go to the Festival for Speed only I never know when its on until I see it on TV. lol
Then theres the question of getting there, I have no clue where it is in relation to me.

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YSSMAN

BTW: Do American cars ever show up for a run?

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YSSMAN

BTW: Do American cars ever show up for a run?

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Race Idiot

Is it worth going for one day? Or would I miss a crapload of stuff?

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Who’s Driving What At The Festival Of Speed

Rauno Aaltonen, rallying superstar of the 1960s and Monte Carlo winner, will drive a Mini Cooper S and hopefully a Austin Healey 3000 on the Forest Rally Stage.

Michael Ammermüller, who races in Red Bull’s GP2 team, will drive the F1 car on Friday.

René Arnoux, GP winner with Renault and Ferrari, will drive all weekend in one of his old Renault RE30 Grand Prix cars.

Chris Atkinson, Australia’s best current rally driver, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Subaru Impreza WRC car.

Richard Attwood, Le Mans winner and GP driver, will drive his BRM P261 up the hill throughout the weekend.

Troy Bayliss – former British and World Superbike Champion and this year’s runaway leader of the World Superbike Series – will ride his Xerox Ducati FC-06.

Derek Bell will once more be at the Festival all three days, driving a Jaguar E-type lightweight, a Grand Prix Ferrari 246 Dino and his Tecno F1 car.

Charley Boorman, documentary maker and epic endurance motorcyclist, will take to the hill on the BMW F650 GS on which he contested last January’s Dakar Rally.

Sir Jack Brabham, three-times F1 World Champion and a long-standing Goodwood favourite, will drive all weekend in a Cooper-Climax T51 like that in which he won his first World title.

Russell Brookes, former British Champion and star of the British circuit, will drive his 1985 title-winning Opel Manta 400 all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.

Martin Brundle – Grand Prix star turned F1 commentator – will be reunited with his Benetton-Ford B191 on Sunday.

Ralph Bryans will ride some of the classic racing bikes brought to the Festival by Honda Collection Hall throughout the weekend.

Jenson Button, Britain’s leading F1 driver, will demonstrate the latest Honda F1 car on Sunday.

Jost Capito – Director, Ford Team RS and an experienced car, truck, and motorcycle racer – will drive a Ford GT in the Sunday Times 'Driving' Supercar Run.

Troy Corser, reigning World Superbike Champion, will ride his factory Suzuki GSXR1000.

Anthony Davidson, third driver with the Honda F1 team, will drive the latest car on Saturday and also a Honda RA301.

Gil de Ferran, Motor Sport Director of the Honda F1 team, is expected to drive a historic Honda F1 car at the Festival.

Marcus Dodd, twice British Rally Champion, will drive his Hyundai Accent WRC car all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.

Robert Doornbos, test driver for Red Bull Racing, will drive the latest F1 car on Saturday.

François Duval, Belgian WRC driver, will drive his Skoda Fabia WRC up the hill and on the Forest Rally Stage.

Vic Elford, twice winner of the Targa Florio, will drive his winning Porsche 908/3 all weekend.

James Ellison, one of Britain’s leading GP riders, will demonstrate Kenny Roberts’ 1980 championship-winning Yamaha OW48.

Mick Extance, Britain’s leading challenger on the gruelling Dakar Rally, will ride his Honda XR 650 throughout the weekend.

Tony Fall, former works BMC and Datsun rally driver, will be in action in his Datsun 240Z all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.

Gene Felton, hero of NASCAR and TransAm racing, will drive a 1988 Chevrolet NASCAR.

Giancarlo Fisichella, Grand Prix star with Renault F1 team, will drive the latest car on Sunday.

Oliver Gavin – reigning ALMS GT1 Champion and an ambassador for Festival sponsor Lloyds TSB Private Banking – will drive the latest Chevrolet Corvette in the Sunday Times 'Driving' Supercar Run.

Marc Gené, test driver for Ferrari, will be taking to the hill in a Ferrari F2004 and a F2005 on Saturday and Sunday of the Festival.

Stuart Graham will ride some of the classic racing bikes brought to the Festival by Honda Collection Hall throughout the weekend.

Marcus Gronholm, twice World Rally Champion, will drive the latest Ford Focus WRC on both the hillclimb and the Forest Rally Stage.

Dan Gurney, the all-American racing hero, will drive a range of historic cars from his varied career, including a Ford GT40, an AC Cobra and his Eagle-Weslake T1G.

Carl Haas, legendary Indycar team manager, is expected to be at the Festival throughout the weekend.

Mika Hakkinen, former F1 World Champion for West McLaren Mercedes, will take to the hill at the Festival on Saturday and Sunday, hopefully driving both a historic 1981 McLaren MP4 and the contemporary car.

Ron Haslam – Britain’s leading GP rider of the 1980s and father of current BSB star Leon – will ride the famous Honda Elf 3, which he raced during the early 1990s.

Hurley Haywood, American sports car star, will drive the Audi 200 Quattro in which he took the TransAm title.

Bob Heath, Grand Prix star for Honda, will ride the evocative 1966 RC173.

Damon Hill, former F1 World Champion, is expected to take to the hill in a Lotus 49 F1 car on Sunday.

Mikko Hirvonen – second driver for the Ford World Rally team and currently lying 4th in the Championship – will be taking to the hill and on the Forest Rally Stage on Saturday in the Ford Focus WRC car.

Christian Horner, principal of the Red Bull Racing F1 team, will be at the Festival all weekend with the team.

Jacky Ickx, GP star and six-time Le Mans winner, will be in action on the hill in a Lancia Ferrari D50 and on the Forest Rally Stage in a Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar car.

Alan Jones, former Grand Prix World Champion, will drive a Williams FW06 from his early career and a Maserati 250F like that raced by his father Stan.

Parnelli Jones, the TransAm and Indycar racing legend, will drive his title-winning Ford Mustang and two of the distinctive Indycars constructed by his own VPJ team.

Jodie Kidd, supermodel and enthusiastic racing driver, will demonstrate her Maserati Trofeo Gran Sport all weekend.

Christian Klien, F1 star with Red Bull Racing, will drive the team’s F1 car on Sunday.

Heikki Kovalainen, test driver for the Renault F1 team, will drive the F1 car on Friday and Saturday.

Tom Kristensen, seven times Le Mans winner, will drive the 2003 Le Mans-winning Bentley Speed 8 on the hill, and the Bentley Continental GTC in the Supercar Run.

Jacques Laffite is expected to drive a Ligier-Matra JS9 Formula One car.

Randy Mamola, Californian legend of 1980s and 1990s Grand Prix racing, will demonstrate the unique two-seater Ducati GP bike.

Nigel Mansell, Britain’s best loved F1 Champion, will drive a JPS-liveried Lotus 91 from his early career and his 1993 Championship-winning Newman-Haas Indycar.

Leo and Greg Mansell, racing sons of World Champion Nigel, will drive their Formula BMW UK single-seaters throughout the weekend.

The Earl of March will drive the Bugatti Veyron in the Sunday Times ‘Driving’ Supercar Run plus a CanAm Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder throughout the weekend.

Markko Märtin – Estonian ex-WRC driver for Ford and Peugeot – will drive a Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 up the hill and on the Forest Rally Stage.

Jochen Mass will drive all weekend in the legendary Mercedes-Benz W154, which dominated Grand Prix racing in the 1930s and also the 2005 Dodge Charger on ??.

John McGuinness, 11-time TT winner, will ride the HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR on which he scored three wins and shattered lap and race records a few weeks ago on the infamous Isle of Man mountain circuit.

Allan McNish, Le Mans winner and former GP star, will drive the record-breaking Audi R10 diesel Le Mans car and hopefully a historic Auto Union Grand Prix car throughout the weekend.

Colin McRae, former World Rally Champion, will be in action all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage, and will drive the RAC Rally-winning Subaru Impreza of his great friend and rival, Richard Burns, on the hillclimb.

Jeremy McWilliams, the well-known Grand Prix rider, is expected to ride the BMW K1200 R ‘Powercup’.

Arturo Merzario, Italian sports racing legend, will drive a range of beautiful Alfa Romeos plus his 1972 winning Ferrari 312PB as part of the Targa Florio celebration.

Hannu Mikkola, 1983 World Rally Champion and designer of the Goodwood Forest Rally Stage, will drive an Audi Quattro A2 Group B supercar throughout the weekend on the course he created.

Sir Stirling Moss will drive all weekend in his 1958 Argentine GP-winning Cooper Climax T43, as well as the Mercedes-Benz W196 in which he dominated the 1955 season along with team leader Juan Manuel Fangio.

Sandro Munari, legendary Stratos driver and four-times winner of the Monte Carlo Rally, will drive a magnificent Lancia Stratos on the hillclimb, and is also expected to make appearances on the Forest Rally Stage.

Matt Neal, reigning British Touring Car Champion, will be at the wheel of his Honda Integra Type-R BTCC car all weekend.

Jackie Oliver, Le Mans winner, F1 driver and former Arrows F1 team owner, will take to the hill over the weekend in a Ford GT40.

Gary Paffett, reigning DTM Champion, will drive the latest McLaren-Mercedes F1 car on Saturday and Sunday. He has also been identified by Festival sponsor dunhill as an appropriate driver to receive its ‘Future Champion’ award, which goes to a young British driver of outstanding talent.

Gilles Panizzi, charismatic French WRC driver, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Peugeot 307 WRC car all weekend.

Richard Petty, the only man to win 200 NASCAR races, will drive a 1972 Dodge Charger as well as a contemporary Dodge NASCAR.

Kazuki Nakajima, son of Satoru Nakajima, the first ever full time F1 driver from Japan, will be driving the F3 title-winning Ralt-Toyota RT1 at the Festival.

Andy Priaulx, reigning World Touring Car Champion, will drive his title-winning BMW 320i and the latest BMW Sauber F1 throughout the weekend.

Jim Redman will ride some of the classic racing bikes brought to the Festival by Honda Collection Hall throughout the weekend

Anthony Reid, stalwart of the British Touring Car Championship, will drive the 1999 title-winning Nissan Primera.

Robert Reid – former co-driver of England’s only World Rally Champion, Richard Burns – will be at the Festival throughout the weekend, managing the activities of The Richard Burns Foundation. This charity was set up earlier this year in memory of Richard, who died in 2005 following a long illness. Robert will also co-drive on the hillclimb with Richard’s great friend and rival, Colin McRae.

John Reynolds, former British Superbike Champion, will ride the latest Crescent Rizla Suzuki GSXR 1000.

David Richards, ex-rally co-driver and principal of Prodrive, will take to the hill in a Ferrari 250GTO and the Prodrive P2 in the Sunday Times 'Driving' Supercar Run.

Tommy Robb will ride some of the classic racing bikes brought to the Festival by Honda Collection Hall throughout the weekend.

Nico Rosberg, Williams F1 driver and son of 1982 Champion Keke, will drive the team’s latest Cosworth-powered car and also an ex-JYS 1968 Matra-Cosworth MS10 on Sunday.

Vern Schuppan – Le Mans winner and 1970s Grand Prix driver – will demonstrate a historic Porsche 550A sports car.

Bruno Senna – nephew of late, great World Champion Ayrton Senna – will drive his uncle’s 1985 Lotus-Renault 97T throughout the weekend.

Scott Smart, British Superbike rider and son of former Works Ducati star Paul, will demonstrate the latest Suzuki GSXR 1000.

Petter Solberg, former World Rally Champion and leading contender in the WRC, will be in action on the Forest Rally Stage on Saturday and Sunday in his Subaru Impreza. He will also drive the car up the hillclimb.

Sir Jackie Stewart, three-times World Champion, will drive his title-winning Matra and Tyrrell F1 cars, as well as the BRM P261 in which he won his first Grand Prix 40 years ago.

Casey Stoner, 21-year-old Australian Grand Prix sensation, will ride his 240bhp Honda RC211V.

John Surtees, the only man to be World Champion on two wheels and four, will drive all weekend in the magnificent Honda RA300 in which he won the 1967 Italian Grand Prix.

Luigi Taveri will ride some of the classic racing bikes brought to the Festival by Honda Collection Hall throughout the weekend.

James Toseland, former World Superbike Champion, will ride his Winston Ten Kate Honda. He will also perform on the stage at the Cricket Pitch with his band, ‘Crash’.

Darren Turner, Works Aston Martin Sportscar driver, will demonstrate the latest DBR9 fresh from the 24 Hour race at Le Mans.

Bob Tullius, the legendary TransAm Champion, will drive his famous Group 44 Jaguar XJS throughout the weekend.

Nino Vacarella, legendary three-time winner of the Targa Florio and local hero in Sicily, will be in action in a variety of Alfa Romeo sports-racing cars.

Gijs van Lennep, winner of the last World Championship Targa Florio race in 1973, will be reunited with his winning Porsche 911 RSR.

Chris Vermeulen, Australian Grand Prix rider, will demonstrate the late, great, Barry Sheene’s 1975 Suzuki XR-14.

Björn Waldegård, the first man to win the World Rally Championship, will be on the Forest Rally Stage throughout the weekend in his 1990 Safari Rally-winning Toyota Celica GT4 ST165.

Chris Walker, Britain’s hard-charging GP and Superbike star, will ride a Kawasaki KR750 on which Mick Grant broke the TT lap record in 1976.

Mark Webber, lead driver with the Williams F1 team, will drive the latest V8 car at the Festival on Saturday.

Malcolm Wilson – Britain’s leading rally driver during the explosive Group B period and now principal of the Ford M-Sport works rally team – will be at the event all weekend with his WRC team.

Matthew Wilson, WRC driver and son of Group B star Malcolm, is expected to drive his Ford Focus WRC car on the Forest Rally Stage all weekend.

Ricardo Zonta, third driver with the Toyota F1 team, will demonstrate the latest TF105 all weekend.

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