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The Goodwood Festival of Speed was founded in 1993 by Lord March in order to bring motor racing back to the Goodwood estate – a location steeped in British motor racing history. Shortly after taking over the estate in the early 1990s, Lord March (who later became Duke of Richmond) wanted to bring back motor racing to Goodwood Circuit , but ...
The house and its grounds are the site of the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, whilst elsewhere on the estate the Goodwood Circuit motorsport track at Chichester/Goodwood Airport hosts the annual Goodwood Revival, and the airfield has a Flying School. Goodwood Racecourse hosts "Glorious Goodwood" and a number of other (horse) race meetings.
Stretton presented Channel 5's Dream Machine series, in which classic cars are restored or kit cars which replicate them are built; as well as UK Horror Homes. [4] With Murray Walker she co-presented ITV1's coverage of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Goodwood Revival and The Goodwood Members Meeting for many years.
[1] [2] He is the founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival. The Duke of Richmond serves as President of the British Automobile Racing Club, Patron of the TT Riders Association, and is an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers Club, the Guild of Motoring Writers and the 500 Owners Club.
Following the success of the Festival of Speed hill climb, racing returned to the Goodwood circuit in 1998. [4] The Goodwood Revival is a three-day festival held each September for the types of cars and motorcycles that would have competed during the circuit's original period, 1948–1966. Historic aircraft help to complete the vintage feel.
Miami Beach is looking at importing a major motorsport festival from England in March 2024 that would likely bring tens of thousands of visitors to South Beach during spring break.
The McMurtry Spéirling is an electric single-seat prototype sports car which was first presented at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2021. The car is developed by McMurtry Automotive, a British registered startup founded on 2 June 2016 by Sir David McMurtry (co-founder and executive chairman of Renishaw plc).
Festival of speed, a name given to motorsport events, may refer to: Asian Festival of Speed , in Asian countries, especially Malaysia and China; see Zhuhai International Circuit Goodwood Festival of Speed , in the United Kingdom