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The sights of Speed: 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed round-up

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2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911 at the Festival of Speed
Bugatti Type 59
Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911 at the Festival of Speed
McLaren F1 GTR
Maserati Quattroporte I
Ferrari FF
Ariel Atom
Audi R8
Land Rover off-road course
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Nissan ZEOD RC
Mercedes 60hp
Mercedes-Benz W154
Bugatti Type 35C
ERA D-type R4D
Bentley 4.5 litre
Lagonda V12 Le Mans
Jaguar XK120 Montlhery fhc
Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta
Ferrari 250 GTO
Ferrari 250GT SWB/C
Jaguar XJ13
Aston Martin Project 214
AC Cobra
Aston Martin DB3S
Alfa Romeo 4C
Bentley Continental GT3
Bentley Speed 8
Motorbikes at Goodwood
RAF Red Arrows
Motorbikes at Goodwood
Lotus-Renault R30
Jaguar XJR8/9
RAF Red Arrows
SIN R1
SIN R1
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Lexus LF-A
Porsche 911
GTA Spano
GTA Spano
Peugeot Onyx concept
Porsche 911
LFX 4
McLaren MP4-12C GT Sprint
Ginetta G60
Ginetta G60
McLaren P1
Lola-Toyota B12/60
The Lola-Drayson B12/69EV recently broke an electric world speed record
Ferrari 312PB
Caterham 7
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
KTM X-Bow
Lola-Aston Martin DBR1-2
Pagani Huayra
Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911
BMW V12 LMR
Ferrari SP12 EC
Jaguar XJ220
Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911
Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911
The Noble M600
The Noble M600
Aston Martin DBR9
Morgan at Goodwood
Alfa Romeo 4C
Porsche 935/78 Moby Dick
Porsche 962C
Chaparral-Chevrolet 2E
Alpine-Renault A442B
Porsche 956
Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911
Porsche 911SC Paris Dakar
Porsche Cayenne S
Datsun 240Z
Aston Martin CC100
Porsche 918 Spyder
Miller Aerodynamic Coupe
Honda RA272
AVS Shadow-Chevrolet MKI
Ferrari 375 Grant Piston Ring Special
McLaren-Chevrolet M1A
Mercedes-Benz W196
Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12
BMW M1
Porsche 917K
Porsche 917K
2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Volvo snow display
VŪHL 05
VŪHL 05
Thomas Special Babs (1923)
Renault 40CV Montlhery Coupe
Renault Type K Paris-Vienna
Rolls-Royce Wraith
Renault Twizy
Ruf CTR3
Spyker C8 Aileron
Toyota TS030 Hybrid
Toyota TS020 GT-ONE
Tauro Spider V8
Tauro Spider V8
Volkswagen XL1
Rolls-Royce Official Goodwood course car
Renault Alpine
Vulcan Bomber Air Display
Subaru Impreza N10
Sunbeam Indianapolis
Renault RE40
Soapbox racer: A.T. Kearney Indego
Soapbox racer: Bugatti Prescott Flyer
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Jaguar C-Type
Jaguar E-Type lightweight
Jaguar C-X75
Jaguar C-X75
Jaguar E-Type Roadster
McLaren P1
London Steam Carriage
Peugeot Type 5 Paris-Rouen
Porsche 918 Spyder
Fangio Mercedes W196
Saab 96
Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak
Peugeot 405 T16 GR Pikes Peak
Jaguar XJR8/9
McLaren MP4-13
Porsche 911 RSR
1.0-liter Ford FF1
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Twenty years of bleeding-edge supercars, nostalgic classics, soaring bikes, grumbling racers and motorsport royalty were celebrated at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood shared its anniversary with a number of friends, including Aston Martin, McLaren and the Porsche 911, in an event that saw a record 196,000 visitors enjoy a warm weekend filled with tire smoke, hill climbing and auto sightseeing of the highest order.

Tied Shootout

Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak

Two drivers tied for this year's fastest hill climb in a time of 45.86 seconds: Gregory Gilvert in the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak, which smashed the Pikes Peak record just weeks ago, and reigning Goodwood hill climb record holder Nick Heidfeld in a Lola-Toyota B12/60. Favorite Justin law lagged just behind in his Jaguar XJR8/9 with a time of 45.95 seconds.

50 years of the Porsche 911

Goodwood Festival of Speed

One of the biggest plot lines of the 2013 Festival of Speed was the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911, the legendary sports coupe that has participated in every Festival of Speed since the event's inception in 1993. The story was conveyed to festival goers without any words, thanks to a 112 ft (34 m) high bespoke sculpture displayed just outside the Goodwood House. A trio of 911 cars watched over the masses throughout the festival: a blue coupe from 1965, a yellow 2.7 RS from 1973, and the latest all-wheel drive Type 991 Carrera 4.

Porsche 911

Of course, Porsche is a car company, not a design firm or art gallery. It also established a strong dynamic presence, with regular demonstration runs of seven generations of 911 road cars and 911 race cars. The participants included a 1967 911 that has been traveling the world serving as ambassador for Porsche's "Follow the 911" tour and the 1973 911 RSR 2.8, which won the Sebring 12 Hours that year.

Porsche 918 Spyder

Beyond the 911, the Porsche opened up its collection, rolling out a variety of historical and brand-new cars, including the public dynamic debut of the 918 Spyder, a Paris-Dakar Carrera 4x4 rally car and a Porsche 917 KH Le Mans race car.

McLaren celebrates the big 5-0 with the P1

McLaren P1

Along with the Porsche 918 Spyder, the McLaren P1 is one of the most high-tech supercars of 2013, and like the 918, the P1 made its public dynamic debut at Goodwood. Featuring a more subdued black-out paint job than the bright orange and yellow McLarens we're used to, the P1 showed onlookers what a 903 bhp, hybrid-powered carbon fiber supercar looks like rolling when around the pavement. Turns out, it looks pretty damn good.

McLaren also highlighted its prestigious F1 heritage with both personalities and hard goods. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team drivers like Jenson Button were on hand, as were a slew of successful race cars, including the MP4-13, which won the 1998 Driver’s and Constructor’s championships with Mika Häkkinen behind the wheel and set an unbeaten 41.6-second record up the Goodwood Hill at the 1999 Festival of Speed, piloted that time by Nick Heidfeld.

McLaren also debuted the 12C GT Sprint.

Jaguar surprises with C-X75 dynamic debut

Jaguar C-X75

As if the debut of two super-hybrids wasn't enough, Jaguar pulled its biggest trick out of its sleeve by rolling up with a C-X75. It may be three years since the C-X75 first surprised auto lovers at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, but the car, one of only five in existence, still looks brand new. Jaguar cancelled development of the 850-hp hybrid last year, so Goodwood provided what's likely to be a very rare chance to see it drive. At the event, the car used a 1.6-liter four cylinder, with both turbo and superchargers, in place of the micro turbines on the original concept.

The C-X75 was joined by a variety of other Jags, including the all-new Project 7 and the XJR.

New sports cars from around the globe

The festivities weren't all about established sports car brands reaching their golden years. A number of completely new or infant brands were also on hand to flaunt their wares.

SIN R1

SIN, a German manufacturer that urges potential buyers to "make your own car like a hobby," drove its R1 at Goodwood for the first time. The R1's parts may be a worldly collection of hand-me-downs – a 518-hp 6.2-liter Corvette V8 and a Porsche transmission – but it teaches those old dogs new tricks, like 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 2.5-seconds. SIN intends to let buyers select their own engines and transmissions outside that basic stock set-up.

GTA Spano

Having made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the newest GTA Spano got outside and stretched its legs at Goodwood 2013. The Spanish supercar is powered by a 900-hp, 8.4-liter twin-turbo V10 engine, pushing the car to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.9 seconds before speeding all the way to 217 mph (350 km/h). Thanks to a carbon fiber, titanium honeycomb and Kevlar monocoque and carbon fiber body, the Spano weighs just 2,976 lb (1,350 kg). While we haven't heard of a roadster version, the panoramic glass roof delivers the next best thing. GTA plans to build 99 Spano models.

VŪHL 05

Mexican start-up VŪHL revealed a different kind of sports car at the festival. Designed to deliver the gritty, agile, track-clawing experience of a lightweight trackster like the Ariel Atom, the 05 is a street-track roadster powered by a 285-bhp 2.0-liter Ford Ecoboost engine. When tucked neatly in the 1,530-lb (694-kg) roadster, that engine is certain to bring a few thrills.

The most valuable cars of all time with Mercedes

Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé

Mercedes made good on its promise to bring the 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé out of its collection for Goodwood. One of only two versions of the ultralight racer ever made, the Uhlenhaut is largely considered to be among the most valuable cars in the world. Considering that Mercedes is unlikely to sell it, it's essentially priceless.

Fangio Mercedes W196

The Uhlenhaut may not have a price, but another historical Mercedes became the most valuable car ever sold at auction. The 1954 W 196 race car that gave five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio his second F1 world title sold for a world record £19,601,500 (US$30 million). According to Bonhams, the auction house that held the gavel, the new record is more than £9,000,000 ($13.7 million) over the previous record set by Ferrari in 2011.

Just try to pick a favorite from the dozens of sexy cars in the photo gallery.

Source: Goodwood, Newspress

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2 comments
Lewis M. Dickens III
Always a treat to see the 300 omage to Bob Gregorie's Lincoln Eyebrows.
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BigGoofyGuy
I think that is way cool. It would have been nice to have seen it in person. Thank you for the great photos.