As the world’s largest car event, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England in late June/early July. The event is scheduled to avoid clashing with the Formula One season, enabling fans to see F1 machines (and this year, founder Bernie Ecclestone) as well as cars and motorbikes from motor racing history climb the hill.
The banner for the just-wrapped 2017 festival (June 29-July 2): “Peaks of Performance: Motorsport’s Game-Changers” with the theme: “Each year we find a new way of exploring the thrilling past, present and future of the automotive world. This year, we’ll be celebrating racing machines that were so fast, powerful, expensive or complicated that the rules had to be changed to rein them in. These are the high-watermarks of motorsport; cars and motorcycles that left an indelible mark on the history of the sport.”
Goodwood got the checkered flag on Sunday as the annual celebration of automotive speed and capability wrapped following the debut of some stunning high performance cars—and antique cars to remind everyone how automotive history was made.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb attracts historic and new motor racing vehicles and enthusiasts to the grounds of Goodwood House in West Sussex. Top-line, performance-based automotive brands use it as one of their most important showcases of the year.
For example, at Goodwood 2017 Porsche debuted its 700-metric-horsepower 911 GT2 RS speedster, which TopGear.com promptly called “mad,” salivating over the fact that the car could be “the fastest 911 of all time.”
Also, Aston Martin revealed upgrades to its Vantage AMR Pro track-only supercar in a package.
Vantage AMR Pro made me very happy to day. The sound as you roll out of throttle was awesome! pic.twitter.com/MUoRsswmhx
— Darren Turner (@DarrenTurner007) July 1, 2017
But lest Goodwood fans get too excited about the new version, Aston Martin made it clear that the ultimate package will be available only to the owners of the 24 Vulcans sold by the automaker who also have received race-driving instruction from the brand.
2017 @fosgoodwood has now come to an end, but what was your favourite #astonmartinfos moment? pic.twitter.com/zuk7iTedwF
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) July 2, 2017
It was also honored to have F1 founder Bernie Ecclestone choose its brand for his honorary hilltop climb.
This year, Goodwood is a celebration of Bernie and we are very happy that he and Fabiana chose an Aston Martin Vanquish to go up the hill. pic.twitter.com/fN5mHGrsAG
— Andy Palmer (@AndyatAston) July 1, 2017
Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce wowed fans by unveiling a Black Badge variant of its popular Dawn drop-top, offering more power without sacrificing the velvety smooth, patented Rolls-Royce ride.
Phew , After 25,000 steps knackered but had a fantastic first day at Goodwood. Fell in love with Rolls Royce Black Badge #FOS #GoodwoodFOS pic.twitter.com/8dAvqkZnq3
— Paul (@Erbins) June 29, 2017
It also showcased the $13 million bespoke Sweptail, billed as the world’s most expensive car ever made.
Head turner level: Rolls-Royce Sweptail, world's most expensive car. @RollsRoyce #GoodwoodFOS pic.twitter.com/UN5mVowCGI
— PowerDrift (@PD_Official) July 4, 2017
Range Rover also featured the Velar:
We asked visitors what they thought of the revolutionary New Range Rover Velar as it made its @fosgoodwood debut. #FOS pic.twitter.com/baW87LaSyY
— Land Rover UK (@LandRover_UK) July 4, 2017
A look back at the festivities from Vodafone and Mastercard UK, the presenting sponsor:
Lord March reflects on another successful #FOS in 2017 – Brought to you by @VodafoneUK pic.twitter.com/WWNr9rRej3
— Goodwood FOS (@fosgoodwood) July 2, 2017
Here's retrospective look back with @VodafoneUK at an amazing Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 #FOS pic.twitter.com/587l8xWdpg
— Goodwood FOS (@fosgoodwood) July 2, 2017
Thrills, hills and fast wheels. This was Priceless #InOverdrive at @fosgoodwood. See you next year? #FOS pic.twitter.com/qnllYiZqiy
— MastercardUK (@MastercardUK) July 2, 2017
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