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2017 GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED

THE CENTRE OF THE MOTORING WORLD

- Report by BERNIE HELLBERG

25 Years of the Goodwood Festival of Speed

2017 MARKED THE 25TH RUNNING OF THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED, WHICH IS NOT ONLY AN EXCITING WEEKEND ON EVERY PETROLHEAD’S CALENDAR, BUT HAS ALSO BECOME THE DE FACTO BRITISH MOTOR SHOW. STARTED AS A HILL CLIMB UP THE DRIVE OF LORD MARCH’S WEST SUSSEX COUNTRY HOUSE, THE FESTIVAL IS NOW A FOUR-DAY MOTORING EXTRAVAGAN­ZA THAT FEATURES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT GOES QUICKLY; FROM MODERN F1 CARS TO ANCIENT EARLY RACERS. HECK, NOWADAYS THEY EVEN LET THE DRIFTERS IN. JOIN DRIVEN AS WE TAKE YOU ON A BRIEF VISUAL TOUR OF THE 2017 EDITION OF #GOOD WOOD FOS.

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