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As always, one runs out of superlatives when trying to sum up the automotive extravaganza that is the Goodwood Festival of Speed. ‘Breathtaking’ barely does justice to the cornucopia of historical treats on offer.

From the turn of the 20th century to today, and even tomorrow, there were over 600 road cars, off-road cars, sports cars, racing cars, rally cars, Nascars, drift cars, record cars, electric cars and the odd racing truck, as well as racing motorbikes of all ages.

This year’s featured marque was Aston Martin, celebrating a 70-year association with the Goodwood racing circuit and presented on the central sculpture in front of Goodwood House.

Porsche, of course, featured prominently with a spectacular line up of a dozen 917s, including the ex-count Gregorio Rossi road converted version, being perhaps the highlight for fans. The 1.4-litre 935 ‘baby’ Porsche 935 was also a welcome visitor. The surprise of the 1977 season, it appeared only twice on track, and retired to the museum after achieving its goal of winning a round in Division 11 of the DRM (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft) Championship. Making the point that Porsche could win in the smaller class if it wanted to.

Amongst the many well know drivers attacking the Goodwood hill were ex-porsche pushers, Le Mans winners Derek Bell and Richard Attwood, and the great John Fitzpatrick, now ‘classics’ in their own right.

For details of the 2020 Fofs, www.goodwood.com