Today was the Goodwood Festival of Speed - my first visit for 2 or 3 years. But with the south of England sweltering for the last few weeks, the forecast was for 35 degC and it felt hotter.
BUT I love this event - so loud, so exciting with amazing cars - every time, I see cars I've never seen before and watching one-offs I'll never see again, never mind moving at speed, is petrol-head heaven. Yes, it's absolutely heaving and everything costs a fortune but that is irrelevant - there is no better event in the world, never mind this country and it's only an hour and a bit from me. It would be crazy not to go...one day, my grandkids will marvel that such a thing was allowed.
I always seem to enter right next to the main Porsche stand which looked pretty cool:
There were loads of Porsches parked (if I was a Porsche Club member, I could probably have parked there?) but they were all at the bottom of the hill and it was already too hot to walk back up, so this pic will have to do:
This was a stunning looking 911 - great colour and really nice interior:
...although not as impressive as this champagne cabinet - wonder if that would fit in Barry?
This was a pretty impressive bit of tech that was almost hidden away - a wireless charger for your EV:
A lot more bikes than previous years, with some real art:
Some beauties in the supercar car park:
Splendiferous supercar paddock (which I completely missed last time) - the 4 seater, 2300hp Koennisegg Gemera:
A stunning Pagani something-unpronounceable:
One of 6 early Konegiseggs (sp?) in the Style de Luxe section:
A gorgeous Ferrari California Spider:
One of the best cars of the day - look at the details:
That brace is covered in leather!! In the engine bay!
Wonderful old Ferrari F1 cars:
...and a lot of exhausts:
This is a V16, 6 litre, 520 hp Auto Union that was doing 211mph - in 1939!!! They don't go any faster today, except round corners, I guess.
A Rolls-Royce limo:
The theme for this year was Singer:
And this was probably my favourite in the whole show - look at the colour and interior, unbelievable:
Lots of other amazing Porsches dotted around:
A host of Ferrari F1s blew my ears out - I've got some video I'll upload soon:
...and daytime fireworks were a weird thing:
A sweltering hot, wallet-busting, crowded, loud and utterly fantastic day!
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