Day 27 - Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual celebration of motorsports and automotive culture, featuring a variety of vehicles, from classic cars to modern supercars, as well as motorcycles and other types of vehicles. The festival includes a hill climb, where vehicles race up a 1.16-mile course that winds through the Goodwood Estate and various exhibitions, displays, and activities related to the automotive industry.

Today was our first day of the Festival of Speed, so it was a reconnaissance day, working out how we get there, where to park and where all the activities are. We arrived at the car park at about 9.15 am, after sitting in a queue for what seemed forever. We had to collect our tickets, and so did a thousand other people. So we had to wait another hour and a quarter to get our tickets.

We had purchased grandstand tickets, so we headed for a grandstand when we finally entered the event. There was plenty of action on the Hillclimb, including a 75th celebration for Porsche cars. We enjoyed a great first day and will head in earlier tomorrow when again head to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.Read more