Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012
Top 20 Cars of Interest
The 2012 running of the Goodwood Festival of Speed featured hundreds of
great cars,
motorcycles, drivers and riders taking to the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb
during the
Festival weekend. The record crowd of 185,000 spectators at this year’s
event were
treated to many exceptional sights and moments.
great cars,
motorcycles, drivers and riders taking to the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb
during the
Festival weekend. The record crowd of 185,000 spectators at this year’s
event were
treated to many exceptional sights and moments.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 highlights included the homage to Lotus,
in the
form of a massive sculpture outside Goodwood House, plus a great
selection
of more than 40 significant racing examples of the marque taking to the
Festival
hillclimb.
in the
form of a massive sculpture outside Goodwood House, plus a great
selection
of more than 40 significant racing examples of the marque taking to the
Festival
hillclimb.
Choosing our Top 20 “Cars of Interest” among the hundreds of spectacular
entrants
is a difficult task, but we gave it our best effort. Lotus was the featured
marque at
the Festival of Speed, as the British company celebrates 60 years of
innovation
and motor sport success. Given the focus on Colin Chapman’s automobiles,
we gave extra attention to the sporting Loti that powered up the hillclimb at
Goodwood. We welcome your comments below if we missed your favorite.
entrants
is a difficult task, but we gave it our best effort. Lotus was the featured
marque at
the Festival of Speed, as the British company celebrates 60 years of
innovation
and motor sport success. Given the focus on Colin Chapman’s automobiles,
we gave extra attention to the sporting Loti that powered up the hillclimb at
Goodwood. We welcome your comments below if we missed your favorite.
Similar to our 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb Photo Gallery,
Lotus Photo Gallery and Cartier Style et Luxe Concours stories,
photographer
Tim Scott also provided the following images of our Top 20 Cars of Interest.
To see more from Tim, visit fluidimages.co.uk.
Lotus Photo Gallery and Cartier Style et Luxe Concours stories,
photographer
Tim Scott also provided the following images of our Top 20 Cars of Interest.
To see more from Tim, visit fluidimages.co.uk.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 – Top 20 Cars of Interest
The revolutionary Colin Chapman-designed 1962 Lotus 25 was the
first fully
stressed monocoque chassis to appear in Formula One. Many of its
design
principles are still followed in today’s F1 machines.
Ex-Dan Gurney Thompson-Buick Special in which ‘Handsome
Dan’ finished twentieth in the 1962 Indy 500.
Ex-Klaus Ludwig Zakspeed Ford Capri. This 1.5-litre turbo beast
captured the 1981 DRM title and multiple Le Mans winner Ludwig
was reunited with the car over the Festival weekend.
1976 March 2-4-0 – Though never raced in period, this
Robin Herd-designed machine was hillclimbed with some
success by Roy Lane in 1979.
1952 Jaguar C-Type (XKC 005) piloted by Sir Stirling Moss and Norman
Dewis. Moss drove this C-Type to victory in the 1952 Reims
Grand Prix for sports cars.
