The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
The Gordon Tartan has been worn by the Dukes and Duchesses over the last 300 years.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
Extracts from the 4th & 5th Dukes diaries are on display with red ink used to highlight great things that had happened.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
According to Head Butler at Goodwood House David Edney "Class, sophistication and discretion".
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
The exquisite mirror in the Ballroom of Goodwood House it so big they had to raise the ceiling to get it inside!
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.
Daniel Sexton Gurney is one of only a handful of Americans to conquer the circuits of Europe as well as his homeland. Tall and handsome, the son of a New York opera star, “Dan the Man” cut a glamorous figure – a gladiatorial racing driver in the Hollywood mould who dared to take on the Europeans at their own game.
As a young man in the 1950s Gurney was captivated by the hot-rod scene in California – and built his own cars, which he raced both on the Bonneville Salt Flats and at Riverside Raceway. By 1959 his natural talent had taken him to Grand Prix racing, initially with Ferrari, where he achieved podium positions.
His maiden victory came with Porsche in the French Grand Prix at Rouen in 1962, but it was the fearsome speeds at Spa that brought out the best in him. In the 1964 Belgian Grand Prix he was on pole in the Brabham. He set a new lap record in the race and led until the last lap, when he dramatically ran out of fuel. But he won the next race in France and the last of the year in Mexico.
Gurney captured the hearts and minds of fans on both sides of the Atlantic. They loved his fluid driving style and admired the way he’d risen through the ranks by dint of his pure, natural speed and his talent – in any kind of racing car. Such was the popularity of this erudite and charming man that in the mid-1960s, the US magazine Car and Driver was distributing “Gurney for President” bumper stickers and badges, urging his fans to propel their hero into the White House. The campaign rapidly gained momentum until it was pointed out that Gurney was still too young to qualify as a candidate. Nonetheless, it was a measure of his appeal.
Dan Gurney driving a Ferrari 250 TR59 at Goodwood in 1959
In 1966 Gurney brought his All American Racers team across the Atlantic, choosing British engineer Harry Weslake to build him an engine for the Eagle Grand Prix car that he would race in Europe. The following summer, Gurney and his co-driver AJ Foyt trounced the Ferraris to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Ford, the first all-American victory. On the podium at Le Mans, Gurney spontaneously began spraying the crowd with champagne, establishing a tradition that continues to this day. A week later he won the Belgian Grand Prix in the Eagle, the only American ever to win a Grand Prix in a car built by his own team. His main rival that day was the great Jim Clark, whose father later confided to Gurney that he was the only man his son feared on the track.
A fine engineer, he also invented the “Gurney flap”, a small right-angle tab attached to the trailing edge of his car’s rear wing that increased downforce. The device was soon imitated by his competitors and is still used today on both cars and aircraft. In 1968 he turned up at the German Grand Prix with a full-face helmet – the first ever driver to wear one.
On the podium at Le Mans, Gurney spontaneously began spraying the crowd with champagne, establishing a tradition that continues to this day
The story of Gurney’s racing helmet goes back to 1959, when he came to Europe to compete for Ferrari and later BRM. Drivers had been encouraged to display their national colours, with Gurney choosing blue with a white stripe. Tragically at the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix he had the worst accident of his career when his BRM suffered brake failure. He was lucky to escape with cuts, bruises and a broken arm but a member of the crowd, standing in a prohibited area, was killed. Although not normally a superstitious man, Gurney was badly shaken and decided to abandon the blue helmet, leaving it on a shelf with his trophies until 2012, when he presented it to Lord March. After the crash he had taken to wearing a black one, hoping it would change his luck.
Gurney continued to race at Goodwood throughout the 1960s, when the circuit hosted major international events, so when he heard that Lord March was bringing motorsport back to the Estate, he needed little persuasion to visit Festival of Speed, where he was reunited with his Eagle-Weslake. He would return twice more, memorably bringing the Alligator motorcycle he had designed and built. Only 36 of these bikes, notable for a very low-slung seat, were made, and they remain collector’s items.
In 2012 Goodwood Revival staged a celebration of Gurney’s career, bringing together many of the cars he raced on both sides of the Atlantic. “That was a wonderful occasion,” says Lord March. “Dan is a super-special guy and his helmet, the only one that ever existed, is one of my most prized possessions. I also have his AARley-Davidson motorcycle, which Dan and his All American Racers team re-engineered from a Harley. It arrived out of the blue, in a crate from California – so typically kind of the man.”
Dan Gurney preparing to race at Goodwood in 1959
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Autumn 2017 issue
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