Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
Hound lodge is one of our wonderful lcoations designed by Cindy, whose incredible eye for detail can be seen in every inch.
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.
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
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".
For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
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.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
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
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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.
Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400
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.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The replica of the original Axminster carpet is so lavish that the President of Bulgaria came to visit it before its departure!
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 public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
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.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
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
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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!
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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JAMES MANGOLD ON FACT VERSUS FICTION
What attracted you to this particular story?
I loved the interdependence of the characters, that each of them needs something that someone else possesses. Ferrari needs Ford for a cash infusion and Ford needs Ferrari for a cool infusion. And Carroll is a driver who can no longer drive for health reasons, while Ken is a driver who can hardly get a drive because he’s so difficult. So they have a kind of understanding that lashes them together.
How did you and Christian Bale come to understand Ken Miles? He hasn’t been written about very much.
Peter Miles, his son, helped and advised us. And Carroll Shelby was still alive when the screenwriters started work, so they spoke with him. Many people told us that one of the great regrets of Shelby’s life was asking Ken to slow down for Ford. Of course he didn’t know Ken was going to die. But it was something he wished he’d never done.
You’ve said you looked at two great racing movies, John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix and Steve McQueen’s Le Mans. As a director, which do you rate more highly?
I think Grand Prix works more as a film, and the footage is a little more exciting. There’s some great stuff in Le Mans as well, but I think it’s a little flabbier in the narrative. The race footage in both is miraculous, frankly.
Where did your race cars come from?
They had to be replicas – because we were going to be driving them hard, day in and day out. In Ferrari’s garage we had real Ferraris, because they just had to sit there, but unlike at Goodwood, no one was going to let us put a $30m Ferrari on the track. The only time we shot cars of that value, we had the owners putting velvet ropes around them between takes to keep the crew from touching them.
There’s a certain amount of dramatic invention in the film. For example, Ken Miles actually raced at Le Mans in 1965, but
the film has him listening to it on the radio.
You’re right, there’s a cheat in the movie there: we skipped ’65. But when I cut it from the script I saved $8m from the budget,
so you can see how expensive the racing was.
And you have Ferrari watching in ’66, but he rarely travelled.
Yes. But I couldn’t imagine the end of the film without Enzo present. Also, frankly, I carry a certain scepticism about legends. I mean, in his whole life he never once set foot at Le Mans? I don’t believe it. I just don’t believe he spent his whole life preparing for a race that he would never see. So there’s a part of me that thinks maybe he wore a hat and dark sunglasses or grew a beard. I just couldn’t conceive that he was sitting at home with the radio or the telephone.
You also achieved a tidier photo finish than Ford did in 1966.
Yes, I wanted to make sure it made sense to the audience, so I wanted Ken in front, because in the end he didn’t lose because
he was behind at the finish, he lost because of his position at the start. I felt I’d confuse the audience if Ken was behind when they crossed the line. Honestly, I’m amazed audiences understand the end of the movie as it is!
This article was taken from the Winter 2019/2020 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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