FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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.
G. Stubbs (1724–1806) created some of the animal portraiture masterpieces at Goodwood House, combining anatomical exactitude with expressive details
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Every single item from plates to pictures has its own home within the Lodge, with our butler (James) has his own "bible" to reference exactly what is out of place.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
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
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
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
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 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
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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 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
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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.
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
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.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
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 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.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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.
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 round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
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!
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).
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.
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.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
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.
The Brazilian legend’s yellow, green and blue helmet is instantly recognisable, but who first created its distinctive design?
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Words by Peter Hall
The decoration of a racing helmet has much in common with heraldry, including a tendency towards excessive complexity. One might even draw parallels between today’s intricate F1 helmet designs and the ornate coats of arms of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a period known in heraldic circles as “the Decadence”.
In Formula 1, helmets became mandatory in 1952. They were easier to personalise than the preceding linen and leather flying caps, yet for the next half-century drivers rarely employed more than two or three colours and the most distinctive designs were graphically very simple. This was certainly true of the famous helmet worn by three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna, designed in the 1970s when he was racing 100cc karts in his native Brazil. What is less well known is that the original design wasn’t unique to Senna.
National racing colours were still used in international karting and as Brazil’s traditional livery was pale yellow, sometimes with a green stripe, that‘s what Senna wore for the 1978 Karting World Championship at Le Mans. For the 1979 championship at Estoril, a new livery was commissioned from Cloacyr Sidney Fly, better known as Sid Mosca. His São Paulo paint shop, Sid Special Paint, already served motorsport clients such as Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Brabham and Lotus; in 1977, for example, he had repainted Mario Andretti’s black-and-gold Lotus 78 in just 12 hours, following a fire on the eve of the Brazilian GP.
Mosca also had to work quickly in September 1979, as the four drivers in the Brazilian kart team had to wear the same helmet livery at Estoril, and he had only five days in which to design and paint them all. Senna was known to be the team’s most talented driver and was uppermost in Mosca’s mind as he conceived two horizontal bands emerging from the visor aperture, emphasising speed, focus and aggression. It has since been suggested that the colours had symbolic meanings, but in truth they were dictated by those of the Brazilian flag (where they represent gold, forest and night sky).
Senna never did win the Karting World Championship but he loved Mosca’s design and resolved to keep it for the rest of his career. Indeed, it became so familiar that any photo of a 1979 Brazilian kart team driver is now assumed to be of Senna.
Over the next 15 years he made only occasional adjustments, adopting a fluorescent yellow at Lotus, for example, and the design was inevitably borrowed by young would-be champions such as Alonso, Häkkinen and Hamilton. Senna was revered, yet Sid Special Paint also contributed to the helmet’s iconic status. What other livery would be instantly recognisable on a beach towel or mobile phone case 30 years after the driver’s last world championship?
Chief promoter of this legacy is the Instituto Ayrton Senna, set up by his sister, Viviane, in order to continue his charitable work for the young people of Brazil, which still commissions replica helmets from Sid Special Paint. Sid died in 2011 so it is now run by his son, Alan, and granddaughter, Stella.
Alan personifies the devotion that Senna still inspires.
When I first met Ayrton, I must have been 16 years old. From the moment we started hanging out, we developed a remarkable friendship. When I miss him, I don’t just miss the driver he was, but also the person he was. I’m very proud to continue painting his helmets, mostly for the Instituto Ayrton Senna, as it’s a way to contribute to Ayrton’s legacy. It also keeps his memory alive, and that’s very important to me – to keep on spreading his ideas.
This article was taken from the Spring 2021 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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