So Lord March said, "Hey pop down to my place, and check out my front lawn and the car-park..." (or something like that).
(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/4959/dsc8845goodwoodfossignc.jpg)
(http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/1264/dsc8498800x536.jpg)
I\'m sure you all know what the Goodwood Festival of Speed is all about. I went down on Thursday - which is the "preview" & Moving Motorshow day. The upside is that it is a little quieter than the main weekend days, the downside is that not all of the cars and exhibits are ready for prime-time (but I\'d say it was 90%+ "open"); and the celebrity drivers don\'t show up until the weekend... :rolleyes:
As I had no one telling me they were: bored/tired/hungry/want to go home, etc. I spent most of the day there and got a little carried away with the camera, so it may take a while to get the pictures up; I\'ll try and be selective!
This year\'s main theme is "Young guns - born to win", so expect to see a lot of young F1 drivers (aren\'t they all?); alongside this there is a sub-theme of "Lotus: Past, Present and Future".
The central display (outside the front of Lord March\'s house) reflecting the Lotus theme is pretty amazing... I could have used up all of my memory cards just taking pictures of that :)
(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/773/dsc8723800x536.jpg)
(http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/9533/dsc8729536x800.jpg) (http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7832/dsc8743536x800.jpg) (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2811/dsc8760536x800.jpg) (http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/637/dsc8748536x800.jpg)
(http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/6057/dsc8739800x536.jpg)
(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7607/dsc8752800x536.jpg)
Lotus also had a large pavillion that was somewhat sparesly populated - I presume that this was designed to accommodate far larger numbers of people than were there on Thursday, as it felt somewhat empty.
(http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6329/dsc8879800x536.jpg)
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/5647/dsc8880800x536.jpg)
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5762/dsc8887800x536.jpg)
(http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/923/dsc8888800x536.jpg)
It did have this interesting spinning display:
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2407/dsc8881536x800.jpg) (http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5820/dsc8882536x800.jpg)
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6299/dsc8884536x800.jpg) (http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5584/dsc8886536x800.jpg)
Also on show a great collection of other Lotus racing cars and F1 cars past and present...
Cortina FTW:
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/307/dsc8773800x536.jpg)
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/442/dsc8774800x536.jpg)
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/119/dsc8775536x800.jpg)
(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9182/dsc8777800x536.jpg)
(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/9278/dsc8778536x800.jpg)
(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/8940/dsc8779800x536.jpg)
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2483/dsc8780536x800.jpg)
(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/6341/dsc8792536x800.jpg)
Typically a Lotus had wee\'d itself all over the floor:
(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/5382/dsc8776536x800.jpg)
DrDan.
[More to follow :) ]
So I popped over to the Supercar Paddock...
(http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/2451/dsc8596800x536.jpg)
...where the Lotus theme continued...
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/65/dsc8621800x536.jpg)
(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6730/dsc8610800x536.jpg)
For me, the details of some of the cars are as interesting as the whole itself:
(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3143/dsc8623536x800.jpg) (http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2379/dsc8611536x800.jpg)
And if you are going to have a BGW, you may as well make it out of carbon:
(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6510/dsc8612800x536.jpg)
What better to go with your BGCW, but a carbon diffuser with a nice titanium trinket:
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6356/dsc8614800x536.jpg)
In case you were wondering, there were cars from manufacturers other than Lotus too.
Generally triangular signs are a warning, we all know what this means:
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/793/dsc8655800x536.jpg)
(http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/263/dsc8657536x800.jpg)
belonged to this wonderful beast...
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3922/dsc8656800x536.jpg)
And we all know that Zagato can be relied on to make bonkers things that are somehow lovely :)
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7387/dsc8597800x536.jpg)
All about the details:
(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2108/dsc8599800x536.jpg)
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1143/dsc8603800x536.jpg)
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8168/dsc8605800x536.jpg)
All the best cars have a double bubble roof!
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/857/dsc8602800x536.jpg)
Plenty of Italians hanging around this part of the show... did I mention what kind of cars these were supposed to be:
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/55/dsc8626800x536.jpg)
I think I have a thing for vents :)
(http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7987/dsc8616536x800.jpg)
Now frankly, the designer really needs to have a good chat with himself... to say this looks like an after-thought is an understatement:
(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9446/dsc8619800x536.jpg)
All about the details baby:
(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8402/dsc8618800x536.jpg)
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1355/dsc8624800x536.jpg)
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5265/dsc8620800x536.jpg)
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2363/dsc8627800x536.jpg)
This outfit had a few cars there too:
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5269/dsc8630536x800.jpg)
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6346/dsc8648800x536.jpg)
A face only a mother could love...
(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/743/dsc8628800x536.jpg)
...this is *SO* much better
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1058/dsc8632800x536.jpg)
but the way the badge is attached couldn\'t be any more shonky if they tried...
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3144/dsc8635800x536.jpg)
Apparantly these are deflected when the car is travelling at speed to improve aerodynamic efficiency, gotta love that :)
(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/2117/dsc8634800x536.jpg)
Clearly the guy at the factory accidentally left his dinner plate behind the wheel here :eek:
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5752/dsc8636800x536.jpg)
How much do those bad boys weigh?
(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/564/dsc8637800x536.jpg)
Vents and grills, vents and grills:
(http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/5947/dsc8641800x536.jpg)
(http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/5338/dsc8643800x536.jpg)
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4070/dsc8642800x536.jpg)
(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5859/dsc8653800x536.jpg)
in the top of the wheel arch (to vent pressure I assume)
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2628/dsc8654800x536.jpg)
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/6577/dsc8652800x536.jpg)
and badges:
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/551/dsc8646800x536.jpg)
In case you somehow went to your garage got in the car and forgot what it was you were driving, there\'s a helpful reminder on the dashboard:
(http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/3065/dsc8647800x536.jpg)
Yet more Italians (and I didn\'t even get a picture of the Maserati Gran Turismo Cabriolet or whatever it is called... too busy trying to catch the drool... )
These guys:
(http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1618/dsc8658800x536.jpg)
(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1922/dsc8659800x536.jpg)
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4750/dsc8662800x536.jpg)
Bit cheap - didn\'t even bother putting a cover on the engine ;)
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6650/dsc8693800x536a.jpg)
Honestly you turn your back, and another one shows up... getting quite common nowadays ;)
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6382/dsc8692800x536.jpg)
And again, a reminder if you pull up at a petrol station and forget what it was you were driving:
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5015/dsc8661800x536.jpg)
Now these particular examples weren\'t in the supercar paddock, but I suspect would qualify...
(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/5962/dsc8492800x536.jpg)
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3770/dsc8487800x536.jpg)
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/253/dsc8771800x536.jpg)
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/880/dsc8772536x800.jpg)
Can I just say there is NO SUCH THING as TOO MUCH carbon-fibre :)
(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4162/dsc8490800x536.jpg)
Back in the supercar paddock, I spotted this... clearly it\'s a "GTA", but a GTA-what?
(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7439/dsc8663800x536.jpg)
Ahhh... a SPANO, of course :confused:
(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4370/dsc8664800x536.jpg)
Nice detail though ;)
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8123/dsc8665536x800.jpg)
Bit of a break from the supercars for a moment (promise I\'ll be back with some more later :) )
Aviaton exhibition, definitely worth a visit, some cool photo opportunities if nothing else...
(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/33/dsc8452800x536.jpg)
Screamer pipe anyone?
(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8654/dsc8453800x536.jpg)
Danger! Danger! Will Robinson.
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2505/dsc8456536x800.jpg)
(http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/193/dsc8459800x536.jpg)
This bad boy even has a tow-hook :)
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9297/dsc8461800x536.jpg)
Bi-planes FTW!
(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2483/dsc8477800x536.jpg)
(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9600/dsc8470800x536.jpg)
Not quite a rotary engine, but a radial one (as has been pointed out to me)
(http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1192/dsc8474800x536.jpg)
PAN-AM stand seemed popular for some reason... can\'t figure out why? ;)
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5662/dsc8479536x800.jpg) (http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3539/dsc8494536x800.jpg)
(http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/8498/dsc8481800x536.jpg)
Angry bird!
(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2291/dsc8497800x536.jpg)
OK folks, back to the cars... something not Italian for a change, and electric at that
From the sublime:
Infiniti Emerg-E
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3558/dsc8684800x536.jpg)
(http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/4926/dsc8687800x536.jpg)
more details:
(http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/725/dsc8685536x800.jpg)
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7816/dsc8686800x536.jpg)
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2328/dsc8688800x536.jpg)
through the delicious (I know it\'s a Porker, but I so would)
(http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7044/dsc8517800x536.jpg)
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8006/dsc8521800x536.jpg)
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/959/dsc8550800x536.jpg)
Put your electricity in here:
(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7412/dsc8541800x536.jpg)
Love all the swoopy details
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1845/dsc8543800x536.jpg)
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9311/dsc8547536x800.jpg)
and the wing "mirrors"
(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7289/dsc8536800x536.jpg)
and the ducts (have I mentioned that already?)
(http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8836/dsc8548800x536.jpg)
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/9004/dsc8537800x536.jpg)
All the best cars have a bright orange tow hook, it\'s not just a good idea, it\'s THE LAW!
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/5343/dsc8545800x536.jpg)
To the downright ridiculous, actually a bit bonkers... but I kinda like it :)
(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2536/dsc8499800x536.jpg)
Two-seater!
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3127/dsc8500536x800.jpg) (http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1604/dsc8501536x800.jpg)
And there were some old cars too... Cartier Style & Lux, not my thing really, but I quite liked this:
(http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/3735/dsc8703800x536.jpg)
(http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/3101/dsc8705800x536.jpg)
again, it\'s all in the details... bonnet vent:
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1996/dsc8706800x536.jpg)
This is how the \'mericans roll:
(http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4747/dsc8712800x536.jpg)
(http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1898/dsc8715800x536.jpg)
Something for the children sir?
(http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/8016/dsc8699800x536.jpg)
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8905/dsc8700800x536.jpg)
James Bond spec\' Aston Martin:
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8513/dsc8702800x536.jpg)
for those Jaaaaaaag lovers out there:
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8860/dsc8717800x536.jpg)
and even one for the Haaaaaahnda-files:
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7279/dsc8696800x536.jpg)
(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3013/dsc8695800x536.jpg)
There were also some of these strange two-wheeled vehicles:
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3083/dsc8828800x536.jpg)
I know very little about them, so I didn\'t take so many pictures.
Ahhh nearly done now...
There were one or two modern (current-ish) Formula 1 cars, must confess I didn\'t take too many pictures...
Last (?) season\'s \'Bull:
(http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/747/dsc8670800x536.jpg)
(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6112/dsc8683536x800.jpg)
In case you weren\'t quite sure of the branding:
(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/997/dsc8671800x536.jpg)
(http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/2681/dsc8672800x536.jpg)
Diffuser artistry from Mr Newey:
(http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/1575/dsc8676800x536.jpg)
The front wings of all F1 cars fascinate me (I know - it\'s wrong...)
(http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6707/dsc8680800x536.jpg)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/769/dsc8681800x536.jpg)
Just some lovely shapes going on:
(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2227/dsc8675536x800.jpg)
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8563/dsc8678800x536.jpg)
Slightly more modern \'bull in a state of undress (I like the stands they are using to hold the car up :) )
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4393/dsc8785800x536.jpg)
(http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/9601/dsc8786800x536.jpg)
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/376/dsc8787800x536.jpg)
More artistry right here:
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/612/dsc8790800x536.jpg)
So a few more F1 cars were lurking about...
Caterham F1 were there with last year\'s car (Team Lotus as was)...
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8422/dsc8793800x536.jpg)
I have a replica (not lifesize) of this nose-cone/front-wing on my desk (too sad for words, I know :) )
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2674/dsc8794800x536.jpg)
Last year\'s Lotus F1 car (whatever team name they were using... Renault-Lotus?)
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6341/dsc8792536x800.jpg)
And a McLaren for good measure
(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2614/dsc8797800x536.jpg)
Loving Ross Brawn\'s Mercedes work
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5876/dsc8889800x536.jpg)
(http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7288/dsc8892800x536.jpg)
And some old-schoolers:
(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2254/dsc8784536x800.jpg)
Including the mad Williams-Saudia car which is the answer, if the question is "How do we get even MORE power down to the tarmac?" and the rules didn\'t exclude it.
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9624/dsc8782800x536.jpg)
The Tyrell with the two pairs of front wheels was also there but under cover (on Thursday), so I declined to take a picture ;)
And one last RedBull I found lurking...
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5325/dsc8900800x536.jpg)
I also swung by the somewhat dissapointing Mazda stand, although it did have this nice little number on show:
MX-5 GT Concept:
(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/4146/dsc8854800x536.jpg)
(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3104/dsc8858800x536.jpg)
That "paint-job" is actually an orange and black vinyl-wrap.
(http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7089/dsc8859800x536.jpg)
Tasty centre-exit exhaust, and carbon diffuser, what\'s not to like :)
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1203/dsc8856800x536.jpg)
Two of these were also "doing laps" up the hill-climb for the Moving Motor-show... I didn\'t have the patience to wait in line for a ride up the hill... perhaps I should have - but I don\'t think they let you drive. Probably with good reason!
(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1831/dsc8837800x536.jpg)
I must have been pretty jaded by this point, as I hardly bothered taking any pictures of the Takeri concept:
(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1005/dsc8852800x536.jpg)
Head lights
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2743/dsc8863800x536.jpg)
and similarly styled tail lights:
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9673/dsc8861800x536.jpg)
I must confess that I didn\'t even visit the Toyota pavillion, but did see a few of these heading up the hill:
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7498/dsc8556800x536.jpg)
(http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3184/dsc8804800x536.jpg)
Love the pistons logo, just to remind themselves that they didn\'t quite choose the right type of engine ;)
(http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3232/dsc8555800x536z.jpg)
But when you look under the bonnet, you have to wonder if there is an engine in there at all :D
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2966/dsc8554800x536.jpg)
Audi had a fleet of these doing laps up the hill:
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7622/dsc8562800x536.jpg)
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/7634/dsc8566800x536.jpg)
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6804/dsc8576800x536.jpg)
And with the air-brake up.
(http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6167/dsc8823800x536.jpg)
The Audi pavillion was, as you would expect, a model of Germanic precision, quite beautifully abstract
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/623/dsc8851536x800.jpg) (http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5844/dsc8850536x800.jpg)
Mercedes also had some nice passanger rides on offer if you had the right contacts...
(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3739/dsc8832800x536.jpg)
(http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/6339/dsc8802800x536.jpg)
Mercedes were also reminding people of where the SL "family" started:
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1247/dsc8767800x536.jpg)
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/859/dsc8768800x536.jpg)
Ferrari on the other hand were trying to win the family crowd by bringing along a practical estate car
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2425/dsc8557800x536.jpg)
But to even things up a bit they brought some of its younger siblings
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1470/dsc8592800x536.jpg)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8230/dsc8595800x536.jpg)
A few things that didn\'t really fit anywhere else:
The 80s called, they would like their styling cues back...
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2677/dsc8867800x536.jpg)
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/259/dsc8869800x536.jpg)
(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3123/dsc8868536x800.jpg)
The 80s also want their Bling back :)
(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8461/dsc8894800x536.jpg)
New Corvette; if you have to have a piston engine, one of these will probably do it...
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4446/dsc8870800x536.jpg)
...and the are always going to win me over with carbon-fibre :)
(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4285/dsc8873800x536.jpg)
...in case you are in any doubt about what just ran you over:
(http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6573/dsc8874800x536.jpg)
NASCAR RedBull gives you...
(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/4791/dsc8798800x536.jpg)
...vents!
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8918/dsc8799800x536.jpg)
Why fix body work with Duct Tape? Because Race Car!
(http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/9669/dsc8800800x536.jpg)
More Porscheness
(http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/7829/dsc8826800x536.jpg)
Fun for all the family from Skoda
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2966/dsc8864536x800.jpg)
And Mini
(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4364/dsc8865800x536.jpg)
A great big Honda sign:
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/673/dsc8897800x536.jpg)
To remind you of their fine racing heritage!
(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5325/dsc8895800x536.jpg)
I lied about there being no rotary engined cars at the show (filthy, but there :) )
(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2664/dsc8901800x536.jpg)
That\'s all folks!
DrDan.
Excellent variety of pictures, well done,
Shame Mazda feel there\'s no value in promoting their history or currant racers from America there :confused:
Great pics, thanks for sharing :D