The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed ??has become the largest car festival in the world. About 158,000 people from all over the world gathered in the park in front of Goodwood Mansion. The grand car festival attracts the best cars and legendary drivers from around the world.
The Automobile Festival is definitely not just a cross-country race: it can unequivocally claim to be the largest and most diverse event in the history of world automobile competition. A chance to race with the greatest drivers and stars.
Motorcycle racing first entered Goodwood Estate in 1936, when the ninth Duke of Richmond hosted a private off-road race in the Garden District, and in 1948 he opened Goodwood Wood Racing Circle. His grandson, now Earl of Mazzie, organized the first Goodwood Racing Festival at the manor in 1993.
Since its first meeting, the Goodwood Racing Festival has become an important event in the social world of motor sports, but its meaning is not entirely about off-road activities on the hills. Unrestricted access and viewing around the paddock allows spectators and autograph-seeking fans to get closer to the cars and drivers. Away from the hustle and bustle of the competition, you can also rest and have a picnic on the lawn of the manor, surrounded by an exhibition of vehicles participating in Cartier's "Style and Luxury" design competition. You can slowly learn about the interesting works of these exhibitors, and you can also seek the excitement of generating more adrenaline from the interactive entertainment and 4x4 driving activities of the racing event.
The Goodwood Motor Festival is to the racing world what Ascart is to horse racing and Wimbledon is to tennis. In the revival of Goodwood Manor, the Racing Festival is undoubtedly an important event. show.
Goodwood Manor covers an area of ??12,000 acres and is located in the rolling lowlands of Sussex, England. Designed by James Wyatt, the estate houses top-notch British paintings, French porcelain and English furniture. The Regency-themed rooms are decorated with London scenes by Canaletto, sports scenes from the estate by Stubbs, and paintings by Van Dyck, Lely and Reynolds. ) portraits of the Goodwood family and royal family, the only Sèvres pottery made in the 18th century factory.
In Goodwood Manor, various sports activities of the British upper class are also performed in turn, from horse racing, racing, gliding, golf to shooting. The first private horse racing meeting was held at Goodwood Manor in 1801. Today, more than 200 years later, the manor's racecourse hosts 20 days of top horse racing events every year from May to September. The entertainment climax of every summer in the UK is the five-day carnival called "Glorious Goodwood", which usually starts at the end of July. The evening horse races every Friday in June are another popular highlight of the summer.
Golf at Goodwood Club dates back a century. In 1901, the Duke of Richmond allowed everyone to play on the gorgeous fairways laid out by golf champion and renowned designer James Braid. Today golfers still enjoy this ancient fairway at this 18th-century manor club.
The airport here was once a World War II fighter station. Today it is one of the busiest comprehensive airports in southern England, with its own hangar parking capacity, maintenance capabilities, 24-hour flight information services and complete flight services. School. The airport is surrounded by the world-famous Goodwood Motorcycle Circle. The circular track, built in 1948 by the ninth Duke of Richmond, underwent a massive and tedious renovation project in the autumn of 1998. At this time, it has been exactly 50 years since the first conference in September 1948. The refurbishment restored the circuit's original look and feel in the 1950s, creating an event venue that can serve both the Goodwood Festival and other events throughout the year.
Today's Goodwood Manor is not only active in various competitions and activities, but also operates a huge farm. The estate's farm includes approximately 2,800 acres of mixed arable land, 200 dairy cows, a herd of Tamworth and Saddleback pigs, and a flock of 1,500 sheep grazing on lowland pasture. The entire farm is in absolutely organic condition. Distributed in the middle of the farm are 1,900 acres of deciduous and coniferous forest, which has surrounded the entire estate for many years.