The theme for the 2011 Festival of Speed will be 'Racing Revolutions - Quantum leaps that shaped motor sport', Good wood has revealed.
There are plenty of anniversaries to celebrate what Goodwood calls the 'ceaseless quest for increased power; greater efficiency; more speed.'
In 2011 it will be 75 Years since Auto Union won the European Championship with a mid-engined car; 60 years since increased economy helped the normally-aspirated Ferraris beat supercharged Alfa Romeos; 30 years since the dawn of rallying's four-wheel-drive age with the Audi Quattro; 25 years since turbocharged engines ruled the roost in F1; and 20 years since a rotary-engined Mazda took the chequered flag (first, that is) at Le Mans.
"It is therefore especially fitting," says Goodwood's press release, "to celebrate the innovations - both giant strides and iterative evolutions; masterstrokes and blind alleys - that have seen the racing automobile develop from crude behemoth to space-age projectile." Quite.
Other anniversaries that we can expect to see celebrated in Goodwood's inimitable style include the centenary of the Indianapolis 500, and the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type.
Goodwood has also set in stone its previously provisional dates for the Moving Motor Show, Festival of Speed and Revival. The FoS will be held on 1-3 July, with the Moving motor Show on 30 June. The Goodwood Revival will run from 16-18 September.