Wednesday 26th April 2023

Festival of Speed to honour 75 years of Porsche

30th anniversary of FoS coincides with a big year for Porsche. You know what that means...

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Even as early as January, it was clear that Porsche was taking its 75th anniversary year very seriously indeed - the sensational Vision 357 saw to that. Now it’s confirmed a lavish summer garden party to mark the big occasion, otherwise known as being the celebrated brand at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Expect it all then, from hill runs in iconic sports cars past and present (and likely future), legendary personalities from motorsport, immersive displays and a stunning static collection of Stuttgart’s finest. As is tradition for the celebrated brand, Porsche will also have a sculpture on the Duke’s lawn, the fourth time the manufacturer has enjoyed the privilege. The 2023 installation will be designed by Gerry Judah, the man behind a lot of recent FoS structures that defy belief. With all that heritage to pack in (and up), plus Judah as the driving creative force, expect something spectacular. 

With Goodwood itself celebrating 75 years of motorsport in 2023, it ought to be an unmissable Festival of Speed. “Porsche has been one of our most loyal and enthusiastic partners, supporting the Festival of Speed since 1995, and the Revival since 2010,” said The Duke of Richmond and Gordon. “This year Porsche will become the first manufacturer to create the Central Feature at the Festival of Speed for the fourth time, underlining the huge success of this iconic manufacturer as we both celebrate a milestone of 75 years.”

Porsche GB’s CEO, Krishan Bodhani, added: “We’re delighted that Goodwood is giving us this brilliant opportunity to share our passion with enthusiasts, Porsche fans and owners here in the UK… The Goodwood Festival of Speed is the perfect setting for us to celebrate our anniversary.” The ‘Goodwood 75’ themed FoS will take place from July 13th to 16th. Even with almost three months to go, tickets only remain for Thursday - get yours here.

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[STiG911]

That'll be some party - awesome.

[nismo48]

Would love to be there..sadly family commitments mean I'll miss out..
Hopefully some live streaming will help with the missed attendance..

[MF35]

Goodwood is why we don't bother with motor shows any more

[CrippsCorner]

Why is that?

First time for me this year too, going on the Sunday.

[BlackandWhite]

Porsche dealer in recent years has treated me much like an irritating nuisance that needs to do as it’s told and get to grips with the fact that the enthusiast cars I have always bought in the past are no longer for the likes of an enthusiast like me. Porsche UK in my understanding collectively turned its back on enthusiasts roughly 10 years ago and has courted “collectors” ever since. Nice piece of marketing though.

[Chubbyross]

BlackandWhite said:

Porsche dealer in recent years has treated me much like an irritating nuisance that needs to do as it’s told and get to grips with the fact that the enthusiast cars I have always bought in the past are no longer for the likes of an enthusiast like me. Porsche UK in my understanding collectively turned its back on enthusiasts roughly 10 years ago and has courted “collectors” ever since. Nice piece of marketing though.

I feel the same way. I’ve walked away from Porsche after a few years with them, although still got an old Boxster. I was thinking of getting a GT3 last year but couldn’t be bothered playing their silly games.

[Bobtherallyfan]

Chubbyross said:

I feel the same way. I’ve walked away from Porsche after a few years with them, although still got an old Boxster. I was thinking of getting a GT3 last year but couldn’t be bothered playing their silly games.

Given their sales keep going up and their profit margins are very healthy, it would seem they know their market pretty well.

[Adrian250]

Eighth or ninth year for me this year. Haven't been since 2021 (covid trial event) which was probably the worst one I've been to due to lack of international travellers/teams/cars. Was there for 25yrs and hoping 30 years will be just as good. Going for 2 days as one is really pushing it to see everything! Probably start going every other year from now on as it can get a little bit repetitive sometimes, and bloody expensive too.

[Its Just Adz]

I've never been, keep saying I should go!

Is there camping available?

[Adrian250]

Its Just Adz said:

I've never been, keep saying I should go!

Is there camping available?

On site camping was available, probably sold out by now though. And its very expensive too, only real advantage is avoiding the traffic getting in in the morning. If you are a car nerd of any description then this is the only place you ever NEED to go!

[SV_WDC]

The traffic issues getting in are what put me off going these days. Also if the weather is bad then good luck getting out of the fields.