Monday 21st March 2011

In Pics: Goodwood Festival Preview Day

Something to whet your appetite for the FoS in July

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Ah, spring. The daffodils are showing, the grass has started growing, and young love is in the air. Down Goodwood way, however, there's also a whiff of unburnt petrol in the air, for yesterday was the preview day for the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

While the big news was Aston's new AMR-One car, and the UK debut of the Jaguar XKR-S, there was plenty of other fabulous metal around to whet our appetite for the event proper (30th June - 3rd July, for your diaries' information) - including plenty of E-Type Jaguars, helping to mark the model's 50th anniversary.

Since they say a picture is worth a thousand words, we thought we'd illustrate the story with a few thousand words' worth of images, courtesy of snapper Nick Williams (NWVT).

[thewheelman]

I'm yet to see a Goodwood festival, i'm thinking i should drag the girlfriend along this year. (that'll make up for the episode of Gossip Girl i was forced to watch, ffs)

Edited by thewheelman on Friday 18th March 15:11

[thewheelman]

Stuey145 said:

markCSC said:

Unless she is a total petrolhead don't do it!!!! She will be bored after the first hour

seconded!
(could just chuck her in a champagne tent and say "I'll be back" )

Advice taken, cheers guys