Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
According to Head Butler at Goodwood House David Edney "Class, sophistication and discretion".
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.
For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
The replica of the original Axminster carpet is so lavish that the President of Bulgaria came to visit it before its departure!
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The Brazilian legend’s yellow, green and blue helmet is instantly recognisable, but who first created its distinctive design?
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Words by Peter Hall
The decoration of a racing helmet has much in common with heraldry, including a tendency towards excessive complexity. One might even draw parallels between today’s intricate F1 helmet designs and the ornate coats of arms of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a period known in heraldic circles as “the Decadence”.
In Formula 1, helmets became mandatory in 1952. They were easier to personalise than the preceding linen and leather flying caps, yet for the next half-century drivers rarely employed more than two or three colours and the most distinctive designs were graphically very simple. This was certainly true of the famous helmet worn by three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna, designed in the 1970s when he was racing 100cc karts in his native Brazil. What is less well known is that the original design wasn’t unique to Senna.
National racing colours were still used in international karting and as Brazil’s traditional livery was pale yellow, sometimes with a green stripe, that‘s what Senna wore for the 1978 Karting World Championship at Le Mans. For the 1979 championship at Estoril, a new livery was commissioned from Cloacyr Sidney Fly, better known as Sid Mosca. His São Paulo paint shop, Sid Special Paint, already served motorsport clients such as Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Brabham and Lotus; in 1977, for example, he had repainted Mario Andretti’s black-and-gold Lotus 78 in just 12 hours, following a fire on the eve of the Brazilian GP.
Mosca also had to work quickly in September 1979, as the four drivers in the Brazilian kart team had to wear the same helmet livery at Estoril, and he had only five days in which to design and paint them all. Senna was known to be the team’s most talented driver and was uppermost in Mosca’s mind as he conceived two horizontal bands emerging from the visor aperture, emphasising speed, focus and aggression. It has since been suggested that the colours had symbolic meanings, but in truth they were dictated by those of the Brazilian flag (where they represent gold, forest and night sky).
Senna never did win the Karting World Championship but he loved Mosca’s design and resolved to keep it for the rest of his career. Indeed, it became so familiar that any photo of a 1979 Brazilian kart team driver is now assumed to be of Senna.
Over the next 15 years he made only occasional adjustments, adopting a fluorescent yellow at Lotus, for example, and the design was inevitably borrowed by young would-be champions such as Alonso, Häkkinen and Hamilton. Senna was revered, yet Sid Special Paint also contributed to the helmet’s iconic status. What other livery would be instantly recognisable on a beach towel or mobile phone case 30 years after the driver’s last world championship?
Chief promoter of this legacy is the Instituto Ayrton Senna, set up by his sister, Viviane, in order to continue his charitable work for the young people of Brazil, which still commissions replica helmets from Sid Special Paint. Sid died in 2011 so it is now run by his son, Alan, and granddaughter, Stella.
Alan personifies the devotion that Senna still inspires.
When I first met Ayrton, I must have been 16 years old. From the moment we started hanging out, we developed a remarkable friendship. When I miss him, I don’t just miss the driver he was, but also the person he was. I’m very proud to continue painting his helmets, mostly for the Instituto Ayrton Senna, as it’s a way to contribute to Ayrton’s legacy. It also keeps his memory alive, and that’s very important to me – to keep on spreading his ideas.
This article was taken from the Spring 2021 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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