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F1Fanatic's top 40 pictures from the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009

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Wow, what a festival. Wished we had something like that here or at least I could go to the event. That would have been incredible. Keith of F1Fanatic went of course and he took so many pictures (about 3000++) but here is his top 40 . Good one Keith. My favorite picture is of the Audi sculpture in front of Goodwood House, it is amazing. It is actually a multi ton sculpture of a racetrack with 2 Audi cars on each end - one an Auto Union Streamliner and a modern R8 V10. Here's the picture courtesy of Keith (I borrowed it as it was the best picture I could find) of F1Fanatic.

2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed

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Another highlight of every year is the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. This event sees all things motorsport in one place covering many eras of racing and motorsports. All sorts of machines and personalities will be there and it is such an interesting event for fans to go. So sad that fans like me halfway around the world would not be able to make it. For more information about the event, please read the Wiki on it here , F1Fanatic's highlights here or the official website here . A brief description from Wiki is here: " Typically held in late June or early July, the event is always scheduled to fit into the motor racing calendar and primarily to avoid a date clash with the Formula One season, enabling not just fans but many teams involved in current motor racing championships to attend. Visitors can expect to see cars and motorbikes from over 100 years of worldwide motor racing history climb the hill, including the several of the latest Formula One machines. Aside from...