Goodwood Festival Of Speed

[The Doctor]

Just in case anybody is going to Goodwood like me ,I spotted this.

Toyota celebrates 50 Years of Motor Sport Success

15/6/2007

One of the greatest companies in automotive history celebrates its 70th anniversary – as well as its 50-year motor racing heritage – with a breathtaking automotive sculpture in front of Goodwood House. Toyota will create one of the most ambitious and striking structures ever constructed for the Festival, representing the unique culture of the legendary Japanese manufacturer.

Conceived in 1937, Toyota went on to make its motor sport debut in 1957 when it entered a robust first-generation Toyopet Crown saloon in the tough Rally of Australia. Following various racing successes in Japan in the 1960s with the S800 and 2000GT sports cars, Toyota challenged for the Group 7 endurance racing class with the twin-cam V8 Toyota 7 sports-racing car, which first appeared at the Japanese Grand Prix in May 1968, and finished third overall the following year. During the 1970s Toyota successfully campaigned its Corolla Coupé in rallying, these early cars setting the scene for the successful rallying Corollas and Celicas of the 1980s and ‘90s. Back on the circuit, Toyota entered various motor racing disciplines, ranging from endurance racing in the 1990s with the stylish TS010 and GT-One and in the IMSA series with the fabulous Eagle-Toyota MkIII, through to CART racing and right up to its current F1 programme.

To mark its numerous racing achievements, Toyota will field at the Festival a breathtaking collection of Toyota and Toyota-powered racing cars. Taking to the hill will be the Toyota 7 sports car and a mighty Supra from the 1997 Japanese GT Championship, along with the 1999 GT-One Le Mans car (which is also featured on this year’s official Festival poster). The TF106 Formula 1 car will smoke its tyres throughout the weekend on the hill, while in action on the Forest Rally Stage will be two iconic Celica GTFOURS – the ST165 from 1990 and the ST185 from 1993 – which helped Toyota to four drivers’ titles and two manufacturers’ crowns from 1990-94.

Close to the central feature sculpture will be a collection of other important Toyota racing cars on static display, to complement the five cars integral to the sculpture itself. These include a replica of the original 1957 Toyopet Crown rally car, plus a Celica Twin Cam Turbo Group B rally car and the Eagle-Toyota in which Juan Manuel Fangio II dominated the IMSA series. The Central Display features Toyota F1, Le Mans and Indycars.

Carlos Sainz will also be attending and driving various cars

Could be a good oppurtunity to wear the GT4EC polo shirt and try and get some freebies

[Gary ST165]

...I'm hoping to find Carlos Sainz and get some Toyota / TTE automobilia autographed.

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I'm heading down tonight - got tickets for Friday and Saturday

[The Doctor]

Piccies from the festival















Note the prominent GT4EC polo shirt being displayed by Jonnie boy

[The Doctor]

Interseting,even after cropping the right hand side of all the piccies has disappeared after posting them up  How do you change image size

[AndyS]

good pics 

[johnharrison]

I do look smart doc, that must have been before the rain

[ChrisW]

Looks like a good time. Good set of pics.

Cheers