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Goodwood Festival 2008 Coming Soon
6 Days ago
In just two weeks times, at the 2008 Festival of Speed (11-13 July), Goodwood will assemble a selection of world-beating motorcycles and riders, both past and present. A mouth-watering selection of pre-war two-wheeled machines will be in action on the famous Goodwood hillclimb, including the 1925 JAP V-twin Brough-Superior SS100 – winner of a Brooklands Gold Star in 1926 – plus the ground-breaking three-cylinder supercharged 1939 DKW350SS that has to be heard to be believed.

Goodwood Festival Celebrates BSB in 2008
12 May 2008
Over the weekend of the 11 – 13 July, the Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate the UK’s role in providing a high-profile, competitive environment for the world’s top manufacturers and star riders by commemorating the success of the most competitive domestic motorcycle racing series in the world, the British Superbike Championship. Goodwood aims to gather together one of the largest collections of significant machinery and famous riders from the renowned championship that has ever been seen. Expect to see great champions such as Terry Rymer on his 1990 championship winning Loctite Yamaha OW01, Jamie Whitham riding Niall Mackenzie’s 1998 championship winning Cadbury’s Boost Yamaha YZF750 and John Reynolds on his 2004 championship winning Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000.

ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki and Michael Rutter at Festival of Speed
22 June 2007
The ISILON MSS Discovery Kawasaki team and Michael Rutter will be at the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed event this weekend with one of the team’s Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R machines. Michael is currently convalescing after it was discovered that he had broken his left scaphoid in his wrist. An MRI scan on Tuesday revealed that he’s also suffered a break to his hamate bone in his hand. It is hoped that he will return in time for the Oulton Park round next month.

Countdown To Goodwood Festival Of Speed
15 June 2007
Honda’s impressive racing heritage will again be displayed at this year’s Festival of Speed, with performances from two and four wheeled legends. Three milestone cars from Honda’s Collection Hall in Japan are making the trip to West Sussex, along with eight legendary bikes, including three Isle of Man TT-winning motorcycles. If that’s not enough, the JAS Motorsport Civic Type-R will be tearing up the hill with Honda F1 test driver Christian Klien at the wheel. Jenson Button will also be taking his 2007 ride along; the Honda RA107 Formula 1 car.

Chris Pfeiffer At Goodwood This Summer
25 May 2007
The 37-year-old German stunt-rider is the current Indoor Freestyle World Champion and was the 2006 Stunt Wars winner in Florida USA. Chris will be giving sensational displays of his trick riding skills at the Day of Champions at Donington Park on Thursday 21 June, and the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Hampshire from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 June. The Day of Champions is the annual fund-raiser for the Riders for Health charity, which trains African health workers to ride and maintain motorcycles so they can reach remote rural communities with vital healthcare. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a hillclimb event which is quite possibly the biggest and most diverse celebration of two and four-wheeled motorsport in the world, both perfect venues for Chris to perform his spectacular show.

Honda's Casey Stoner At Goodwood '06'
19 May 2006
Casey Stoner, one of Honda's up-and-coming young talents in MotoGP will be one of the two-wheeled attractions at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. The young Australian, who raced in the UK and won the 2001 British 125cc title, will be riding his Team LCR RC211V at the prestigious event. He will be joined by a host of Honda stars over the weekend of July 7th-9th, including 2004 World Superbike champion James Toseland and his Winston Ten Kate Honda Fireblade and HM Plant teamsters Karl Harris and Ryuichi Kiyonari on their Honda Racing CBR1000RRs.
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