A 1963 Ford Galaxie at the 2008 Festival of Speed

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The theme of the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed is ?Hawthorn to Hamilton ? Britain?s Love Affair with World Motor Sport?. Britain has always played a key role in the global motor racing industry, forging successful relationships with the rest of the motor sport world. From Mike Hawthorn ? who used a Ferrari to become Britain?s first Formula 1 World Champion fifty years ago in 1958 ? to current F1 star Lewis Hamilton, driving a British engineered car with German power, British drivers and engineers have utilised global resources to achieve success. The 2008 Festival honours these winning combinations.

In recognising Britain?s role in shaping motor sport worldwide, the Festival will acknowledge the influence and achievements of iconic British figures, including Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, John Surtees, Colin McRae, Roger Clark, James Hunt, Barry Sheene, Jackie Stewart, Derek Bell, Colin Chapman, Adrian Newey and British-based Gordon Murray. In addition, home-grown stars from the past and modern day heroes will line up alongside their friends and adversaries from around the world at the celebrated 1.16 mile hillclimb, in a tribute to global motor sport.

The Festival will also feature the world?s finest competition cars and motorcycles, many of which have been influenced by British engineering or built in partnership with British expertise. In action will be everything from the pure-bred Vanwall of the 1950s, to the ground-breaking products of manufacturers such as Cosworth, Williams, Lola and Prodrive. There will be a focus on Britain?s collaborative involvement in a wealth of international projects, from Bentley and Audi?s Le Mans wins to Honda?s successes on both two and four wheels, as well as the achievements of great brands like Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz in Formula 1.
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