Anyone going as this is going to be another fantastic event? http://www.goodwood.co.uk/festival-of-speed/what-is-it/what-is-fos.aspx http://www.goodwood.co.uk/festival-of-speed/news-and-coverage/articles/two-wheeled-wonders-2013.aspx This year is a very special event for Honda with some historic racing bikes and cars being shipped over from the Honda Museum in Japan to be ridden by some very very famous racing celebrities past and present. If you are going bring your licence as well as there will be a couple of fun filled activities..................
List of riders so far! John McGuinness 20-time Isle of Man TT winner Will ride his Senior winning TT Legends Honda Fireblade on the hill Freddie Spencer The only rider to ever win the 250 and 500cc championships in the same year in 1985 Will ride his 1985 championship winning Honda NSR500 from the Honda Collection in Japan Alex Lowes Current BSB Honda rider Will ride his British Superbike Samsung Honda on the hill Ralph Bryans Ex Honda works rider and 50cc Grand Prix World Champion Will ride the Honda 5 cylinder 125 RC149 from the Honda Collection in Japan on the hill Stuart Graham Will ride the Honda 4 cylinder 250 RC162 replica on the hill Ian Mackman Works Norton TT rider Will ride the 2013 Norton SG2 on the hill Randy Mamola Thirteen time Motorcycle Grand Prix winner and legend of the sport Will ride the ex-Valentino Rossi Ducati GP11 VR2 on th hill Jeremy McWilliams Grand Prix and Road Racing winner Will ride the Proton KR3 and KTM Super Duke R Prototype Sammy Miller Multiple British/European Trials Champion and motorcycle museum owner Will ride an MV Agusta and BMW from his collection Michael Neeves Seasoned bike racer and MCN senior road tester Will be in action on the hill on a BMW BMW S1000RR Superbike racer Tim Reeves Four time World Sidecar Champion Will be in action on the hill on his current LCR sidecar outfit John Reynolds Three-time British Superbike Champion Will ride his 2004 BSB winning Crescent Suzuki on the hill Kenny Roberts three-time 500cc World Champion Will ride his championship-winning Yamaha OW48R YZR500 Kevin Schwantz 1993 500cc World Champion Will ride his 1993 500cc championship winning Suzuki RGV500 Eugene Laverty Multiple World Supersport and Superbike race winner and current works Aprilia rider Will ride hisWorld Superbike Aprilia on the hill James Toseland Two-time Superbike World Champion and former MotoGP rider Will be in action on the hill on a Ducati Chris Walker Four-time BSB runner up, and World Superbike race winner Will be riding his famous 2000 BSB Crescent Suzuki Steve Webster MBE 10-time sidecar World Champion Will be in action on the hill in the outfit he famously crashed at Assen in 1985
My bike is in a competition for a place on the Honda standat Goodwood. From what I have been told it looks awesome!
Might try and get tickets. My dad is taking me to the revival. Got three day pass weekend before my birthday. Should be mint!!
More info Goodwood’s Strongest-ever Mix of Motorcycles Set to Ride at the 20th Anniversary Festival of Speed The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed’s vast array of famous motorcycles and world-class riders has long been an integral part of the event, but for sheer variety and breadth of bikes and riders, this year’s 20th anniversary event makes the 2013 Festival of Speed (11-14 July) an absolute ‘must attend’ experience for all racing motorcycle enthusiasts. A large number of highly significant and memorable motorcycles, sidecars and riders are set to return to Goodwood as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, but this July’s Festival will also see an amazing selection of UK bike debuts, rarely-seen riders and other bikes participating in the event for the very first time. All major competition motorcycle disciplines will be represented at Goodwood, along with 15 motorcycle World Champions already confirmed. Highlights now confirmed for this July’s Festival of Speed include the following: 500CC WORLD CHAMPIONS: Kevin Schwantz (1993 World Champion) on his 1993 championship-winning Suzuki RGV500, plus the actual Heron Suzuki Carbon framed motorcycle he scored his first ever 500cc GP points on, which he has not ridden since 1986. Kenny Roberts (1978, 1979 and 1980 World Champion) riding his championship winning Yamaha OW48R YZR500 and the 2002 Proton KR3. Freddie Spencer (1983 and 1985 World Champion, and the only man to ever win the 250cc and 500cc Championship titles in the same year) on his 1985 Honda NSR500 from the Honda Collection in Japan This winning combination has never been see at Goodwood together. WORLD SUPERBIKE RIDERS: Leon Camier (Suzuki) Jules Cluzel (Suzuki) Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia) Eugene Laverty (Aprilia) Chaz Davies (BMW) James Haydon OTHER WORLD CHAMPIONS AND MOTORCYCLE LEGENDS: Randy Mamola (one of the greatest riders never to win the World Championship) will be riding the stunning ex-Valentino Rossi Ducati GP11 MotoGP machine on the hill – this being the only 800cc MotoGP machine running outside of the championship). Dougie Lampkin (12-time World Trials Champion). Giacomo Agostini (15-time World Champion). Kenny Roberts (3-time 500cc World Champion) James Toseland (2-time World Superbike Champion). John Surtees (7-time World Champion). Steve Webster MBE (10-time World Sidecar Champion). Tim Reeves (4-time World Sidecar Champion). Tristan Reeves (2-time World Sidecar Champion). ISLE OF MAN TT LEGENDS: John McGuinness Bruce Anstey Ian Hutchinson Alan Cathcart Ian Mackman Stuart Graham OTHER RIDERS AND MOTORCYCLES: Ian King – 6-time (and reigning European Champion) will demonstrate his 1500bhp Top Fuel Puma drag bike on the Festival hillclimb. Zef Eisenberg will bring his new and more powerful Augusta 109-powered Jet bike to run on the Hill. The mythical Britten V1000 will come all the way from New Zealand to run with TT legend and New Zealander, Bruce Anstey. Taylormade Saxon Triumph – ridden by its original rider, Alan Cathcart (a rival to the Britten) plus the latest Taylormade all-Carbon 2013 Moto2 prototype, never previously seen outside of America. Celebration of the tenth anniversary of Ducati returning to Grand Prix racing, with Ducatis GP3, GP5 GP6 and, GP11. The first Ducati GP bike (the 1970 Ducati 500 GP) will also be in action at Goodwood. The Proton KR3 will make its Festival debut, to be ridden by Kenny Roberts and Jeremy McWilliams. They will be joined by Proton KRV5 XM2 and KR211V-Honda from King Kenny’s private collection in San Diego. Mattie Griffin will perform stunts on the Hill on his BMW. BMW will celebrate 90 years of motorcycle production with a line up of special racing bikes. Barry Sheene’s first ever GP winner, 1975 Suzuki XR14 RG500. 2012 FTR Moto2 in action; the Alex De Angelis Malaysian GP winner. Honda RC149, the first-ever five-cylinder race bike, from the Honda Collection in Japan. The Festival of Speed will also display the two major British attempts at the motorcycle Land Speed Record (LSR) as part of a wider LSR display on the Goodwood Cricket Pitch. They are The 52 Express – a jet-engined, wheel-driven bike to be ridden by James Toseland – plus Jet Reaction – a jet-thrust-powered LSR – to be ridden by Richard Brown. Both motorcycles aim to claim the LSR for Great Britain in 2013/14
We are planning to be there starting Friday evening. Looks like a great collection again this year, and cracking weather forecast. Expecting it to be absolutely heaving, hopefully with some bikini clad promo girls
