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Ecurie Ecosse to grace the Goodwood Revival 2017

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Details: Category: News; Published: Thursday, 13 July 2017 15:05; Written by Ben Quirk

It seems like The Festival of Speed was only yesterday, and already the next iteration of Lord March's is on the horizon, with only eight weeks to go until the 20^th Goodwood Revival Meet, taking place between September the 8^th to September 10^th, time to step into your pre 66' finery and enter the halcyon days.

As a highlight of this years event, a tribute to Ecurie Ecosse the legendary Scottish racing team will be performed daily on the race track.

Bonhams Motor Cars and Automobilia FOS17

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Details: Category: News; Published: Wednesday, 12 July 2017 12:58; Written by Ben David T Quirk

Whilst experiencing the high life at Goodwood The Festival of Speed 2017 and familiarising ourselves with what was on display, we headed to the offering by famed London & New York Auctioneers, and such is the norm at such prestigious events, the auction house offered a collection of Motoring Automobilia and collectable Motor Cars for sale by one of the big houses, on this occasion offered by Bonhams of London. This collection certainly didn't disappoint, with lots in excess of £10,000,000 on display.

Bernie Ecclestone Ex F1 boss to be central feature at Goodwood Festival of Speed

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Details: Category: News; Published: Monday, 19 June 2017 09:41; Written by Ben David T Quirk

Goodwood is only weeks away and it has just been revealed that the central feature for the first time ever will celebrate a person rather than a marque, that person being Ex F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. The Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by MasterCard, will celebrate an individual rather than an honoured marque of car manufacturer. The giant sculpture this year on the Goodwood grounds in front of Goodwood house is a joint celebration between Goodwood and the life of Bernie Ecclestone.

Motor Trend OnDemand launches in UK and Europe

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Details: Category: News; Published: Tuesday, 04 July 2017 15:52; Written by Ben David T Quirk

As an avid follower of Planet Auto we can safely say you are interested in motor sport, cars and pretty much anything automotive, well courtesy of Motor Trend we are getting the chance to interview Tiff Needell this week and ask him some questions about the service and his motoring career, favourite cars etc.

City Concours complete car list unveiled

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Details: Category: News; Published: Tuesday, 06 June 2017 16:54; Written by Ben David T Quirk

In just under 48 hours some of the rarest cars in history will ascend on the City of London to showcase their beauty and craftmenship at the City Concours. The automotive garden party being held at The Barbican have now revealed their full car list, listing the model of the car, year of manufacture and its category.

As you would expect their arecome outstanding vehicles including classics, modern, bespoke as well as a host of luxury brands showcasing their wares including watches, art and champagne. The complete list of cars attending the City Concourse is quite something representing car culture and car heritage at its finest.

Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2017 highlights

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Details: Category: News; Published: Monday, 03 July 2017 23:00; Written by Ben David T Quirk

The weekend of The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 has to come to a close and we are reflecting on this unique automotive event; it literally seems like a dream - the people, the cars, the sounds in fact the whole atmosphere of the festival was like nothing we've ever attended before.

The Festival of Speed has been running since 1993, when Lord March decided to bring back car racing back to the Goodwood estate. Since then it has grown to astronomical proportions - it hit 153,000 visitors in 2003, and since then the event has been capped at 150,000 and these numbers aren't really surprising, with everybody in the car world wanting to be a part of the Festival of Speed in Chichester.

Rare cars revealed City Concours

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Details: Category: News; Published: Tuesday, 23 May 2017 09:49; Written by Ben David T Quirk

The city concours is nearly upon us, in just over 2 weeks the automotive garden party launches in the heart of London. Already the line-up of cars is already quite staggering and as to the categories some real thought has really gone into these. One of these being the Modern bespoke class, this class celebrates handbuilt and exceptional cars and it celebrates them with some of the rarest vehicles in the world,

Festival of Speed Drivers list 2017

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Details: Category: News; Published: Tuesday, 27 June 2017 10:22; Written by Ben David T Quirk

It's literally days away till we be going live from Goodwood Park for the 'Festival Of Speed', what a celebration it's going to with unveils from Jaguar, Mclaren and that's just the ones we know about, and of course the 70th anniversary of Ferrari. Well here's the vital informaion you've been waiting for who' driving what on the Goodwood hill climb, see you guys there.

Click here to view a PDF of the Drivers and the cars they will be racing on the Festival Of Speed Hillclimb

The Silverstone Classic Festival is on the horizon

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Details: Category: News; Published: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 17:26; Written by Annabelle Quirk

As the Silverstone Classic Festival fast approaches, many people agree that it is recognised as the epitome of classic racing; so go ahead - it's time to choose your favourite celebrity racer.

Autosport International 2018 main feature Ferrari

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Details: Category: News; Published: Wednesday, 21 June 2017 16:56; Written by Ben David T Quirk

Europe's leading pre-season motorsport show Autosport International 2018 have just announced that Ferrari is to be their main feature.

The show runs from the 11th to 14th January annually at the Birmingham NEC in the UK, the new exciting centrepiece will showcase Ferrari lineage from Formula One through to the latest sports cars courtesy of Corse Clienti Ferrari's exclusive client racing program.

The Confused.com London Motor Show

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Details: Category: News; Published: Saturday, 22 April 2017 15:30; Written by Ben Quirk

The London motor show is literally less than 2 weeks away, grab your tickets whilst you still can or win a pair courtesy of The Confused.com London Motor Show and Planet Auto. This years show is bigger and better than ever, catering to the most hard-core car enthusiasts whilst being an entertaining day for the whole family. There really is going to be something for everyone this year a wide range of food, entertainment, store vendors and of course cars.

A day at the Grasmere classic car show

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Details: Category: News; Published: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 10:12; Written by Ben David T Quirk

It was quite a weekend for car shows in the North West of England, with The Cumbria VAG Festival being held at the Westmorland showground and the Grasmere classic car show being held in the village of Grasmere, deep in the heart of The Lake District, we opted for Grasmere thinking we may come across some rare classic and vintage marques, maybe even some coachbuilt cars. We found a car we've never ever come across at a show.

The 2018 Faraday Future FF91

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Details: Category: News; Published: Thursday, 20 April 2017 14:56; Written by Ben David T Quirk

The year 2017 certainly seems to be the year of the EV or the electric car if you prefer. Electric mobility is all the rage and up until now has been pretty much completely dominated by Tesla, with other manufacturers offering a small range of their existing vehicles as electric - including Vauxhall, VW, Renault etc.

Ecurie Ecosse to grace the Goodwood Revival 2017

Bonhams Motor Cars and Automobilia FOS17

Bernie Ecclestone Ex F1 boss to be central feature at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Motor Trend OnDemand launches in UK and Europe

City Concours complete car list unveiled

Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2017 highlights

Rare cars revealed City Concours

Festival of Speed Drivers list 2017

Click here to view a PDF of the Drivers and the cars they will be racing on the Festival Of Speed Hillclimb

The Silverstone Classic Festival is on the horizon

Autosport International 2018 main feature Ferrari

The Confused.com London Motor Show

A day at the Grasmere classic car show

The 2018 Faraday Future FF91

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