Colin McRae static display tribute at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008

One of the highlights for motorsport fans at Goodwood over the weekend was the twelve car static display tribute to Colin McRae.

There were some very interesting vehicles from his career which included his second rally car, the Talbot Sunbeam Ti that he debuted on the Galloway Hills Rally 1985 (His first ever event was the Kames stages in 1985 driving an Avenger). Also present was a Nissan 240RS which Colin used… Continue reading

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Colin McRae tribute for Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008 this weekend

Goodwood will pay tribute to Colin McRae this weekend by displaying cars he used throughout his career.

On display in the Forest rally stage service area will be everything from his early machines, such as the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus and Vauxhall Nova in which McRae began his career, through to the World Championship winning Subaru Impreza WRC and Nissan ‘Rally Raid’ pick-up that provided him with one of his last competitive… Continue reading

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World Rally stars for Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend

Stars from Subaru and Ford will be in attendance at this weekend’s Goodwood FOS. Subaru will be fielding S14’s for Markko Martin, Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson who will visit the event on separate days. Ford will have Mikko Hirvonen and Mathew Wilson behind the wheel of a Focus RS 07 WRC. Hirvonen will be there for the three days. The drivers are expected to give demonstration… Continue reading

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