An astonishing time from the March-Cosworth 2-4-0 was the highlight of Goodwood’s Festival of Speed as Jeremy Smith drove the six-wheeled F1 car that never was to a time of 52.13 secs taking 8th place on its debut visit to the Sussex festival.
A Leyton House-Judd CG901B took the number-one spot with the fastest average time (over two runs) for the weekend, flying up the famous hill in 45:74 secs in the hands of Gary Ward. It would be left to an historic Le Mans car to take second place, in the form of a Jaguar XJR8/9. The aerodynamic big cat was gunned up the hill by Justin Law with an average time of 46.94 secs.
Other classics also made their presence felt among the modern metal of the top 10, with a Lotus-Cosworth 76 grabbing 7th (51.74 secs) driven by Andrew Beaumont, and a Ferrari 712 driven by Paul Knapfield coming in 9th (52.13 secs).
Rally fans were well catered for, too, with rallying greats such as the Mini, Lancia 037, Ford’s RS200 and Mk2 Escort, Porsche's 911, and plenty more attacking the rally stage at the top of Goodwood hill.
The event’s paddock areas gave visitors a rare opportunity to get up close to some famous machinery, with event sponsor Lotus bringing a particularly comprehensive line-up of its cars, which included everything from the Lotus Elite to the Lotus-Cosworth 79.
