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Goodwood Festival of Speed

Roving PC snapper and old metal enthusiast, Seth Kennedy, reports from Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood House once again became the destination of choice for thousands of automotive fans this past weekend. The Festival of Speed has an incredible draw thanks to the huge variation of exhibits and goings on. Many people come for a close up glimpse of their modern F1 or WRC heroes but for admirers of classic machinery there is even more on offer.

The Cartier Style et Luxe had ...
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Words: Seth Kennedy
Posted: 9:00am, 7 July 2010
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Seth Kennedy Reports from Goodwood

Sunshine, trailer-tents, exotica and Escort altercations.

Seth Kennedy Reports from Goodwood

In the run up to this years Goodwood Festival of Speed I had been feeling a bit complacent. Having been for the last two years I was thinking that maybe we’d give it a miss but a last minute change of heart saw the Seth family holiday combination of ’68 Hillman Estate and ‘70 trailer tent heading south on Thursday.

Come Friday morning I was very soon cursing my original lac...
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Words: Seth Kennedy
Posted: 9:07am, 9 July 2009
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Seth Blog 28/05/09

For the last two years the Enfield Pageant of Motoring has been blighted by the most horrendous weather imaginable.

Seth Blog 28/05/09

Fortunately the folks of the EDVVC are made of hardy stuff and yet again organised this excellent show for the end of May bank holiday weekend. At last the weather smiled on them with good temperatures and cloudless skies.

I wasn’t able to get to the show until the Monday and it was a bit disappointing to see many of the autojumblers had packed up and gone home already leavin...
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Words: Seth Kennedy
Posted: 10:26am, 28 May 2009
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The Past is Alive and Well

Did three days of fantastic September weather and an almighty hoard of classics conspire to the best Goodwood Revival in history? Seth Kennedy finds out.

The Past is Alive and Well

Three days of fantastic September weather helped make the 2008 Goodwood Revival perhaps the best in its history. The racing was close and hard fought and the atmosphere amongst the period buildings, attractions and fashions is simply unique. Hundreds of cars lined up in the preferred parking area for tax exempt vehicles from tatty camper vans to a Gordon Keeble with many more classics visible...
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Words: Seth Kennedy
Posted: 12:39pm, 22 September 2008
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