Jumbo giant to wow Festival of Speed crowds

The event, which takes place on July 11, 12 and 13, will showcase the best that motorsport has to offer. There will be rally cars and motorbikes in action, while on Saturday the Airbus A380, which can seat up to 853 passengers, will fly slowly over Goodwood Park.

The Red Arrows will also put on one of their popular displays for festival-goers.

The theme of this year's festival is Hawthorn To Hamilton '“ Britain's Love Affair With World Motor Sport.

Six of today's Formula One teams will be at the festival. Lewis Hamilton will be there in his McLaren-Mercedes, and he will be joined by Jenson Button and Sebastien Bourdais.

A number of previous Formula One greats, including Sir Stirling Moss, Sir John Surtees and Damon Hill, will be tackling the challenging 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb course.

In addition, a who's who of riders and bikes will be in attendance at Goodwood, with huge names such as Carl Fogarty, Troy Corser, Mick Doohan and Yukio Kagayama set to entertain the festival crowds.

Visitors can also go to the West Sussex Gazette stand to get a front-page colour picture of themselves taken in a racing car, plus a goodie bag with chocolates, for just 1.

See next week's West Sussex Gazette (July 16, 2008) for a report and pictures from the Festival of Speed.