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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012: Highlights from the paddock

July 4, 2012

Lotus was the featured marque at Goodwood 2012, and the theme of the Festival of Speed sculpture

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While there was certainly plenty of action on the track at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, that was far from the only automotive eye-candy at hand. Attractions off the tarmac included a display of Alain Prost's Formula 1 drives, a beautiful collection of luxury automobiles celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, exhibitions from almost every major auto manufacturer, action sports demonstrations, rally cars, motorcycles, racers from yesteryear ... and of course, a smorgasbord of supercars.

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Here's a selection of our favorite snaps from the grounds of Goodwood Estate at the 2012 Festival of Speed ... and there's plenty more to browse through in the gallery.

BMW M3 Chrome Bullet

1932 Daimer V32 Shooting Brake on the lawn in front of Goodwood house

Getting air in the Goodwood Action Sports arena

The Red Arrows fly the local colors at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK

The Koenigsegg Agera R holds the record for accelleration from 0-300 km/h - 21.19 seconds!

Agility Saietta electric motorcycle

1937 Mercedes W125 gets some TLC

1955 Midget Racer - Prince Charles' 7th Birthday present

2012 Spyker C8 Aileron

Norton 1954 Type F

About the Author

After a misspent youth at law school, Noel began to dabble in tech research, writing and things with wheels that go fast. This bus dropped him at the door of a freshly sprouted Gizmag.com in 2002. He has been Gizmag's Editor-in-Chief since 2007. All articles by Noel McKeegan