For those who discovered your self at this 12 months’s Goodwood Competition of Velocity and didn’t see a supercar or hypercar that made you dream of proudly owning it, you weren’t wanting in the suitable locations.
The Competition of Velocity is a petrolhead’s paradise, akin to Disneyland for automotive fans. Whilst you can marvel at photographs and movies on-line, experiencing the occasion in particular person is a mind-blowing expertise you may’t totally grasp till you might be stood on the garden exterior Goodwood Home. I’ve but to go to Disneyland, however my first journey to the Competition of Velocity this 12 months exceeded all expectations.
The occasion showcases every little thing from drift automobiles to trendy and historic race automobiles and even normal manufacturing automobiles. Nevertheless, witnessing the newest supercars and hypercars was the spotlight for me. Many of those machines are hardly ever seen exterior unique exhibitions, not to mention on public roads in the actual world. The Competition of Velocity gives a novel alternative to see them in motion as they tackle the Duke of Richmond’s iconic driveway hill climb.
Unsurprisingly, the occasion attracts a few of the UK’s wealthiest people, a lot of whom already personal spectacular automotive collections and maybe attend to scout for additions. This bought me considering…
If I immediately received the lottery and had hundreds of thousands to spend on a brand new storage assortment, which automobiles on the 2024 Goodwood Competition of Velocity could be on the high of the checklist? Let me spotlight my must-haves and contact on just a few others that caught my eye throughout the current four-day-long occasion.
Let’s begin with the Gordon Murray Automotive secure. I’ve two good causes for the GMA automobiles being my agency favourites. Firstly Gordon, the daddy of the McLaren F1, is a madman. In an age of EVs, GMA is giving us the F1 successor we all the time needed, with three seats, a central driving place, a handbook gearbox, and a Cosworth 3.9L V12 with a novel fan within the rear. Secondly, being a South African, do I even have one other alternative however to present Gordon my full assist?
GMA ran three automobiles up the hill this 12 months: a T.50, the awe-inspiring T.50s Niki Lauda – a track-focused masterpiece that gave me instantaneous chills after I heard it – and a T.33 growth mule.
Subsequent on my checklist is Koenigsegg, whose CC850 immediately caught my consideration. Its beautiful design blends inspiration from the unique CC8 with cutting-edge know-how. The CC850 boasts a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio with 1,385hp on faucet from its twin-turbo V8 and, you guessed it, 1,385kg. That is paired with the Have interaction shift system, which lets you change between 6-speed handbook shifting with a clutch, and super-fast 9-speed, totally automated shifting.
Koenigsegg additionally introduced out a Jesko Assault and a Jekso Absolut, the latter not too long ago destroying the 0-400-0km/h document with a 27.83-second time. Bucking the electrical pattern, that automotive makes use of a 1,600hp V8 twin-turbo powerplant and no hybrid help. The Swedish producer additionally had its supercar-for-the-family Gemera on show.
Third on my checklist is Bugatti. The corporate that gave us the Veyron, one of many first manufacturing automobiles to supply 1,000hp, after which the 1,500hp Chiron, simply couldn’t be ignored.
Bugatti’s race automotive will get my first point out, because the Bollide is an final displaying of what an OEM can do with out limits. In particular person, it’s intimidating but additionally lovely. The Mistral, marketed because the world’s quickest roadster, and in addition the ultimate Bugatti to make use of the enduring W16 powerplant, made some runs up the hill too. Each automobiles left an enduring impression on me. On static show, the newly unveiled Tourbillon, boasting a mind-bending 1,800hp from its Cosworth-engineered V16 hybrid, was an absolute showstopper. For those who haven’t seen how cool this automotive’s gauge cluster is, you have to Google it proper now!
However the automotive delights didn’t finish there. Pagani’s new Utopia and the screaming Huayra, Czinger’s futuristic 21C with its 3D-printed elements, and McLaren’s spectacular lineup – essentially the most eye-catching for me being the yellow P1, together with Lanzante’s P1 HDK construct – all impressed.
Then there was nonetheless Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston Martin, Rimac, Zenvo and lots of others, all bringing their greatest to be displayed and pushed. It’s abundantly clear why the Goodwood Competition of Velocity is the head of automotive celebration.
Seeing these dream machines gathered in a single place was a privilege, particularly for somebody like me from South Africa, the place such automobiles are hardly ever seen.
If I needed to curate a dream two-car storage from this 12 months’s Goodwood choice, what wouldn’t it be? Unquestionably, the GMA T.50s Niki Lauda for the final word monitor expertise and the Koenigsegg CC850 for its mix of efficiency and magnificence. What about you?
Stefan Kotzé
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