When you discovered your self at this yr’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 correct locations.
The Competition of Velocity is a petrolhead’s paradise, akin to Disneyland for automotive fans. When you can marvel at pictures and movies on-line, experiencing the occasion in individual is a mind-blowing expertise you possibly can’t absolutely grasp till you’re stood on the garden exterior Goodwood Home. I’ve but to go to Disneyland, however my first journey to the Competition of Velocity this yr exceeded all expectations.
The occasion showcases all the things from drift automobiles to fashionable and historic race automobiles and even customary manufacturing automobiles. Nonetheless, witnessing the most recent supercars and hypercars was the spotlight for me. Many of those machines are not often seen exterior unique exhibitions, not to mention on public roads in the actual world. The Competition of Velocity gives a singular alternative to see them in motion as they tackle the Duke of Richmond’s iconic driveway hill climb.
Unsurprisingly, the occasion attracts among the UK’s wealthiest people, a lot of whom already personal spectacular automobile collections and maybe attend to scout for additions. This obtained me considering…
If I all of the sudden received the lottery and had tens of millions to spend on a brand new storage assortment, which automobiles on the 2024 Goodwood Competition of Velocity can be on the prime 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 steady. 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 at all times wished, with three seats, a central driving place, a handbook gearbox, and a Cosworth 3.9L V12 with a singular fan within the rear. Secondly, being a South African, do I even have one other selection however to present Gordon my full assist?
GMA ran three automobiles up the hill this yr: a T.50, the awe-inspiring T.50s Niki Lauda – a track-focused masterpiece that gave me immediate chills once 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 expertise. 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 Interact shift system, which lets you change between 6-speed handbook shifting with a clutch, and super-fast 9-speed, absolutely computerized 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 automobile 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 provide 1,000hp, after which the 1,500hp Chiron, simply couldn’t be ignored.
Bugatti’s race automobile will get my first point out, because the Bollide is an final exhibiting of what an OEM can do with out limits. In individual, it’s intimidating but in addition lovely. The Mistral, marketed because the world’s quickest roadster, and likewise the ultimate Bugatti to make use of the long-lasting W16 powerplant, made some runs up the hill too. Each automobiles left a long-lasting 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. When you haven’t seen how cool this automobile’s gauge cluster is, you should 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 – probably 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 top 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 not often seen.
If I needed to curate a dream two-car storage from this yr’s Goodwood choice, what would it not 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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