Goodwood Festival of Speed: 2016 theme and details announced ~ station of gear

Goodwood organisers announce the theme for the 2016 Festival: 'Full Throttle - The Endless Pursuit of Power'

2015-11-25 16:00

Goodwood has played host to the Festival of Speed since 1993, and each time it's revealed a theme beforehand. This theme foreshadows some of the cars that will attend, and applies to the whole event as well as the Goodwood Revival and this year the organisers have chosen: Full Throttle - The Endless Pursuit of Power.

The event will celebrate the most powerful cars and motorcycles from the history of motorsport, and the drivers and riders who conquered them.

It falls on several anniversaries, which will all be marked at the festival. The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, the 50th anniversary of the Can-Am Series, the 40th anniversary of James Hunt's F1 World Championship, and the 50th anniversary of Sir Jack Brabham winning an F1 World Championship in a car bearing his own name.

It's Brabham who will be honoured at the annual Revival Tribute dinner, as the driver raced and tested frequently at Goodwood throughout his career. Several championship-winning cars were honed at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, and we'd expect to see some at the Festival too.

As always, Auto Express will be bringing you updated news and coverage of the Festival of Speed as it happens. Keep an eye out as we get closer to the event, which is scheduled to take place June 23rd-26th.

10 years of Goodwood themes

The theme for 2016 is 'Full Throttle - The Endless Pursuit of Power'. See our list of past themes below...

2006 – Racing for Glory – a Century of Grands Prix
2007 – Spark of Genius – Breaking Records, Pushing Boundaries
2008 – Hawthorn to Hamilton – Britain's Love Affair with World Motor Sport
2009 – True Grit – Epic Feats of Endurance
2010 – Viva Veloce! - The Passion for Speed
2011 – Racing Revolutions – Quantum Leaps that shaped Motor Sport
2012 – Young Guns – Born to Win
2013 – Best of the First 20 Years of the Festival of Speed
2014 – Addicted to Winning – The Unbeatable Champions of Motor Sport
2015 – Flat-out and Fearless – Racing on the Edge
2016 – Full Throttle – The Endless Pursuit of Power

Are you looking forward to 2016's Festival of Speed? Let us know in the comments...

Tom Wiltshire

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