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Question of the Week: What’s Your complete Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

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WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT:

We’re back to announce the winner for our Question of the Week, where our winner will receive their laurels in the form of a $25 credit for a hat or T-shirt from the BaT Gear Store.

This week, we asked: What’s your ultimate Goodwood ride?

Thanks to everyone who weighed in! We put on our best tweed newsboy cap, tucked in our ascot, and went to work reading your comments. In the end, Duncan Pitway’s “Beast of Turin” stole the show this week, which makes @70_duster the winning commenter:

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“As exciting as the new stuff is, my heart always goes to something vintage. The coolest in my opinion would be the 28 Litre Fiat S76.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okbtz56pHtk“


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70_duster commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

The Beast of Turin made its Goodwood debut in 2015 and has been a recurring feature at the event ever since. There’s no shortage of footage on YouTube, and it’s certainly a great pick for this week’s mental lap! Congratulations, 70_duster—be sure to check your email to claim the prize. 

Now, let’s take a look at some other popular nominations from this week’s discussion thread:

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“Or maybe the McMurtry Speiling vacuuming up gravel as it blistered up the hill. Like a kid in a candy store, I can’t decude”


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mathsin commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“An ICON that doesn’t know how to apologize. One with a proven track record and an insatiable appetite for hill climbs, high octane and tires. A 1970 Chrysler HEMI Cuda. Yes, a Chrysler. This one:

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/a1924556/winningest-european-chrysler-hemi-cuda-back/“


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CarDogThreePedals commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Image: Autoweek

Indeed, a Chrysler! This little-known Plymouth masqueraded as a Chrysler in the French Group 1 Grand Prix with Henri Chemin—then-director of Chrysler France’s racing program—behind the wheel. Nice pick, CarDogThreePedals!

@bodhi1601 writes:

And now Goodwood is coming to the United States. I already got on the waiting list for membership. The question is, where should the first event be, and what would I want to drive past the crowd? Well, the first event will probably be on the West Coast, but being a Virginian, I will nominate Virginia International Raceway for the inaugural event. It’s got the road track and the rolling green hills perfect for historic racing. Paul Newman, who frequently raced there, called it a slice of heaven. But it’s not really right for the formal ball. For that, we’ll have to switch to Williamsburg, where the historic Governors Mansion with its dance hall and cultivated gardens would be the perfect spot to host the Duke of Richmond. Now, what to drive past the mansion? Well, Senna’s John Player Special would be interesting but not particularly American. No, this situation absolutely requires a stupid and futile gesture to be done on somebody’s part, and we’re just the people to do it. We need a quintessentially American ride. Something too foolish and dangerous for any European to ever dream about. I’m talking Rocket Car.

Craig Breedlove’s Spirit of America could flash past the mansion on the wide pedestrian boulevard that runs the length of the historic district. Now that would be epic.

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“What an impossible QotW! Pretty much every single legendary car has made it up the hill or around the track. So I’m gonna just go with my gut – Porsche 917K!”


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PDXBryan commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“Reid Railton’s 24 liter Napier Lion-powered Brooklands racer. Everyone ought to be aware of this polished aluminum beauty. I’ve stood next to it at the Brooklands musem but haven’t heard or seen it run in person, although I did see the red Napier Lion-powered Bentley run at Goodwood about 20 years ago. Wonderful stuff.

Special mention goes to the ERAs dominating the field of pre-war cars. Amazing how fast they are.”


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Duncan_same_old commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“Austin J40 pedal‑car. Gotta go with the race inside the race Settrington Cup is the Goodwood Revival’s annual kids race pedal‑car grand prix. Fierce young drivers sprinting to their cars for the Le Mans-style start, what could be better. Its the cutest, most joy-filled event in racing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5768nDMaZtQ“


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IsAlwaystheAnswer commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

For all those young at heart. 

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“Spitfire!!!”


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AsherSPG commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Ray Hanna’s iconic 1998 low flight pass in his Supermarine Spitfire will always be amazing. 

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“1966 Ferrari 206S.
The little Dino Engine that could!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rQrjKSS0Tc“


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da-cat commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“Chaparral 2J . It’s been there and done that a few years ago. Amazing that the Petroleum Museum lets their collection out to do what they were made to do.”


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FlyingJackalope commented on Question of the Week: What's Your Ultimate Goodwood Ride?—WINNER’S UPDATE

That’s it for this week’s Question of the Week! Thanks again to everyone who participated, and congratulations once again to our winner, 70_duster. We’ll be back with a new question soon.

ORIGINAL POST:

Welcome to the BaT Question of the Week! For those unfamiliar, here are the rules: we ask an automotive-themed question, and the author of our favorite answer from the comments is awarded a $25 credit to the BaT Gear Store.

This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed just wrapped up, the Goodwood Revival is coming right up, and with the Goodwood celebration coming to America in 2027, we wanted to conduct a thought experiment before the festivities make their way across the pond. This week’s question is:

What’s your ultimate Goodwood ride?

Since 1993, the Duke of Richmond has thrown open the gates of the Goodwood Estate, inviting man and machine to make a run up the hill. Over the years, the variety of two- and four-wheeled vehicles booming uphill at the Festival of Speed has continued to grow and hasn’t diminished one iota. The nearby Goodwood Motor Circuit also hosts the Goodwood Revival, which is where those great videos of Ford Galaxies dicing with Mini Coopers come from.

There’s no shortage of iconic Goodwood FOS and Revival videos from years past on YouTube to get the creative juices flowing, and logistics need not apply this week—anything goes for your mental lap up the hill or through the Fordwater curve.

And while participating in either event remains an invite-only affair, we’re extending an invitation to you for this week’s question. So tell us:

What’s your ultimate Goodwood ride?

Tell us your suggestions in the comments, and give a thumbs-up to any nominations that grab your attention. We’ll announce the winner on Monday.

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