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Stars to see at 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 23 June 2008 12:30 The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Hawthorn to Hamilton – Britain’s Love Affair with World Motor Sport’. Cue a smattering of iconic names from British motorsport, including Mike Hawthorn who became Britain’s first F1 world champion in a Ferrari 50 years ago and Lewis Hamilton, who is well placed to become his successor. Stars to look out for at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed include: Chris AtkinsonDerek BellStig BlomqvistSebastian BourdaisJenson ButtonJohn Cleland Troy CorserMike Doohan Carl FogartyFrank Gardner Lewis HamiltonMike Hawthorn Damon HillMikko HirvonenJuha KankkunenDougie LampkinJochen Mass Hannu MikkolaStirling Moss Anthony ReidAndy RousePetter SolbergJackie StewartMatthew Wilson More names are being confirmed day by day.

Ford sends Mustang, Edge to Europe

Ford plans to export the Mustang to Europe, and it will likely be the next generation of the famous pony car due within a couple of years. It has also shown redesigned compact and full-size vans it will sell in the United States by 2014. The automaker also showed a lightly restyled Fiesta and a high-performance ST model that go on sale in Europe later this year.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Special Edition hits Monterey

The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Special Edition is just another ‘Special Edition’ Veyron, this time for Pebble Beach. However special the Bugatti Veyron is, it’s hard to get excited when the press release drops in the inbox with the heading ‘Special Edition Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse debuts at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering’. Because you just know it won’t be special.