Feather in the Cap.(Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2002)(Brief Article)

The Goodwood Festival of Speed drew a record 138,000 fans to its 10th running July 12-14. From the giant ``feather'' display of Renault-powered F1 cars in front of Goodwood house, through the drag racers, rally cars and celebrity drivers, it was at least the equal of any of the past festivals. Friday rain did not dampen the crowd's enthusiasm for the eclectic array of men and machines climbing the hill at the Earl of March's estate. In addition to Renaults of every stripe, there was a collection of Tyrrell racers in honor of the late Ken Tyrrell, old Blower Bentleys, vintage Group 7 Can-Am cars, Le Mans racers still dirty from the 2002 running and on and on. The Earl's interest in things American was again reflected not only in dragsters (some of which were native to the U.K., actually) but also in the Pikes Peak display led by Rod Millen's 850-hp Toyota. Goodwood no longer keeps official times for the modern F1 machines that climb the hill in ``demo'' runs, but let slip news that Allan McNish's run in the 2002 F1 Toyota eclipsed Nick Heidfeld's record of 41.6 seconds in a McLaren two years ago, but only unofficially.

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1. Celebrating Renault and the marque's return to F1, a giant feather-like sculpture levitates a collection of the French maker's racers in what may have been the most elaborate Goodwood centerpiece sculpture, ever. 2. Stirling Moss has a go in a lightweight alloy Jaguar XK120 roadster; he also ...