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Lewis Hamilton to headline Goodwood Festival of Speed

Monday, 02 Jun 2008 15:35
Lewis Hamilton is just one of the big names turning up at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed
With just over five weeks to go until its 2008 Festival of Speed, Goodwood has confirmed that over 80 of the world's biggest names in motoring will be attending.

Top of the list will be current Formula One stars Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Bourdais, as well as WRC works drivers Petter Solberg, Chris Atkinson, Matthew Wilson and Mikko Hirvonen.

For motorcycling enthusiasts there will also be a selection of two-wheeled racers to see in action. These include WSB Championship contenders Troy Corser, Yukio Kagayama and Carlos Checa, plus BSB title hopefuls Leon Haslam, Michael Rutter, Cal Crutchlow, Stuart Easton and Tom Sykes.

Other famour names turning up will include Sir Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, Carl Fogarty, Juha Kankkunen, Mike Doohan, Bobby Unser and John Watson.

BTCC drivers will also be on hand to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular race series, including Tom Chilton, Andy Rouse, Anthony Reid, John Cleland Win Percy, John Rhodes and Frank Gardner.

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