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6 unusual facts about Goodwood


Charles Reuben Ryley

He was employed on decorative paintings by the Duke of Richmond at Goodwood, Mr. Willett at Merly, Mr. Conolly in Ireland, and elsewhere.

George Thomas Napier

The town of Napier, Western Cape, is named for Sir George Thomas Napier as is Napier House at Fairbairn College, Goodwood, Cape Town.

Goodwood, Cape Town

The town was established in 1905 and named after Goodwood Racecourse in England as the founders intended to make it a racing centre.

Lampton Avenue, Hobart

The Road Starts at Goodwood, Tasmania and continues through the traffic lights intersection on the Brooker Highway.

Paul Maze

He is especially noted for his quintessentially English themes: regattas, sporting events and ceremonial celebrations, such as racing at Goodwood, Henley Regatta, Trooping the Colour and yachting at Cowes.

Rowlatts Hill

The Leicester General hospital is located near Goodwood on Coleman Road which is south of Uppingham Road (the A47).


A563 road

Traffic can continue straight on at the A47 junction down the Goodwood road, (or go via the A47 and Spencefield Lane) and then proceed by a variety of routes to the A6 (by Evington to Stoughton Drive and then Stoughton Road, meeting the A6 considerably further in than Oadby), or can pass at Evington village onto the backroad Shady Lane, and then proceed by Stoughton Road into Oadby, meeting the A6 further out.

Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

The first competition outing of a DB4 GT Zagato was during Easter in 1961 at Goodwood.

Cooper Mark IV

--don't bother to fact tag this, it's simple physics: the polar moment of inertia means the Ferrari tends to change direction more reluctantly than the T12, because the Cooper's mass is nearer its Cg.--> It made its debut in at Goodwood on Easter Monday,

Goodwood Heights

Goodwood Heights is a suburb of Manukau City in Auckland, New Zealand, under the local governance of the Manukau City Council.

Hayley Turner

The 2010 Flat racing year continued to be successful for Hayley; highlights included a first Group 1 ride on Barshiba in the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, and winning the Group 2 Lancashire Oaks on the same horse at Haydock a month earlier; and a successful partnership with classy two year old Margot Did, which included two winners and second places in two Group 3s and a Group 2.

I SS Panzer Corps

The corps played a major role in the halting of the British Epsom and Goodwood operations, and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier and Panzer Lehr Divisions bitterly contested the American advance in the bocage country near Saint-Lô.

Mercedes-Benz W196

The auction house Bonhams - in its Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on 12 July 2013 - sold Mercedes-Benz W196R chassis serial '00006/54' for a new World Record £19.7-million Sterling (incl. auction premium).

Nassau Stakes

The title of the event acknowledges the friendship between the 5th Duke of Richmond, a former owner of Goodwood Racecourse, and the House of Orange-Nassau.

Nissan Juke

A Nissan Juke driven by stunt-driver Terry Grant claimed a Guinness World Record when it was driven round the Goodwood Hill Course on two wheels in 2 minutes 55 seconds.

Ontario Highway 47

The mostly rural route travelled through the towns of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Goodwood, and Uxbridge on its east–west path between Highway 48 and Highway 12.

The Gardens, Auckland

Goodwood Heights is a suburb of Manukau City in Auckland, New Zealand, under the local governance of Manukau City Council.

The Leisure Society

In January 2010 The Leisure Society toured The Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland, going on to play various festivals over the summer, including Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Summer Sundae and Vintage at Goodwood.

William F. Milliken, Jr.

Prior to his death, his racing career resumed at a private meet at Bridgehampton, New York followed by several appearances at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (vintage hillclimb in England) and at the 50th anniversary of Watkins Glen.


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