Mazda will take centre stage at the world's most prestigious motoring festival, celebrating its Challenger Spirit with both the racing legends of its illustrious sporting past and the stylish cars of its current range at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year.
Throughout its history Mazda has defied convention with its out-of-the-box and innovative approach to car making. From being the only Japanese manufacturer to win the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, to its development of the rotary engine, and its reinvention of the affordable sports car with the MX-5 - Mazda has never stopped challenging in its quest to produce great cars, something that's highlighted today by Mazda's innovative SKYACTIV technology.
Mazda's current range will take a starring role at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Moving Motor Show, including the legendary 1991 Le Mans winning 787B Group C car as well as many other classics from Mazda's competition past.
"The theme for this year's Festival of Speed is 'Flat-out and Fearless: Racing on the Edge' and Mazda's continual push to reject engineering conventions and strive for something unique, perfectly aligns with this philosophy" Says Lord March.
"We are delighted to be celebrating Mazda's motor sport achievements and pioneering road-car technologies with the Central Feature, and to help it showcase its brand-new cars to an international community of car enthusiasts and the world's automotive media - an audience that only Goodwood can attract."
"Mazda has a long and proud heritage in racing, and through motorsport has demonstrated its engineering challenger spirit through the rotary engine, its Le Mans win and the LMP2 SKYACTIV diesel prototype currently racing in the United States." Said Mazda Motors UK Managing Director, Jeremy Thomson.
"Mazda also has more cars, and cars with Mazda engines, racing each weekend in the United States than any other manufacturer, and it is all these landmarks and achievements that we will be celebrating at Goodwood this year." Thomson adds.
With the Moving Motor Show on the 25th June, the Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place from the 26-28th June, during which the Central Feature, created by renowned sculptor Gerry Judah and Mazda, will provide a spectacular backdrop set against the iconic sight of Goodwood House.