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Competition cars come in an incredible array of shapes and sizes, as shown by the machines that hurtled up the Goodwood hill

The diverse world of motorsport was celebrated in its full glory at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last week, with cars from around the world gathering for a blast up Lord March's drive.

From rorty pre-war grand prix machines to rumbling NASCAR V8-engined stock cars, custom-built bewinged hillclimb monsters and outlandish Can-Am creations, there truly was something for everyone's tastes.

We've already brought you the best of the Formula 1 cars that stormed up the hillclimb; now here are some of the highlights from the other motorsport machines on show.Read more

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James Attwood

James Attwood, digital editor
Title: Acting magazine editor

James is Autocar's acting magazine editor. Having served in that role since June 2023, he is in charge of the day-to-day running of the world's oldest car magazine, and regularly interviews some of the biggest names in the industry to secure news and features, such as his world exclusive look into production of Volkswagen currywurst. Really.

Before first joining Autocar in 2017, James spent more than a decade in motorsport journalist, working on Autosport, autosport.com, F1 Racing and Motorsport News, covering everything from club rallying to top-level international events. He also spent 18 months running Move Electric, Haymarket's e-mobility title, where he developed knowledge of the e-bike and e-scooter markets. 

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