A set fixture at the Goodwood Festival of Speed is a class that includes the ever popular Group C racers. This year's event was certainly no exception with a dedicated Group C group. For us the absolute highlight was the very rare appearance of one of just three Toyota 87Cs built. Developed by specialists Dome, it was powered by a highly tuned, turbo-charged four-cylinder engine, good for close to 700 bhp. Underlining Toyota's ambitions, the Japanese manufacturer signed former F1 World Champion Alan Jones to drive. He raced the featured example at Le Mans in 1987 but it sadly ran out of fuel during the opening stint.
A more familiar sight at Goodwood is the 1988 Le Mans-winning Jaguar XJR-9. Powered by a mighty V12 engine and built around a sophisticated carbon-fibre composite monocoque, it ended Porsche's stronghold at Le Mans. The victory was not a given as Jan Lammers had to nurse the car home with a gearbox that was one shift away from disintegrating. Our revised 58-shot gallery includes images of three different examples including the actual Le Mans winning example, which is regularly demonstrated by the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the company's most recent outright win at Le Mans, Mercedes-Benz brought one of the six Sauber Mercedes C9s to Goodwood this year. It is one of four featured in our 90-shot gallery.
For those of you who want to see these machines in person, the tickets for next year's Festival of Speed have already gone on sale on the Goodwood website.

Enjoy the links:

1988 Jaguar XJR-9 LM - Images, Specifications and Information

1987 - 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 - Images, Specifications and Information

1987 Toyota 87C - Images, Specifications and Information