Land Rover to make first ever display for Goodwood Festival of Speed

Land Rover is to take part in the Goodwood Festival of Speed for the first time in the 4x4 manufacturer's 59 year history and is set to make a big impression on festival goers with a dramatic display of off-road action.

First up is the Land Rover G4 Challenge off-road circuit, which is situated in the main showground, featuring the Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and a special guest vehicle (to be announced on the Sunday of the festival), all of which are available for passenger rides. The circuit is from the Copa Cabana special stage of the 2006 G4 Challenge in Rio de Janeiro, where the challenge set for competitors was to complete the course without putting a wheel on the sand of the world famous beach.

Next is a special Bowler Off-Road 'systems development' Range Rover Sport, which will be used in the 'Heroes of World Rallying' section of the famous Goodwood hill climb. This vehicle has been specially prepared for the action by the specialist motorsport team at Bowler Off-Road.

The Bowler Off-Road team will also be making its mark at the Festival, with the announcement of their all-new race car, the Bowler Nemesis. Inspired by Land Rover's Range Rover Sport, this vehicle has been designed and engineered exclusively by the Bowler Off-Road team at their Derbyshire base. Images and further information on the Bowler Nemesis and the limited edition Range Rover Sport HST will be available at the Bowler Off-Road stand.

Land Rover UK managing director, John Edwards, said: "With the Range Rover Sport now firmly in our stable, we have good reason to be at the Festival of Speed.

Between Land Rover on the off-road circuit, and Bowler on the hill climb, we will show that our vehicles have the breadth of capability to do just about anything."

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is open from Friday 7 July to Sunday 9 July 2006.