Intercontinental Rally Challenge podium finisher Andreas Mikkelsen will be one of the stars of the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom this summer.
Mikkelsen, from Norway, is chasing the IRC title in a Škoda UK Motorsport Fabia Super 2000 this season, but will take time out of this schedule to appear at the four-day motorsport extravaganza, which attracts more than 100,000 spectators.
Škoda is supporting the Goodwood Forest Rally Stage as part of its celebrations of 110 years of motorsport participation. The 21-year-old Mikkelsen will be performing several demonstration runs on the gravel course as well as up the venue’s all-asphalt hillclimb in his Fabia S2000.
“With such a passion for cars, a rich motorsport heritage and a desire to innovate and entertain, a partnership between Škoda and the Goodwood Festival of Speed was a very natural step for both parties,” said Škoda UK director Rob Hazelwood. “The Goodwood Festival of Speed will be a major event for Škoda in 2011 and we are looking forward to celebrating our 110th motorsport anniversary with the tens of thousands of motorsport fans who will be at Goodwood this summer.”
The Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place from 30 June until 3 July.
– Credit: IRC Series.