For all its glamour and beauty, the Goodwood Festival of Speed does not run without a few hiccups. Each year the moving motor show and the hill climb cause a bit of inconvenience for a few of the participants. This year two of the most prominent victims were a Nissan Nismo GT-R and an Alfa Romeo 4C.

The Nismo crash at Goodwood FoS was a spectacular one, not the least because the driver responsible for it was Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy. He proved he is better on two wheels when he went round a bend on the Goodwood hill too fast and understeered into the safety fence. The car was ruined, but fortunately Sir Chris was not harmed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YhLtU-VEZk

The next notable crash at Goodwood FoS this year involved a brand-new Alfa Romeo 4C, a lovely white example, that was supposed to put on a dynamic show and wow the UK public with its sports car agility. Again a driver error sent the car off the track and into a pile of hay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylxuVvmS9Kc

Alfa’s crash doesn’t seem as severe as the Nismo’s, but still, the embarrassment in both case must have been huge.

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