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'Time to run up the hill, dear Jacky'

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It's the traditional Goodwood Festival of Speed weekend, with engines and machines of all sorts, and drivers past and present invading the beautiful grounds of Goodwood House going for a run up the famous hill in fury in a summer celebration of motorsport.

This year's theme, ‘The innovators – masterminds of motorsport’ celebrates perhaps motorsport's most powerful and enduring defining feature.

And not just technical advances: 'innovation' also includes the drivers who pushed the sport to the next level, like Sir Jackie Stewart whose tireless efforts to improve safety in Formula 1 during his active years as a Grand Prix driver continue to reverberate through the racing world today.

The great Scot is once again taking fans on a trip down memory lane this weekend, as is his fellow motorsport legend Jacky Ickx.

The two famous veterans met up on Friday to talk shop - or was it timepieces? - but when the time came for the pair to run up the hill they were still professional to the core, punctually parting ways to head off for their respective rides and enthrall the fans.

Phillip van Osten

Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.

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