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RIDE of the VALKYRIE

It’s hard to review any car from the passenger seat, something that hasn’t stopped many motoring journalists from trying to do so over the years. Usually such invitations are dead-batted by all but those with the most pressing need to fill editorial space. Yet sometimes, very rarely, the offer is special enough to make accepting it worthwhile. Like the chance to have a first experience of the Aston Martin Valkyrie at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with none other than company CEO Tobias Moers in the driver’s seat.

The plan has already taken a couple of knocks when I arrive at Goodwood on the Saturday morning. The Valkyrie publicly failed on the the 1.16-mile course the day before,

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