THE Goodwood Festival of Speed is the next stop for East Yorkshire racer Jonny Milner.

Milner, of Huggate, near Pocklington, will be unleashing the power of his 700 BHP Toyota Celica GT4 as he attacks the historic hillclimb at Goodwood from tomorrow until Sunday.

2009 Toyota Sprint Series champion Milner has been invited by Toyota to take part in the hillclimb at the world’s largest car event and is hoping he can improve on last year’s sixth position with a podium place.

The hillclimb is the Festival of Speed’s principal attraction.

Taking place throughout the weekend, the challenging invitation-only 1.16-mile course starts as a tree-lined run through the southern corner of the Goodwood Estate.

It then turns to sweep past the front of Goodwood House before climbing a steep and narrow estate road towards Goodwood’s equine racecourse on top of the South Downs.

Milner has prepared the car for the challenging course with a newly-developed diffuser kit and additional winglets that help to suck the car to the ground like a Formula One car.

He will also be using the latest Michelin RC001 rallycross tyres on the BFGoodrich supported car for enhanced grip and superior performance. Milner will be one of 300 cars and motorbikes that will sprint up the iconic hill daily in the hope of getting a fast enough time to earn a place in Sunday’s shoot-out finale.

Milner has also been invited to drive the Toyota Corolla WRC with which he is currently leading the MSA National Gravel Championships around the challenging Forest Rally Stage at the Festival.

The stage, designed with the help of former World Rally champion Hannu Mikkola, hosts around 50 cars and top drivers from the history of rallying every year.