Club Arnage

I'll be at Goodwood FoS is on 25th-28th June.  Is anyone else going?

Aricus

I'll be there on Saturday & Sunday

Intending to go - if I make it, it'll be Friday only.

MG Mark

Plans and arrangements changed/firmed up - Saturday it is.....

MG Mark

Thursday, Friday and Saturday for me. Probably heading home Saturday night.

Looking like a packed list of stuff.

Ken Block will be there - this looked good - excellent car control

https://www.facebook.com/GoodwoodRRC/posts/1011445492199117

I will be going on the Thursday.  If anyone else is going.

I am working at FOS, I will be there for a week. Nice thing is I have access all areas  ;D

I am happy to host a meet up in the GRRC members enclosure.  Is anyone else a GRRC member?

Aricus

There Saturday with Jo.

I have one spare adult entrance ticket for Thursday and Friday and a Roving Grandstand for Friday.

Aricus

http://carwitter.com/2014/06/01/goodwood-festival-of-speed-a-survivors-guide/

This is not a bad guide, and I agree that car park M on New Barn Hill is the best (not open on Thursday generally). 

It's close to the middle of the event.  Just ignore the signs, if you are coming from Midhust, turn left after the horse racing course, and take the next right (often controlled by traffic lights)!

Aricus

Heading down on Sunday with Robin plus CostCentres #1&3

All other days had sold out when I got around to booking.

Nice tip for the car park, might try that one this year instead of the "dusty field"

Dottore,

Alas, you car may get dusty as the car park is close to the Porsche off road experience. If it's dry, your car may get very dirty.  But at least you will be parked as close as it's possible to get!

It took me years to work out that this car park is excellent. Also, as it's not that big, it may be efficient to park your car towards the exit.

Aricus.

Aricus

I had to take a trip to Midhurst this morning.  There are roadworks on the A286 midway between Fernhurst and Midhurst with traffic lights and alternate single line traffic.  This is at the top of the hill close to the turn-off for the old King Edward VII Hospital.

Regular FoS visitors will know that this appears to be a yearly sport by the local authorities!

The signs said 1/6/15 for 4 weeks.  It is possible that it's done by the FoS.  ???

Also, there were tailbacks of 15 minutes+ to get into Midhust, but I do not know why.  It could have been standard 10:00am but I doubt it.  (There were no issues on Sunday when I passed through).

I will go early on Thursday, travel this route and update this topic.

BTW - if you do travel Midhust route, and don't know any shortcuts, here are a three:

1-   if you are travelling from the North, and are queuing just as you get into the 30 mph outside Midhust, and you haven’t even got to the first roundabout in Easebourne, (where the A286 meets the A272 going east), it’s worth turning right into Hollist Lane (wide entrance but becomes a narrow lane), and cut round to the A272 where you go into Midhurst from the West.  If the traffic is bad enough to be stationary as you go from the 60 to 30 zones, this can save up to 30 minutes.

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2-   If you get past the roundabout where the A286 meets the A272 but are queuing into the centre of Midhurst past the bus station and shops, then at the end of the row of shops, turn hard left into Knockhundred Row/Church Hill (before the road narrows significantly).  Follow this past the Spread Eagle Hotel until you rejoin the traffic exiting Midhust at a T-junction (turn left) – it will save 5-15 minutes as it by-passes the A286/A272 junction.  I always take this - it's a popular short cut!

3-   And then if you are queuing into Singleton, and you think that it’s going to be the same going up the hill (Town Lane) to Goodwood (you can ignore the “no access” signs and turn left into Singleton, and pick up Charlton Road going Eadt out of the village, and then turn right into Knight’s Hill which takes you up the hill and puts you back onto the Goodwood road just before the racecourse.    It may be possible to push through to East Dean and then south to New Barn Hill, but I have not tried this yet.

I thought it was a really good FOS. I hope the people who came for the first time enjoyed the variety.

Porsche finally brought the winner. Audi and Toyota were also there.

For anyone who hasn't been, it isn't just about seeing the cars and celebrity drivers, it's about being able to talk to the people behind the cars. Like asking the Toyota team what's gone wrong this year (I think that a normally aspirated engine is near the end of the line) or asking Enda Garvey what it's like to drive Ari Vatenan's Peugeot 406 T16 Piles Peak car (... Could do with a bit more power....)


Recommended!

Aricus

Had a newbie with me and he was very impressed by the whole event.  At a certain point when we were standing and talking to Stirling Moss in his 722 MM (wearing the Amelia Island shirt did the trick), he said "where on earth is this possible to approach a legend driver in such a car ?".

As for me, I thought last year's edition had a slightly better displays of cars on the hillclimb.  Took less pictures than last year, but spent a lot more time around the paddocks than on the hillclimb itself.  Didn't even make it to the rally stage this year. 
Watching the "beast of Turin" going round was an absolute highlight, just as the Mazda 787B, the Mercedes Mille Miglia's and the Citroen DS by Chapron who were on display at the Cartier corner.   Spotted a few interesting LM cars (Talbot Lago T26 was very nice), pictures to follow soon.  Also had a few nice chats with engineers of Audi & Toyota, drivers, car owners ...

Will go for 3 days again next year, 2 days is too short to get everywhere.