Members meeting, when will tickets be available?

Members meeting, when will tickets be available?

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Ian Wegg

652 posts

140 months

Thursday 1st October 2015
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ukaskew said:
They were doing mailshots to people with no link whatsoever to the GRRC (such as me) in mid February last year and tickets only sold out about a week before the event (and 3 months after they went on sale to the general public). They had my name from years of FoS tickets, I'm not on the GRRC waiting list.

Whilst I've no doubt it will sell out, it only did last year with quite a bit of effort on the part of Goodwood to sell what was presumably a significant number of tickets to the general public fairly 'last minute'.

Either way I was very grateful as it was by some margin the best motorsport event I've been to.
GRRC have stated that "an allocation of up to 1000 tickets may be released to other non-members, such as Goodwood's loyal motor sport customers, from Friday 1 January 2016". I'm guessing a thousand is a lot less than previously, I can't see them being unsold in February this time.

9.3 said:
Very classy invites arrived in the post today. Pukka metal chassis ID plates.
I'd heard of this, thanks for posting the picture.

~iw

ecsrobin

17,118 posts

165 months

Thursday 1st October 2015
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9.3 said:
Very classy invites arrived in the post today. Pukka metal chassis ID plates.
Mines arrived with a big scratch across the plastic that covers protects the plate, fortunately you can peel it off smile

Edited by ecsrobin on Friday 2nd October 08:16

Chris99

353 posts

160 months

Thursday 1st October 2015
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Does anyone know what time of year new membership invites go out to those on the waiting list?


ecsrobin

17,118 posts

165 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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Chris99 said:
Does anyone know what time of year new membership invites go out to those on the waiting list?
I've seen a few people joining the forum saying they are new so I assume they are currently going out at present.

Ian Wegg

652 posts

140 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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Usually the bulk of invitations go out in February when all existing members should have renewed. As Robin says, there have been people joining - a few places were freed up recently wink


Chris99

353 posts

160 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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Ian Wegg said:
Usually the bulk of invitations go out in February when all existing members should have renewed. As Robin says, there have been people joining - a few places were freed up recently wink
Thanks, I'll keep my fingers crossed I make it to the top of the list this year

ecsrobin

17,118 posts

165 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Tickets for me and my 2 guests purchased smile may have a couple more guests join me but I got bored awaiting a confirmation.

Dinoboy

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2,499 posts

217 months

Friday 23rd October 2015
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Received email from Goodwood today;


"Tickets for our motor sport events go on sale to the public on 2 November, but we want to reward you with an exclusive buying window the day before. As you are on the GRRC Waiting List, you can secure your tickets to the Goodwood Revival and Festival of Speed from 0900 on Monday 1 November. Both events are selling out earlier each year so we encourage you to act early to avoid disappointment.

As well as Festival of Speed and Revival, you also have the chance to buy tickets for the 74th Members' Meeting, taking place 19 - 20 March, which will soon be a Members-only event. Look out for another message from us early next week with all the details about what 74MM has in store for you..."

ecsrobin

17,118 posts

165 months

Friday 23rd October 2015
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Dinoboy said:
Received email from Goodwood today;


"Tickets for our motor sport events go on sale to the public on 2 November, but we want to reward you with an exclusive buying window the day before. As you are on the GRRC Waiting List, you can secure your tickets to the Goodwood Revival and Festival of Speed from 0900 on Monday 1 November. Both events are selling out earlier each year so we encourage you to act early to avoid disappointment.

As well as Festival of Speed and Revival, you also have the chance to buy tickets for the 74th Members' Meeting, taking place 19 - 20 March, which will soon be a Members-only event. Look out for another message from us early next week with all the details about what 74MM has in store for you..."
And I thought this would be the year it sold out to GRRC members frown

tighnamara

2,189 posts

153 months

Friday 23rd October 2015
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ecsrobin said:
And I thought this would be the year it sold out to GRRC members frown
But if you are buying 5 or 7 tickets as your previous post states, it isn't really only GRRC members that are attending.
Granted a GRRC member is purchasing the tickets but still non members attending with tickets purchased by the member.
Unless I have missed something.

On the waiting list and hopefully will get a ticket, even though there are some GRRC members wanting it to be a GRRC event only, though technically it isn't if members can purchase tickets for non members.

Why do you want to gloat and see those on the waiting list miss out ?

ecsrobin

17,118 posts

165 months

Saturday 24th October 2015
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tighnamara said:
ecsrobin said:
And I thought this would be the year it sold out to GRRC members frown
But if you are buying 5 or 7 tickets as your previous post states, it isn't really only GRRC members that are attending.
Granted a GRRC member is purchasing the tickets but still non members attending with tickets purchased by the member.
Unless I have missed something.

On the waiting list and hopefully will get a ticket, even though there are some GRRC members wanting it to be a GRRC event only, though technically it isn't if members can purchase tickets for non members.

Why do you want to gloat and see those on the waiting list miss out ?
I'll let you answer that question when you pay your subscription fees wink

James P

2,957 posts

237 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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tighnamara said:
But if you are buying 5 or 7 tickets as your previous post states, it isn't really only GRRC members that are attending.
Granted a GRRC member is purchasing the tickets but still non members attending with tickets purchased by the member.
Unless I have missed something.

On the waiting list and hopefully will get a ticket, even though there are some GRRC members wanting it to be a GRRC event only, though technically it isn't if members can purchase tickets for non members.

Why do you want to gloat and see those on the waiting list miss out ?
Availability described as "good" for Saturday, Sunday and weekend on the GRRC website today so not GRRC sell out.

Mini1275

11,098 posts

182 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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Ordered our tickets earlier, looking forward to another superb event.

I'm only one of the plague-ridden, working class non-member scum so I'm glad the members haven't bought up all the tickets yet so the likes of myself can still go.

Ed Moses

607 posts

120 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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Tickets purchased and the site is still showing good availability.

Ed

tighnamara

2,189 posts

153 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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Tickets ordered, accomodation booked.
Just applying final touches to my Non Member badge so ecsrobin can see one of the guilty party attending what should be in his eyes a member only event with their non member guests invited of course.

ecsrobin

17,118 posts

165 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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tighnamara said:
Tickets ordered, accomodation booked.
Just applying final touches to my Non Member badge so ecsrobin can see one of the guilty party attending what should be in his eyes a member only event with their non member guests invited of course.
Just stay in your tracksuit and you won't need a badge then.

At the end of the day my main issue is not with non members attending, as you've mentioned my guests are not members. But an event that was originally labelled as an exclusive event for paying members and I'm sure you can see my frustrations. Plus the fact that some non-members maybe don't enter into the spirit of the event as much as the members.

But I'd happily share a pint and a pie with you at the event as long as you're paying rofl

dig123

339 posts

116 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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Got my tickets ordered today looking forward to it should be good.

tighnamara

2,189 posts

153 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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ecsrobin said:
Just stay in your tracksuit and you won't need a badge then.

At the end of the day my main issue is not with non members attending, as you've mentioned my guests are not members. But an event that was originally labelled as an exclusive event for paying members and I'm sure you can see my frustrations. Plus the fact that some non-members maybe don't enter into the spirit of the event as much as the members.

But I'd happily share a pint and a pie with you at the event as long as you're paying rofl
Tracksuit being left for FOS.
We are paying more for tickets and you also want me to buy a pint and pie, that's maybe a bit much.

On a serious note looking forward to the weekend but not the 11 hour drive down.
I know where you are coming from on the event being exclusive but I am sure as many non members enter the spirit as much as members.

Dand E Lion

404 posts

106 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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tighnamara said:
On a serious note looking forward to the weekend but not the 11 hour drive down.
I know where you are coming from on the event being exclusive but I am sure as many non members enter the spirit as much as members.
As to the latter, let's hope so this year.

The former - well, if you come from Oop North, I'm sure you won't be one that whinges about the weather. It's March, it will be cold. People should dress accordingly and not moan that they were too cold to stay for the evening entertainment and therefore the tickets are not value for money rolleyes

ecsrobin

17,118 posts

165 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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tighnamara said:
Tracksuit being left for FOS.
We are paying more for tickets and you also want me to buy a pint and pie, that's maybe a bit much.

On a serious note looking forward to the weekend but not the 11 hour drive down.
I know where you are coming from on the event being exclusive but I am sure as many non members enter the spirit as much as members.
The current FOS get up is no top just tracksuit bottoms it would seem frown

I'm assuming you are staying locally? As mentioned bring thermals and jumpers to wear under your tweed wink