Just a heads up re ground conditions at Goodwood

[pacenotes]

No more camper vans can get into the rally camp site it has churned up so much. The rally stage Car park is almost full as that is where they sent them.

I seen a subaru wrc rally car with nobbly tires on get stuck getting up the hill to the rally stage tent area. Expect the worse!

[Simes205]

snotrag said:

I've been to Goodwood four times now, and every year its been red hot.

I'm there on Friday, its going to be a shock if its wet!

Normally yes but in 2007 or 8 it was a quagmire!

[Digitalize]

Hopefully they're spending pretty much the entire night getting down wood chippings etc, coning off the worst bits. Was expecting it to be fairly hot based on the weather but forgot that the ground will still be wet!

[ukaskew]

The official line from Goodwood on Twitter a little while back:

TRAFFIC: Car parks are busy but coping with conditions, exit roads slow but flowing.

[Digitalize]

Just had a look at the weather, in theory it isn't going to rain until mid Saturday, with tomorrow being sunny/cloudy.

[chemistry]

ashleyman said:

OK, but if I get stuck I will be calling for your help to drag me out!!

No problem; it would make my day!

[Nik da Greek]

I feel like i survived rather than left the FoS today I have now actually got* trench foot and my feet have wrinkled themselves irredeemably into the shape my socks took on. Disgusting but true.

The exhibitor's field is by far the worst (because it's errrrm... a field) and is liquid mud in quite a few places. The bottom end towards the start straight is worst. The paddicks are OK cos of being hardstanding. If it rains any more, it'll be grim. Properly grim! On the plus side, I managed to get a light, RWD RX-7 which needs revving to 3000 rpm to get into motion out of the car park, albeit with a fair amount of sliding all over the bloody place like a tit (unintentionally). Weather forecast is firm on dry weather tomorrow to begin, though rain might creep in later. Hopefully it'll be light rather than the rubbish we had the last few days



* actually not got. That was an exagerration. But they're pretty minging

[Nik da Greek]

This is an idea of what the show field ends up with; this is some of the metal flooring after the clowns with their stupid golf buggies have dragged mud all over the metal and then it's been diluted by rain and churned up by a million feets. It's about as slippery as iceskating on hagfish slime



and it will get tracked up all your clothes and gear. Fortunately it could be seen as adequate discouragement to avoid going and paying Goodwood Tax on horrifically overpriced acoutrements and apparel designed for the Tarquin or Jocasta about town

[MikeO996]

Anyone got an update on campsite E?

[sussexbod]

The bus shuttle to/from Chichester isn't too bad and drops you outside Gate 1 onto roadway, not field. It's not the quickest or cheapest option but it works

Edited by sussexbod on Thursday 23 June 20:33

[Hereward]

V8Andrew said:

Spoken to the ticket office about the performance car parking. Apparently this is:

1. Flat
2. On hard standing
3. Has some sort of metal rails over the grass

So I'm bringing the Aston.

But what about the mile of field you have to drive across to get to that car park?

[chris333]

Left this afternoon around 3pm fully expecting to be the butt of the usual jokes as I wrestled fruitlessly with the mud in a rear wheel drive BMW. In the event , use of Eco-pro mode to dull the throttle response worked fine, and I did have a little smile as I watched a Freelander spinning its front wheels only and going nowhere in some particularly gooey stuff... they should have bought a proper Land Rover!

[V8Andrew]

Hereward said:

But what about the mile of field you have to drive across to get to that car park?

Unfortunately my supercharged Range Rover has an suspension fault at the moment so I actually have to bring the Aston. Should be fun, I won't bother cleaning it first

[Targarama]

I just found out I need to drop lady targs at Heathrow at 7pm. Thinking of leaving at 3:30, is there usually an exit rush that early? Which would be the best route to take? Thanks.

[GeorgeR]

Campsite E is a mess with abandoned campers blocking the side routes, the main route in the electric area is meshed so passable. Hopefully tomorrow's dry weather will assist but if it rains anymore it won't be fun. The route to toilets and showers is also mess, wellys required. Shuttle bus stopped running after it got stuck in car park A.

In the car parks any route that gets heavy traffic are also a mush.

I would recommend boots for the show ground.

[98elise]

Targarama said:

I just found out I need to drop lady targs at Heathrow at 7pm. Thinking of leaving at 3:30, is there usually an exit rush that early? Which would be the best route to take? Thanks.

I been going for years and normally head off about then. The only issue I've had is finding the bloody car

Its always been dry though.

[ukaskew]

Car Park A is just about ok at the moment aside from a few idiots tearing it up. Low slung stuff is still parking up ok. Walk from A to Moving Motorshow entrance is fine, mostly on walkway which isn't slippy right now.

Foot queue at entrance way, way down on previous years at this time of the morning.

Edited by ukaskew on Friday 24th June 06:44

[The Hypno-Toad]

Report from car park S.

Not bad but filling up fast. More people here at this time than I can remember. Sun cream might be a plan!

[ukaskew]

Quietest I've ever known it here, up at the last viewing point and literally nobody else here. Virtually had the supercar paddock to myself at 7am this morning.

A warning for those that like to walk up the paddock side of the hill, it just stops at crossing point 8, very frustrating! Had to walk back down and up the exhibitor side to the top.

[tonymor]

How are the conditions this morning ?