Goodwood FOS beginer...
Discussion
HI,
I have bought tickets for me and the famliy to go to Goodwood FOS on Saturday.
Having never been before, what time shoudl i get there for and what things are a MUST see?
I have Roving Grandstand tickets, and dont want to miss out on any of the good stuff.
Where is the best view point fot he hillclimb? etc
I have bought tickets for me and the famliy to go to Goodwood FOS on Saturday.
Having never been before, what time shoudl i get there for and what things are a MUST see?
I have Roving Grandstand tickets, and dont want to miss out on any of the good stuff.
Where is the best view point fot he hillclimb? etc
tomvcarter said:
HI,
I have bought tickets for me and the famliy to go to Goodwood FOS on Saturday.
Having never been before, what time shoudl i get there for and what things are a MUST see?
I have Roving Grandstand tickets, and dont want to miss out on any of the good stuff.
Where is the best view point fot he hillclimb? etc
I'm the same as you, but if you read the first half dozens threads they answer all your questionsI have bought tickets for me and the famliy to go to Goodwood FOS on Saturday.
Having never been before, what time shoudl i get there for and what things are a MUST see?
I have Roving Grandstand tickets, and dont want to miss out on any of the good stuff.
Where is the best view point fot he hillclimb? etc
Hi there, you should get in A.S.A.P, it opens at 7 so i'd aim to get there no later than 7:30. The Rally stage is a must if you have the time, also the Cartier is worth a look as are all the paddocks. Spend the morning or afternoon watching all the batches of cars going up the hill. I find the best viewing spots are infront of the house or just after the flint wall.
Hope this helps and have a good time!
Hope this helps and have a good time!
For me, the day isnt all about the track action. Lots happening 'off track'
My suggstions
- Get there early (7am when the gates open - car parks open from 06:30 iirc) and get into the Formula 1 paddock and have a good look round as this will be realy busy later in the day - lots of nice stuff here (ex F1 cars, Le Mans racers (new and old), Current F1 cars, Bikes etc etc)
- Check out the F1 cars, you may be able to be there when they 'warm' them up
I for one have never been as close to a F1 car as I have at Goodwood...amazing
- Go to the front of the house to check out the 'sculpture'....you'll know what I mean when you are there!
- Head to the left hand side of the house (as you look at it) for the supercar paddock (go earlyish as iirc the first run is normaly the supercars)lots of interesting machines...lots of Veyrons' last year
- by the supercar paddock is also the cathedral paddock. well worth a visit, mixture of old machines...some very old! (I hope the Napier Railton is there this year...was by it when they started it a few years back
)
- Lots of places to watch the track action from...always a good view from where ever. Last year they had a new viewing platform by the start (over the footbridge which iirc was a hospitality area before) quite interesting to see some of the starts. Check out up the hill as well as at the bottom - (If you are around by the start/first 2 corners before/by the house, you will see the cars come out of the paddocks to go to the start - so in a way, you see them twice)
- Rally stage is a must. opened up a lot more viewing there now so can get 'inside' the track. The jump is always good (be careful here though as once inside, they don't open the crossing point back out again until the end of each segment - you may miss other stuff on the hill if you popped in for a quick look) - take the Tractor ride up to the top as it is a long walk! Once I thought the queue was 'to long' and thought it would be quicker to walk...how wrong I was and I was knackered! I like the gentle stroll back down (avoiding the tree roots, you'll see!)
- There is a holding area at the top for the cars after there run before they bring them back down - good for spoting drivers and also seeing the cars again. I have never been here for the F1 cars...often think it would be good when the arrive and then start again to go back down.
- Oh and don't miss the F1 cars on the hill....you will see why not!
- If you are in the F1 paddock when the F1 cars come back down the hill, stand by the gate to the track (normaly beside one of the F1 trucks) and then you will be right next to them when they come into the paddock....
- Check out the cricket pitch...always a good display
- The stands are worth a visit (around the cricket pitch area)
- Take a portable radio with head phones listen to radio Goodwood and keep up with all that is happening
Gone on a bit here, but I hope this will give you a few ideas for your visit.
You will have a great day whatever you do, I for one don't stay still for long as I like to look at as much as I can however, if you stayed in one spot you will have a great time!!
After 6+ years of going, it still amazes me the machines and people they get there. No other event in the world (probably) lets you as close to the cars and the drivers...it really is a great event.
Lord March and his team
My suggstions
- Get there early (7am when the gates open - car parks open from 06:30 iirc) and get into the Formula 1 paddock and have a good look round as this will be realy busy later in the day - lots of nice stuff here (ex F1 cars, Le Mans racers (new and old), Current F1 cars, Bikes etc etc)
- Check out the F1 cars, you may be able to be there when they 'warm' them up
I for one have never been as close to a F1 car as I have at Goodwood...amazing- Go to the front of the house to check out the 'sculpture'....you'll know what I mean when you are there!
- Head to the left hand side of the house (as you look at it) for the supercar paddock (go earlyish as iirc the first run is normaly the supercars)lots of interesting machines...lots of Veyrons' last year
- by the supercar paddock is also the cathedral paddock. well worth a visit, mixture of old machines...some very old! (I hope the Napier Railton is there this year...was by it when they started it a few years back
)- Lots of places to watch the track action from...always a good view from where ever. Last year they had a new viewing platform by the start (over the footbridge which iirc was a hospitality area before) quite interesting to see some of the starts. Check out up the hill as well as at the bottom - (If you are around by the start/first 2 corners before/by the house, you will see the cars come out of the paddocks to go to the start - so in a way, you see them twice)
- Rally stage is a must. opened up a lot more viewing there now so can get 'inside' the track. The jump is always good (be careful here though as once inside, they don't open the crossing point back out again until the end of each segment - you may miss other stuff on the hill if you popped in for a quick look) - take the Tractor ride up to the top as it is a long walk! Once I thought the queue was 'to long' and thought it would be quicker to walk...how wrong I was and I was knackered! I like the gentle stroll back down (avoiding the tree roots, you'll see!)
- There is a holding area at the top for the cars after there run before they bring them back down - good for spoting drivers and also seeing the cars again. I have never been here for the F1 cars...often think it would be good when the arrive and then start again to go back down.
- Oh and don't miss the F1 cars on the hill....you will see why not!
- If you are in the F1 paddock when the F1 cars come back down the hill, stand by the gate to the track (normaly beside one of the F1 trucks) and then you will be right next to them when they come into the paddock....
- Check out the cricket pitch...always a good display
- The stands are worth a visit (around the cricket pitch area)
- Take a portable radio with head phones listen to radio Goodwood and keep up with all that is happening
Gone on a bit here, but I hope this will give you a few ideas for your visit.
You will have a great day whatever you do, I for one don't stay still for long as I like to look at as much as I can however, if you stayed in one spot you will have a great time!!
After 6+ years of going, it still amazes me the machines and people they get there. No other event in the world (probably) lets you as close to the cars and the drivers...it really is a great event.
Lord March and his team
tomvcarter said:
hmmm thats pretty keen, im coming from London so 7.30 might be a little early, will i miss out?
Set off early 
I'm leaving S.Wales at 4.30 tomorrow am to get there for 7.30 for the Moving Motorshow.
Actually looking forward to the drive, roof down, near empty roads for the first part of the journey and a V8 exhaust note roaring behind my ears
If its raining I'll be very pissed off !!
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