FOS 2021

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Otispunkmeyer

12,689 posts

157 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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thegreenhell said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
Someone's just binned the XJR-15
I know they have a reputation for being very difficult to handle, but that was a very strange place to crash.
I recall a Jeremy Clarkson VHS where he had one of these on and believe he managed to lose control of it in a straight line as well.

thegreenhell

15,910 posts

221 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Maximus_Meridius101 said:
And very unlike Justin to bin it, I’m wondering if he had a mechanical.
It looked like he just lost the back end on a damp patch under the trees.

Clockwork Cupcake

75,196 posts

274 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Tom Kristensen is such a gent. Interviewer buttonholes him sat in the car and he immediately starts to take his helmet off and has to be told it's not necessary.

The Hypno-Toad

12,445 posts

207 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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thegreenhell said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
Someone's just binned the XJR-15
I know they have a reputation for being very difficult to handle, but that was a very strange place to crash.
I bet the people crossing on the bridge crapped themselves when that hit. yikes

MiniMan64

17,110 posts

192 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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thegreenhell said:
MiniMan64 said:
Is there a running order somewhere of what goes up when?
https://www.goodwood.com/globalassets/.road--racin...
Cheers for that.

Drift fellas going up now

Ian Wegg

659 posts

142 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Maximus_Meridius101 said:
I wouldn’t trust the BBC forecast as far as I could throw it. I always listen to a long range forecast, that a farmer friend of mine pays a fair bit for. It’s never got it wrong in all the years I’ve been going, it says steady rain all weekend, with a lively storm on Sunday at about midday. Even the crappy BBC forecast says rain leading up to the weekend, meaning it will almost certainly be a mud bath.
I hope your farmer friend manages to get a refund.

ecsrobin

17,394 posts

167 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Ian Wegg said:
I hope your farmer friend manages to get a refund.
rofl

thegreenhell

15,910 posts

221 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Well that's made a mess of things.

Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

196 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Started wincing as soon as the wheels went on the grass..

Clockwork Cupcake

75,196 posts

274 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Ooof. That was some shunt. Glad he's ok.

paulw123

3,320 posts

192 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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thegreenhell said:
Well that's made a mess of things.
Been an expensive day today hasn’t it

Baron Greenback

7,068 posts

152 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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thegreenhell said:
Well that's made a mess of things.

Clockwork Cupcake

75,196 posts

274 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Good heavens, Rob Bell in in the McLaren was heart-in-the-mouth stuff. That was so fast! So close to the bales.

PaulWoof

1,629 posts

157 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Did pastrana have some kind of in camera deal he made goodwood use?

I noticed in practice yesterday and today. His whole run was just an in cam shot of him, You didnt see the car going up the hill at all and it cut cameras every second it was impossible to follow.

Dumbest thing ive seen in a while.

ecsrobin

17,394 posts

167 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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PaulWoof said:
Did pastrana have some kind of in camera deal he made goodwood use?

I noticed in practice yesterday and today. His whole run was just an in cam shot of him, You didnt see the car going up the hill at all and it cut cameras every second it was impossible to follow.

Dumbest thing ive seen in a while.
I think it’s because he looked so focused that the tv director obviously felt we all wanted to see that. It’s great for a replay but not the live run.

LotusOmega375D

7,791 posts

155 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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Just want to point out to all those that arrived at 6/7.00am to avoid the queues, that we drove down from the North (Midhurst route), arrived at 10.00/10.15am and drove straight in to the public car-park and parked up without even stopping. Then walked directly to the entrance, again no queues for Covid check or ticket scan. It was a credit to the organisers.

By the way, we were walking over the main bridge when they were clearing away the wreckage of the XJR15. You could see the extent of the damage from above. Parts availability might be a problem. Wasn’t that the first carbon tub road legal car?

ch37

10,642 posts

223 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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LotusOmega375D said:
Just want to point out to all those that arrived at 6/7.00am to avoid the queues
The main benefit is the wonderfully quiet paddocks at 7am - 8:30am ish, my favourite couple of hours of each year visiting Goodwood.

CrunkleFloop

Original Poster:

774 posts

247 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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So glad the event finally went ahead, it seems like we all had a brilliant time, I know I really enjoyed a brief return to normality.

Amazing effort by all involved to get it going (I heard that the pilot event request was rejected and they had to appeal with only 10days to go).

Roll on the Revival and Members meeting! party

Incidentally if anyone wants tickets to the members meeting but isn't GRRC or Fellowship ping me a message and I'm happy to order them for you.

ecsrobin

17,394 posts

167 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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CrunkleFloop said:
Incidentally if anyone wants tickets to the members meeting but isn't GRRC or Fellowship ping me a message and I'm happy to order them for you.
No you won’t.

CrunkleFloop

Original Poster:

774 posts

247 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
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ecsrobin said:
No you won’t.
Why's that?

I thought we were allowed to buy tickets for others?

Edited to add:

Ahh I see they're all sold out now, when I checked the other day I could have sworn they still had some available on the Saturday.

Edited by CrunkleFloop on Sunday 11th July 19:41