Goodwood revival - time to get in

[wickedtopspeed]

Hello,
Have been invited on Saturday.

Any idea how long it may take to get to the track from Guildford A3 area by car ?

Also any good times to arrive/times to avoid ?

Many thanks

[No ideas for a name]

wickedtopspeed said:

Hello,
Have been invited on Saturday.

Any idea how long it may take to get to the track from Guildford A3 area by car ?

Also any good times to arrive/times to avoid ?

Many thanks

The run down from Guildford normally takes about 1 hour.
I would normally be on the road for about 06:30 and you should get straight in.
Leave it late and it will take longer.

Might be a stupid comment but if travelling early - look out for deer and other wild life who sometimes jump out if you are 'first on the road' on the way down through Petworth.

I would come off the A3 at Milford (just after the BP) and then down through Petworth.
I will get shot by the Duke if I suggest this, but I would ignore the yellow signs and stay on the road through Halnaker and in on New Road.

Edited by No ideas for a name on Wednesday 6th September 13:24

[nicanary]

I too have a habit of ignoring the signs (I believe His Grace has a verbal agreement with villagers to keep heavy traffic away) and thus sail through the back roads until I meet the inevitable queue for the car parks.

[V-spec]

I notice that the gates will only open for the general public at 08:30 this year

[No ideas for a name]

V-spec said:

I notice that the gates will only open for the general public at 08:30 this year

Apologies - yes that is true, I was speaking as a GRRC member!

If trying to arrive at 08:30 the drive from Guildford will take longer.
I guess that leaving Guildford at 06:30 you should get there at 07:30... leaving at 07:30 will probably get you there at 09:00 to 09:30
I think if you get there too early, then 'over the road' is open to all ticket holders - so still something to look at whilst waiting for circuit access.

PS. Take care through Petworth - there is a Speedwatch group that is active early in the morning.
No problems with this - no one should be belting through the village.

[wickedtopspeed]

Thank you very much.

Awesome knowledge - that is much appreciated

[wickedtopspeed]

Thank you very much.

Awesome knowledge - that is much appreciated

[Eric Mc]

The drive down through Petworth along the A283 is one of my favourite drives. I'll be heading down that way today (not to go to Goodwood, sadly) and you see some lovely cars on the road during Revival weekend.

[Elderly]

No ideas for a name said:

I would come off the A3 at Milford (just after the BP) and then down through Petworth.
I will get shot by the Duke if I suggest this, but I would ignore the yellow signs and stay on the road through Halnaker and in on New Road.

Edited by No ideas for a name on Wednesday 6th September 13:24

Do they let you continue down Stane Street to be able to continue down to New Road,
sometimes they have had marshals turning you right into Redvins Road at Halnaker.

The same for the other approach to New Road; they turn you round at Sheepwash Lane.

[No ideas for a name]

Straight through Halnaker and turned right in to New Road at 07:15 this morning.

Of course a few dheads know best and treated New Road as use both lanes then found an event truck in the way. It gets opened for both lanes when the signs go up.

[woodypup59]

Very grateful for your advise.

We got to the general car park about 5 minutes before 7am and were probably amongst the first 50 cars there.

A wonderful - if a triffle warm - day for a couple of Revival virgins.

A few memories here :-

https://youtu.be/Fqf_Q_KG5vE