Some cars at the FOS - info
Some cars at the FOS - info
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marchettino

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24 posts

182 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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Hi guys, this will be my 1st time at the FOS and i'm very excited!! I will go there on Sunday, it's possible to know the highlights of the day? There will be the new 599 GTO and the SLS AMG on the track? Thanks

jgoodwood

492 posts

220 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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marchettino said:
Hi guys, this will be my 1st time at the FOS and i'm very excited!! I will go there on Sunday, it's possible to know the highlights of the day? There will be the new 599 GTO and the SLS AMG on the track? Thanks
Yes they will but they really won't be the highlight!

marchettino

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24 posts

182 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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Thanks for the info, sounds great!
Can you send me a link to a map of the track with the starting line?

Do you know how many Veyrons or Zondas are coming this year?

rich85uk

3,991 posts

195 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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cant comment on a sunday as last year we went on the saturday but i think there was a veyron that went round a few times, as for the zonda i would imagine all variants will go atleast once. as already stated though there are far more special cars to see, never thought i would say that when talking about a veyron or zonda....

The Riddler

6,565 posts

213 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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Running order is usually in the programme available at the event. Not sure if they are published before hand or not.

All classes run twice, once in the morning, once in the afternoon. I think the Supercars run a few times throughout the day. They are timed going up the hill, but you always see them come back down, often show boating.

Best plan would be to get there early and get a front row seat (if your not in a grandstand) and watch the morning runs. Then at lunch time you can go get food and drink then see the various other sights there are on offer.

Good luck fitting it all in in one day though. smile

jgoodwood

492 posts

220 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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The Riddler said:
Running order is usually in the programme available at the event. Not sure if they are published before hand or not.

All classes run twice, once in the morning, once in the afternoon. I think the Supercars run a few times throughout the day. They are timed going up the hill, but you always see them come back down, often show boating.

Best plan would be to get there early and get a front row seat (if your not in a grandstand) and watch the morning runs. Then at lunch time you can go get food and drink then see the various other sights there are on offer.

Good luck fitting it all in in one day though. smile
Supercars aren't timed up the hill.. Only some of the race cars are.. We introduced a 'top timed shoot out' last year on Sunday for the fastest cars which was exceptionally popular so we'll be doing that again this year.
Cheers,
J

Mini1275

11,098 posts

198 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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jgoodwood said:
The Riddler said:
Running order is usually in the programme available at the event. Not sure if they are published before hand or not.

All classes run twice, once in the morning, once in the afternoon. I think the Supercars run a few times throughout the day. They are timed going up the hill, but you always see them come back down, often show boating.

Best plan would be to get there early and get a front row seat (if your not in a grandstand) and watch the morning runs. Then at lunch time you can go get food and drink then see the various other sights there are on offer.

Good luck fitting it all in in one day though. smile
Supercars aren't timed up the hill.. Only some of the race cars are.. We introduced a 'top timed shoot out' last year on Sunday for the fastest cars which was exceptionally popular so we'll be doing that again this year.
Cheers,
J
The top timed shoot out was brilliant yes. J, are we expecting a updated 'Who's driving/riding what list'?

munch997

2,325 posts

203 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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There was the Pur Sang and Grandsport last year, and for the Zonda they brought the R smile

Very true though, if you are interested in seeing everything you'd be hard pushed to do it all in one day! Take spare batteries, and loads of water if it is sunny, not too many places to hide from the sun unless this was because I was rushing around everywhere...
Have a great time though smile

sv

229 posts

273 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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There was a running order (just the classes of cars and the air displays) published in the Sunday Times on Sunday but I can't find it on the internet. From memory, gates open at 7.00am with the runs up the hill kicking off at 9.00am. Formula 1 cars, endurance racers and supercars run up the hill late morning/just before lunch.

If you've not heard one before, you'll be amazed how quiet the diesel Le Mans cars are.

:J:

2,593 posts

241 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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sv said:
There was a running order (just the classes of cars and the air displays) published in the Sunday Times on Sunday but I can't find it on the internet. From memory, gates open at 7.00am with the runs up the hill kicking off at 9.00am. Formula 1 cars, endurance racers and supercars run up the hill late morning/just before lunch.

If you've not heard one before, you'll be amazed how quiet the diesel Le Mans cars are.
Supercars have been pretty much the first batch up the hill for as long as I can remember, sounds like they might have changed it this year though ? I don't know ?

jgoodwood

492 posts

220 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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Mini1275 said:
jgoodwood said:
The Riddler said:
Running order is usually in the programme available at the event. Not sure if they are published before hand or not.

All classes run twice, once in the morning, once in the afternoon. I think the Supercars run a few times throughout the day. They are timed going up the hill, but you always see them come back down, often show boating.

Best plan would be to get there early and get a front row seat (if your not in a grandstand) and watch the morning runs. Then at lunch time you can go get food and drink then see the various other sights there are on offer.

Good luck fitting it all in in one day though. smile
Supercars aren't timed up the hill.. Only some of the race cars are.. We introduced a 'top timed shoot out' last year on Sunday for the fastest cars which was exceptionally popular so we'll be doing that again this year.
Cheers,
J
The top timed shoot out was brilliant yes. J, are we expecting a updated 'Who's driving/riding what list'?
I've not seen an updated list although I expect there will be some amendments since the last one.. Unlikeley that we'll see a new list now though.. too many other things to get sorted.
J

marchettino

Original Poster:

24 posts

182 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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Info for everybody, a friend of mine told me that on Sunday the supercars go round at 9am, 12.45, 1.20, 5.35. wink

rich85uk

3,991 posts

195 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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anybody know if the nascars etc are running this year? last year we arrived to the sound of many cars on the grid (nascars, bowler wildcats etc) with very, very noisy v8 enginescloud9

Mini1275

11,098 posts

198 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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rich85uk said:
anybody know if the nascars etc are running this year? last year we arrived to the sound of many cars on the grid (nascars, bowler wildcats etc) with very, very noisy v8 enginescloud9
Yep, more NASCAR cars this year smile.

rich85uk

3,991 posts

195 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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Mini1275 said:
rich85uk said:
anybody know if the nascars etc are running this year? last year we arrived to the sound of many cars on the grid (nascars, bowler wildcats etc) with very, very noisy v8 enginescloud9
Yep, more NASCAR cars this year smile.
i shall be looking forward to this smile

Edmundo2

1,386 posts

226 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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Am I right in thinking there's some Can-Am cars there this year?

marchettino

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24 posts

182 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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There will be the new Porsche 997 GT2RS? That would be awesome to see!

:J:

2,593 posts

241 months

Friday 25th June 2010
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marchettino said:
Info for everybody, a friend of mine told me that on Sunday the supercars go round at 9am, 12.45, 1.20, 5.35. wink
Supercars have only ever been up twice a day since I remember, so I would be suprised if they have doubled the amount of runs as the day is jam packed as it is ?

jammy_basturd

29,778 posts

228 months

Friday 25th June 2010
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My first year this year (can't wait). Is it pretty much the same cars everyday, or different cars on different days? If so does anyone have any information on what I'll be seeing on the Friday?

AngryApples

5,449 posts

281 months

Friday 25th June 2010
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marchettino said:
There will be the new Porsche 997 GT2RS? That would be awesome to see!
rolleyes

Good grief mate, each to their own and all that but there are far rarer and more interesting sights to see at FoS than that!