Goodwood trackdays - whats going on?
Goodwood trackdays - whats going on?
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LarJammer

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2,402 posts

235 months

Monday 9th March
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I've always fancied trying out the Goodwood circuit. Tried booking on their site and all dates are grayed out until July. There are some dates available on trackdays.co.uk but the price is £300 more than the official site! Am I missing something? Is there another option?

jimmsy

912 posts

152 months

Monday 9th March
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On their site they are either sold out or GRRC Members only ones.

There are a few different companies that do Goodwood ones. Directly is always a little cheaper though.

WombleCate

305 posts

30 months

Tuesday 10th March
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It is a special place, with low numbers and even better marketing.

Though there are other special places that have the benefit of runoff…

WombleCate

305 posts

30 months

Tuesday 10th March
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I think if you pay for a Fellowship (c. £80) you can book for some of the GRRC track days, they are even a little more special, and, I assume cheaper.

If you’ve not done Goodwood before, build slowly, and, don’t go beyond 9/10s. It bites more often than anywhere else I know.

Track_M3

327 posts

141 months

Friday 13th March
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Goodwood is a simply wild circuit but does come at a premium price.

Have you tried Thruxton ? Similar styled circuit at fraction of the cost.

And for some reason Javelin days you can overtake both sides vs most other is left only.

adam2922

35 posts

140 months

Friday 13th March
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Has anybody done one of the Fellowship days?

How are driving standards?

b0rk

2,412 posts

171 months

Monday 16th March
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Track_M3 said:
Goodwood is a simply wild circuit but does come at a premium price.

Have you tried Thruxton ? Similar styled circuit at fraction of the cost.

And for some reason Javelin days you can overtake both sides vs most other is left only.
It too quick and short for overtake on the left only to really work if you get mixture of abilities and capabilities.

Goodwood scares me more than the ring and I’ve done the ring when it snowed once. It’s a wild crazy lap.

Thruxton is similar and some TD have run overtake either side days to combat.

Terminator X

19,911 posts

229 months

Monday 16th March
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Track_M3 said:
Goodwood is a simply wild circuit but does come at a premium price.

Have you tried Thruxton ? Similar styled circuit at fraction of the cost.

And for some reason Javelin days you can overtake both sides vs most other is left only.
All my Javelin days have been left overtaking only + also not when you see people braking for a corner.

TX.

jimmsy

912 posts

152 months

Monday 16th March
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b0rk said:
It too quick and short for overtake on the left only to really work if you get mixture of abilities and capabilities.

Goodwood scares me more than the ring and I ve done the ring when it snowed once. It s a wild crazy lap.

Thruxton is similar and some TD have run overtake either side days to combat.
I've done a few trackdays at Goodwood with higher noise limits - so just 7 on track at once. It worked fine. I didn't see anyone getting held up. I guess it might depend on the TDO.

b0rk

2,412 posts

171 months

Tuesday 17th March
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jimmsy said:
I've done a few trackdays at Goodwood with higher noise limits - so just 7 on track at once. It worked fine. I didn't see anyone getting held up. I guess it might depend on the TDO.
IMHO it’s more the number on track the 10+ days is where it gets a bit crowded if left only.

courty

556 posts

102 months

Tuesday 31st March
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LarJammer said:
I've always fancied trying out the Goodwood circuit. Tried booking on their site and all dates are grayed out until July. There are some dates available on trackdays.co.uk but the price is £300 more than the official site! Am I missing something? Is there another option?
You can book certain car club Goodwood days as a non-member. The Lancia Motor Club for example. Bear in mind though, if you're in a modern powerful machine, you'll be sharing the track with mainly classic cars.
I've done Goodwood a few times, and it's brilliant, especially for older less powerful cars with limited braking. Numbers on track are limited to 10, maybe 12. The last time I went, I got loads of track time in the afternoon.

It's over £400 these days, but that includes the posh luncheon.
https://lanciamc.co.uk/meetings-and-events/#!event...

LarJammer

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2,402 posts

235 months

Saturday 4th April
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Thanks for the replies everyone, very useful.

Panamax

8,621 posts

59 months

Saturday 4th April
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Go to Thruxton, it's excellent and very quick. I've driven Goodwood as well.

CABC

6,183 posts

126 months

Saturday 4th April
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Goodwood feels special and well worth experiencing.
Top track.
I d recommend focusing on flow rather than balls out 10/10ths. As it can bite hard. Nonetheless, still enjoyable at 9/10ths. Bit like F1.

sly fox

2,394 posts

244 months

Saturday 4th April
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I've done 4 trackdays at both Thruxton and Goowood.

Both very fast circuits with different characters. Goodwood has some very high speed sections, with unusual road cambers and bumps, it can catch you out easily.

I have booked both directly with Goodwood , with fellowship days and the Evo track days held there. It's very professional, supremely well organised and fair in terms of track time/ amount of cars on track (usually limited to 6-8 max depending on session).

A big plus for Goodwood is that you can either prebook or pay for instructors to sit in and give you tuition, This is worth it's weight in gold. You can do a full day of instruction including data telemetry analysis and coaching etc. Pricey mind.

Thruxton, it's a fast flowing circuit with some bends that take some mastering- you are doing well over 140mph on the hill up to the last chicane, the downhill sections at back of circuit are very fast and despite the open nature of the airfield circuit, there are no real runoff areas.
Not quite as slickly organised or as much of a premium event as Goodwood.

DM if you want deeper info. I've got 3 days at G/W and 1 trackday at Thruxton already booked this year.