One big gripe about FoS this year
Discussion
SiKkBaSs said:
wilwak said:
I agree. Goodwoods own meat products are good quality.
They’re all located round the corner from the Maclaren stand.
Nice sausages!
All open to general admission. Not in a GRRC area.
Will look out for these. Do they do burgers?They’re all located round the corner from the Maclaren stand.
Nice sausages!
All open to general admission. Not in a GRRC area.
It’s the same product that the NAAFI wagon sells on Goodwood track days. Proper burgers. Not cheap rubbish.
On the map it’s the green knife/fork logo beneath the “Autograph Signing Area”.
They have several catering units and the queues were a lot shorter than elsewhere too!
I can’t fathom why anyone would go to the trouble of buying a ticket, travelling there etc and allow the fact that one or two food outlets serve a sub optimal burger to spoil the experience.
As stated there are plenty of very good/perfectly acceptable food options available including Goodwood’s own (which might be a franchise as I saw they were at RIAT as well yesterday).
I ate in the Porsche Cafe (suspect nothing to do with them just branded as such). 35 quid for 2 courses will probably be branded a gross rip off if you judge your food on volume not quality. The staff were a bit overwhelmed in some cases but we sat down for an hour with table service and wine so was fairly civilised.
Whatever your budget you can eat well you just need to plan a little
As stated there are plenty of very good/perfectly acceptable food options available including Goodwood’s own (which might be a franchise as I saw they were at RIAT as well yesterday).
I ate in the Porsche Cafe (suspect nothing to do with them just branded as such). 35 quid for 2 courses will probably be branded a gross rip off if you judge your food on volume not quality. The staff were a bit overwhelmed in some cases but we sat down for an hour with table service and wine so was fairly civilised.
Whatever your budget you can eat well you just need to plan a little
CS Garth said:
I can’t fathom why anyone would go to the trouble of buying a ticket, travelling there etc and allow the fact that one or two food outlets serve a sub optimal burger to spoil the experience.
As stated there are plenty of very good/perfectly acceptable food options available including Goodwood’s own (which might be a franchise as I saw they were at RIAT as well yesterday).
I ate in the Porsche Cafe (suspect nothing to do with them just branded as such). 35 quid for 2 courses will probably be branded a gross rip off if you judge your food on volume not quality. The staff were a bit overwhelmed in some cases but we sat down for an hour with table service and wine so was fairly civilised.
Whatever your budget you can eat well you just need to plan a little
Is anyone allowed in the Porsche Cafe or is it reserved for GRRC members only? As stated there are plenty of very good/perfectly acceptable food options available including Goodwood’s own (which might be a franchise as I saw they were at RIAT as well yesterday).
I ate in the Porsche Cafe (suspect nothing to do with them just branded as such). 35 quid for 2 courses will probably be branded a gross rip off if you judge your food on volume not quality. The staff were a bit overwhelmed in some cases but we sat down for an hour with table service and wine so was fairly civilised.
Whatever your budget you can eat well you just need to plan a little
Not about the food (I just accept that.) but about the new Goodwood app.
You were meant to be able to plan your day around it and for it to remind you when events you were interested in were starting. Didn't do any of that at all.
What it did do was absolutely eat your battery life and meant I had to turn my phone off as it had got so low on charge. Not good.
If you have installed it, don't use it, if you haven't I wouldn't bother
You were meant to be able to plan your day around it and for it to remind you when events you were interested in were starting. Didn't do any of that at all.
What it did do was absolutely eat your battery life and meant I had to turn my phone off as it had got so low on charge. Not good.
If you have installed it, don't use it, if you haven't I wouldn't bother
Woodrow123 said:
I had an Indonesian Curry yesterday from one of the on-site vendors (that's all they did, and had Chicken, Beef or veg, and all were gluten free if that's of consequence to anyone) - it's was very good and also a good size portion. No complaints from me, and in my opinion, a step up from the normal burgers and fries brigade...
I too had the Beef Redang - lovely and a tenner. Much better than my nephews sausage, some chips and gravy - £12 odd. Might as well bend over in front of the vendor. That was a bit OTT.
The Hypno-Toad said:
Not about the food (I just accept that.) but about the new Goodwood app.
You were meant to be able to plan your day around it and for it to remind you when events you were interested in were starting. Didn't do any of that at all.
What it did do was absolutely eat your battery life and meant I had to turn my phone off as it had got so low on charge. Not good.
If you have installed it, don't use it, if you haven't I wouldn't bother
Yes agreed. I suddenly felt that my trouser pocket had burst into flames. When I looked at the phone Android had popped up a message that the app was draining the battery. It gave me the option of putting it to sleep, which I gladly took. Needs some work I think.You were meant to be able to plan your day around it and for it to remind you when events you were interested in were starting. Didn't do any of that at all.
What it did do was absolutely eat your battery life and meant I had to turn my phone off as it had got so low on charge. Not good.
If you have installed it, don't use it, if you haven't I wouldn't bother
Took a bit of our own food this year, plus a few bottles of water, which could be replenished from the taps.
Also paid £1.80 for a Telegraph newspaper and bag. Which allowed entry to the little Telegraph stand, near the Alfa Romeo stand.
If you’re a subscriber or if you head in to the Telegraph stand with your little bag, free coffee on tap.
Utilised this as an option several times yesterday. More than enough to justify the £1.80
Also paid £1.80 for a Telegraph newspaper and bag. Which allowed entry to the little Telegraph stand, near the Alfa Romeo stand.
If you’re a subscriber or if you head in to the Telegraph stand with your little bag, free coffee on tap.
Utilised this as an option several times yesterday. More than enough to justify the £1.80
chunder27 said:
Its an event for the rich where the public are charged an extortionate amount to tag along. Why would expect anything else to be honest
I havent been for years as a result. great event, but only if you are rich
The peasants get treated like s
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At the risk of becoming one of them... anyone remember back in the old days where there was no manufacturer monstrosities blocking the view and Lordy used to invite the stragglers late on sunday into the house to mingle with the drivers, proper enthusiasts event.I havent been for years as a result. great event, but only if you are rich
The peasants get treated like s
tIt’s the price of change and progress I suppose and I guess the corporate crap must keep the price down for the proles.
Went on Friday, had a good time but they definitely need to pause it for a year or two because getting previously unseen and interesting cars there is clearly proving a challenge. I know this was 25th anniversary celebration with all the best bits but I've noticed lots of repetition in the last few years.
My top tip, be at the start line for the drag bike...
Have to say I'm very much looking forward to the silverstone classic this coming weekend more than I was goodwood.
My top tip, be at the start line for the drag bike...
Have to say I'm very much looking forward to the silverstone classic this coming weekend more than I was goodwood.
We went yesterday and had some pulled pork, chips and sour cream with some spring onions. It was very good and to be honest much much better than I was expecting.
I never expect food to be cheap at these events and I wish I had brought my own food, but I was up at 4am and didn't get back from work till 8pm the previous night and quite frankly I just didn't have the energy to go out and sort myself out with food.
I never expect food to be cheap at these events and I wish I had brought my own food, but I was up at 4am and didn't get back from work till 8pm the previous night and quite frankly I just didn't have the energy to go out and sort myself out with food.
Cyder said:
chunder27 said:
Its an event for the rich where the public are charged an extortionate amount to tag along. Why would expect anything else to be honest
I havent been for years as a result. great event, but only if you are rich
The peasants get treated like st
At the risk of becoming one of them... anyone remember back in the old days where there was no manufacturer monstrosities blocking the view and Lordy used to invite the stragglers late on sunday into the house to mingle with the drivers, proper enthusiasts event.I havent been for years as a result. great event, but only if you are rich
The peasants get treated like s
tIt’s the price of change and progress I suppose and I guess the corporate crap must keep the price down for the proles.
Other than that, still a great day out for petrolheads. Just a shame its so massive and corporate now, its lost a big of the magic it had. Oh and yes, agree about the food prices. £3 for a small bottle of coke...£11 for a small box of fish and chips. avving a larrfff.....
I can understand the moans about food prices but that's just life these days, it's not right that you can't just get a £2 cheese sandwich at any of these events now, it has to be a gourmet, organic, grass fed bison burger on an artisan, hand kneaded roll to justify the £8 but....
I have a theory that all the good entrants went to le mans classic and the owners couldn't do a quick enough turnround get to goodwood, because if that really was the best of 25 years, as advertised, there was a LOT missing....
Next year there is no clash so I'd reckon its a better event.
I have a theory that all the good entrants went to le mans classic and the owners couldn't do a quick enough turnround get to goodwood, because if that really was the best of 25 years, as advertised, there was a LOT missing....
Next year there is no clash so I'd reckon its a better event.
greenarrow said:
The only F1 "star" who bothered to show was Jensen Button, I believe and he's retired.
Brendan Hartley and Valterri Bottas were there, as was Mark Webber in terms of recent drivers. As for 'not bothering', it's the only weekend off in a stint of 5 races in 6 weeks for the F1 boys, so pretty understandable in my opinion. Although they had 6 teams in attendance they were the fully fledged heritage divisions in the main, so kind of independent from the actual F1 teams. The calendar hasn't been kind to FoS this year and if they presumably continue with their June/July date it's not likely to improve in the future between an expanded F1 calendar and Le Mans.
The last time I went was 2004 on free Sunday times tickets. I just rolled the cost of food into the savings of free tickets. I was surprised by the number of vendors who wouldn’t be out of place at a circus/carnival though. Having said that, it was possible to eat well for a little more.
That brings me to an approach I have to these events. The worst value for money will be at the burger van. They have put up a crap load of money to be there and they price their food to make bloody sure they will make the most of the upfront cost. If you are at the mercy of on site vendors, go to the places that are a little more and you will have a much more enjoyable experience.
That brings me to an approach I have to these events. The worst value for money will be at the burger van. They have put up a crap load of money to be there and they price their food to make bloody sure they will make the most of the upfront cost. If you are at the mercy of on site vendors, go to the places that are a little more and you will have a much more enjoyable experience.
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