Goodwood revival 2022

[ch37]

Can somebody with 'just' general public access explain what exactly you can access at the Revival? My son wants to go next year but as somebody who goes to the MM every year my perception is that the lack of access at this would be frustrating.

Can you get anywhere near the pits/paddocks or is that all members only? My favourite view point is the infield banking just before the chicane but I understand that's a premium/corporate area.

[RemarkLima]

Yep, the infield banking by the chicane is corporate, so pretty much no go.

The outer field is pretty much all open, and if you want to watch the racing then you can get a roving grandstand pass which has some good spots, there's one on the outside of the chicane.

Otherwise you can walk along the back of the paddock and generally later in the day you can get into the paddock but that's a bit hit and miss. Also, no access to the pits.

You can see into the paddock however.

Saying that, I'd generally say that even if you go for the racing, a lot of people just go for the vibe, the dressing up, the sideshows, the fun fair, the drive through cinema, there's a load of bands playing, and various acts dotted around. So it's just about the show, the vintage feeling (pretty much everyone is dressed up) with some decent racing thrown in.

There's also all the old planes in the infield, and lots and lots of shops.

[ecsrobin]

There are 3 paddocks which house at least 4 classes of racing available to the public to visit, the main paddock is out of bounds though but you can view around the perimeter and at 6pm on the Saturday was open to all as no stewards (first time I’ve seen that). Any viewing near the main straight gets very crowded as its near a lot of facilities and side events but as soon as you move round the circuit you can always find a spot. There is a members only section on lavant bank with their cars on display but you can wal past that and there is viewing on the opposite side.

[crankedup5]

nicanary said:

shoestring7 said:

That Red Bull jag that was suddenly four seconds a lap faster than the field in the TT Celebration; a bit of Newey ‘magic’,…?

I thought (possibly imagined) that the Newey E-type had been banned from the Revival in past years. I think there had been modifications that were "not in the spirit". Maybe this is a different car.

IIRC it was a genuine factory lightweight Jag’, great to see it driven by Jenson with such panache.

[spaximus]

Just returned from three days at the Revival and to be honest this year for me was the worst I have been to.

We had no issues with parking as experience has shown if you come in from Tangmere then you are straight in and out. Come from Portsmouth to Chichester and it is always a nightmare. The car park guys did a spot on job all three days IMHO.

It felt to me that there were too many people on Saturday and Sunday who just went as it was another event to tick off the list and just got hammered, I saw several people puking later on, which I have never seen before at at £7.00 a pint they must have deep pockets.

Toilets, we spent time at Lavant each day and every day the toilets broke down, appeared water pumps failed so you can imagine the mess. The infield ones also were out of action at one point on Saturday, again never seen this before.

Too much time wasted, the A40 pedal cars, great for kids but two sessions . Similar the Graham Hill tribute, good story but went on too long as did the 75 year Ferrari celebration, this inevitably cut down on the racing.

As mentioned, there does seem to be delays in getting the track clear when anything happens, we were down at Lavant when a mini went off in the final St Marys on Sunday, followed by a BMW parking in front. There was a truck sat at the side of the the grandstand, yet they waited for two wheezy old land rovers to come from the other side to tow them off. This meant that the 6.00pm curfew finished the race earlier than planned.
In all the races the driver commitment was outstanding and the Bikers in the Barry Sheen Memorial Cup were just having a great time and making it look easy what ever they were riding, the guy riding the solid rear frame BMW was insane hanging off as far as he did, a great sepectacle.

I dress up as does my wife so we really get into the spirit and in spite of my criticisms we have a great time but the others were that much better.

As for Neweys Jag, yes Jenson really showed class, hitting every apex and carrying so much speed into corners, however, I have never heard a Jag rev so quick and high as that one. It sounded like a differrent engine to all the others.

[ecsrobin]

spaximus said:

Come from Portsmouth to Chichester and it is always a nightmare.

It felt to me that there were too many people on Saturday and Sunday who just went as it was another event to tick off the list and just got hammered, I saw several people puking later on, which I have never seen before at at £7.00 a pint they must have deep pockets.

Too much time wasted, the A40 pedal cars, great for kids but two sessions . Similar the Graham Hill tribute, good story but went on too long as did the 75 year Ferrari celebration, this inevitably cut down on the racing.

As someone who has been travelling to every Goodwood event from Portsmouth direction I have never encountered and nightmare traffic. It’s always the last mile that’s slower from the McDonald’s/Sainsbury’s that we all have to encounter.

The drinking has always been like this, normally its a sea of champagne bottles around Earl’s Court maybe you just noticed it more this year?

The A40 pedal cars and tributes have always been a thing for Goodwood and is a good opportunity to grab some food and drink if you’re not watching them. It also gives the marshals a bit of a lunch break.

[MikeGTi]

I had quite a good day, the racing was great, especially Jenson in Adrian Newey's E-Type. It was busier than MM but it didn't seem to be that bad, although I do prefer MM I think. The aircraft on display were pretty awesome too.

Who was in the silver Passat estate with the green smiley that I followed up to Petworth?

[Simes205]

My 21st revival and really enjoyed it, I never bother with a grandstand and roam all day choosing what I want to see.
Did all the paddocks then walked the whole track, did the grid walk then settled in the GRRC enclosure to watch the RAC race and the rest of the programme.

Arrived at 7:30 via Petworth, left after 7, very little traffic.
Spent very little money (somehow)

[A993LAD]

I was there on Friday and Sunday and thought the event was fantastic certainly no worse than previous years and in many areas a lot better.

We arrived and departed at different times on the two days and on every occasion we just drove straight in and drove straight out. Selection of cars to view in the pre 66 car park was fantastic as always.

I have attached my favourite photo from the event. It might be a racing D-Type and presumably worth a fortune but they still hold the bonnet up with a piece of old fence pailing!

Edited by A993LAD on Monday 19th September 22:23

[Gio G]

My first time at Revival on Sat, as was gifted an admission ticket. I did enjoy it, however I think it would have been far more enjoyable with a grandstand view and access to the pits. I think a little more seating area would have been nice.

I would definitely return.

G

[gareth h]

Gio G said:

My first time at Revival on Sat, as was gifted an admission ticket. I did enjoy it, however I think it would have been far more enjoyable with a grandstand view and access to the pits. I think a little more seating area would have been nice.

I would definitely return.

G

You need to be gifted a grandstand ticket too then

[ecsrobin]

gareth h said:

Gio G said:

My first time at Revival on Sat, as was gifted an admission ticket. I did enjoy it, however I think it would have been far more enjoyable with a grandstand view and access to the pits. I think a little more seating area would have been nice.

I would definitely return.

G

You need to be gifted a grandstand ticket too then

And hospitality for paddock access

[Chunkychucky]

nicanary said:

shoestring7 said:

That Red Bull jag that was suddenly four seconds a lap faster than the field in the TT Celebration; a bit of Newey ‘magic’,…?

I thought (possibly imagined) that the Newey E-type had been banned from the Revival in past years. I think there had been modifications that were "not in the spirit". Maybe this is a different car.

From memory, when the car first showed up it was rumoured to have 'spent some time' in the Red Bull F1 wind tunnel - whether true or not is another matter. One point of debate seemed to be the rear boot/deck lid, the way they propped it up with that small metal support in the centre and then ran wooden supports down the boot lid channel either side of the boot aperture. I'd not seen another Lightweight E Type running with the boot lid as a spoiler before, however I seem to recall seeing another E Type running a similar set up at Goodwood this weekend - could be wrong though..

[RichB]

Chunkychucky said:

<clip> One point of debate seemed to be the rear boot/deck lid, the way they propped it up with that small metal support in the centre and then ran wooden supports down the boot lid channel either side of the boot aperture. I'd not seen another Lightweight E Type running with the boot lid as a spoiler before, however I seem to recall seeing another E Type running a similar set up at Goodwood this weekend - could be wrong though..

I am sure I remember seeing E-Types running like that in previous years.

[shoestring7]

Chunkychucky said:

nicanary said:

shoestring7 said:

That Red Bull jag that was suddenly four seconds a lap faster than the field in the TT Celebration; a bit of Newey ‘magic’,…?

I thought (possibly imagined) that the Newey E-type had been banned from the Revival in past years. I think there had been modifications that were "not in the spirit". Maybe this is a different car.

From memory, when the car first showed up it was rumoured to have 'spent some time' in the Red Bull F1 wind tunnel - whether true or not is another matter. One point of debate seemed to be the rear boot/deck lid, the way they propped it up with that small metal support in the centre and then ran wooden supports down the boot lid channel either side of the boot aperture. I'd not seen another Lightweight E Type running with the boot lid as a spoiler before, however I seem to recall seeing another E Type running a similar set up at Goodwood this weekend - could be wrong though..

It appeared to be running qually boost and tyres.....

[andylaight]

also to my eye the size and profile of the air intake at front seems differant than other lightweight e types

[heebeegeetee]

Racing1234 said:

I'm sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about. Why would you send a recovery truck wrong direction around a live Circuit? Even if a safety car has been called you still need to respect the direction a circuit should be driven in. With this in mind it is dangerous and unnecessary plus the time it would have taken to load the vehicles onto the recovery truck would have taken a lot longer than towing those two cars behind a tyre wall and picking them up after the race. There is also no such thing as a 6 pm curfew....

I heard the commentators refer to a curfew, and I'm pretty certain the race finished at 6pm.

[RichB]

heebeegeetee said:

Racing1234 said:

I'm sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about. Why would you send a recovery truck wrong direction around a live Circuit? Even if a safety car has been called you still need to respect the direction a circuit should be driven in. With this in mind it is dangerous and unnecessary plus the time it would have taken to load the vehicles onto the recovery truck would have taken a lot longer than towing those two cars behind a tyre wall and picking them up after the race. There is also no such thing as a 6 pm curfew....

I heard the commentators refer to a curfew, and I'm pretty certain the race finished at 6pm.

I can't find Racing1234's original post, perhaps he's deleted it as it was somewhat rude and he's since discovered that he's wrong. But, you are correct, there is a curfew on the Goodwood track on Sunday evening.

[kimducati]

andylaight said:

also to my eye the size and profile of the air intake at front seems differant than other lightweight e types

I looked at it quite closely when it first showed up a few years ago. The whole front end is subtly different to the other lightweight E which I compared it with. But then you look at another and that's different again, so who knows what is the right or wrong shape.
In my opinion, it has definitely benefitted from Mr Newey's particular expertise.
That's not to take away from JB's drive however, he was carrying more speed through the corners than anyone else, which is where a lot of the time was being made up in my view.
Kim

[Edmundo2]

Agree ref the Jag...Great to watch but did seem massively quick vs others..I'm sure the aero is nailed and it does look lower in profile than all the others but the engine did sound mega crisp too..Right engine, right aero, right chassis, right driver combo right there...

Also I notice Bill Shepards Cobra looks particularly low vs others in terms of frontal area..The screen loos the same but the hardtop is flatter/lower above it...Similar treatment?