2022 Goodwood FOS virgin

[ecsrobin]

Metro6r432 said:

Anyone know where I can purchase shuttle bus tickets for shuttle from Chichester station ?

Also are trains completely stopped or running sporadically ?

Tia

On the bus.

Pretty limited running.

[Metro6r432]

Has anyone got the train down from London today or is it a complete no go ??

[Chubbyross]

As a FoS virgin could any of you veterans please suggest a good central place to meet two sets of friends. They’ll be travelling from the north and parking in the free car parks. I’m parking in the eastern performance car area. Somewhere central would be ideal - and I’m assuming things won’t have changed too much from pre-Covid times.

[RichB]

Just pick a place like the central Sculpture or by the Main footbridge and then create a WhatsApp group to keep in contact.

[Mabbs9]

RichB said:

Just pick a place like the central Sculpture or by the Main footbridge and then create a WhatsApp group to keep in contact.

I'd go for by the sculpture too. Zero ambiguity.

[crashbarrier]

I'd definitely go for the base of the sculpture as it can be seen from a distance and can't be confused with anything else. It sits right in front of Goodwood House. The only downside is that you will walk past a whole load of stuff before getting there.
I went yesterday, Thursday, and it was very busy for what is traditionally the quietest day. Try to get to the car park at about 7.30-8am, if not earlier, to avoid the queues on the narrow lanes that lead you there.

[Mr_J]

aazer89 said:

In terms of food/shopping - theres a few supermarkets a couple of miles out, however getting in/out of the site can take quite a while so id take as much as you can to avoid having to head out. If you head towards Chichester there is a Sainsburys on one of the main roundabouts - from memory it'd take about 10 mins to drive there on a normal day

There's also a Lidl close by - a couple of hundred yards from Sainsbury's.

There is a big Tesco but the other side of Chichester.

[Chubbyross]

crashbarrier said:

I'd definitely go for the base of the sculpture as it can be seen from a distance and can't be confused with anything else. It sits right in front of Goodwood House. The only downside is that you will walk past a whole load of stuff before getting there.
I went yesterday, Thursday, and it was very busy for what is traditionally the quietest day. Try to get to the car park at about 7.30-8am, if not earlier, to avoid the queues on the narrow lanes that lead you there.

Cheers for the reply. The sculpture it is then. I’m planning on getting to the car park at 6.30. That means a 4.30am set off time but I’m hoping it’ll be worth it to beat the jams.

[ch37]

It's dustier than I've ever known it here (and that's saying something!), I've been to the rally stage and near the top watching the hill climb and I'm absolutely caked in dust from head to toe!

[Hereward]

Red Arrows was the most boring part of the day. Pointless. I assume the Shoreham crash meant all acrobatics have to be dumbed-down and moved away from the crowds these days?

[RichB]

Hereward said:

Red Arrows was the most boring part of the day. Pointless. I assume the Shoreham crash meant all acrobatics have to be dumbed-down and moved away from the crowds these days?

"Boring"... and "Acrobatics" not sure you were watching jets

[Bobtherallyfan]

Hereward said:

Red Arrows was the most boring part of the day. Pointless. I assume the Shoreham crash meant all acrobatics have to be dumbed-down and moved away from the crowds these days?

Fantastic display right over our heads at Molecombe…

[Hereward]

Bobtherallyfan said:

Hereward said:

Red Arrows was the most boring part of the day. Pointless. I assume the Shoreham crash meant all acrobatics have to be dumbed-down and moved away from the crowds these days?

Fantastic display right over our heads at Molecombe…

Yes, I said at the time we should have sprinted over to the far side of car park M.

Last time I went a solitary Typhoon on afterburners was being chucked around right overhead, totally epic.

[RichB]

Tough to please if you find this boring.
P.s. it's aerobatics not acrobatics

[ch37]

This is why I arrive for 7am, bliss (it was getting on for 8am when I took these)

FoS 2022 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr

FoS 2022 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr

[coolchris]

Went yesterday never seen it so busy for a Friday took 45 mins to get out car park at 7pm which confirmed how much busier it was than previous years.Good day so much to see definitely an influx of the influencers scene there.Saw a huge crowd at the lotus stand wondered what was going on my mate said must be a famous driver or some a lister.Had a nose and was Schmee.Maybe I'm just a fossil and haven't moved with the times but I just dont get all the attention these influencers command

[ch37]

I always do 7am to 3.45ish, have driven straight out at that time for 14 years no problem, yesterday I sat in a queue for 45 minutes out of A East and then at traffic lights onto the main road.

[HayesDC2]

Might be a stupid question, but can you take food / drinks into the venue in a backpack?

[coolchris]

Yes you can I took a lunchbox and just bought drinks there they are checking rucksacks on entry

[EVOTECH3BELL]

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