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Crikey - Getting in the carpark this mornign was a gamble, had to 'slide' down the hill and go between 2 fence posts, lucky they took us out through an alternate exit - even though I had to be pushed out of the car park (5 series BMW), and I left at 2:30. The whole place was getting really boggy & I have no idea how the lower cars will get out as event he beemer was grounding as the tracks were so deep. Saw a couple of Tuscans that may be in the car park for a while....
There appears to be two offroad sections to the FOS this year - one for the group b beasts and one for the punters going to see them.
After getting there early I was one of the first to leave the car park next to the Porsche Cayenne offroad section - couldn't even get up the hill (ok in an S2 Exige - not the best offroad choice) and had to be towed out - pity the poor sods who are leaving later.
After getting there early I was one of the first to leave the car park next to the Porsche Cayenne offroad section - couldn't even get up the hill (ok in an S2 Exige - not the best offroad choice) and had to be towed out - pity the poor sods who are leaving later.
duggan said:
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After getting there early I was one of the first to leave the car park next to the Porsche Cayenne offroad section - couldn't even get up the hill (ok in an S2 Exige - not the best offroad choice) and had to be towed out - pity the poor sods who are leaving later.
That's the car park I was in on Friday - that hill is quite steep After getting there early I was one of the first to leave the car park next to the Porsche Cayenne offroad section - couldn't even get up the hill (ok in an S2 Exige - not the best offroad choice) and had to be towed out - pity the poor sods who are leaving later.
If it had rained I would have needed a tow.
What were they using to tow people out?
skeggysteve said:
duggan said:
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After getting there early I was one of the first to leave the car park next to the Porsche Cayenne offroad section - couldn't even get up the hill (ok in an S2 Exige - not the best offroad choice) and had to be towed out - pity the poor sods who are leaving later.
That's the car park I was in on Friday - that hill is quite steep After getting there early I was one of the first to leave the car park next to the Porsche Cayenne offroad section - couldn't even get up the hill (ok in an S2 Exige - not the best offroad choice) and had to be towed out - pity the poor sods who are leaving later.
If it had rained I would have needed a tow.
What were they using to tow people out?
A lot of the issues were caused by people who have a total inability to drive properly on anything but flat, dry tarmac. I bet even the Lotus would have made it if some tw4t hadn't softened it up a bit first. Classic case was in the car-park I used. Some mother and daughter combo were spinning their Polio or whatever it was and basically going backwards.
The mother got out and stated that no one's getting out of this car-park without a tow. 'A little less throttle and you'll be fine.' I suggest. Look of disgusted back said it all.
That however was top trumped by us getting in the GT and driving straight past them with no issues.....
The mother got out and stated that no one's getting out of this car-park without a tow. 'A little less throttle and you'll be fine.' I suggest. Look of disgusted back said it all.
That however was top trumped by us getting in the GT and driving straight past them with no issues.....
We got our civic out of car park M using the top exit with little trouble. The main thing causing problems were all the morons up front. If you take your time and avoid the morons you're laughing.
The route out along the track at the bottom that people were queueing for looked worse than the top exit. They were sending people down it one by one when we left (4 ish) which I didn't think was a good sign!
The route out along the track at the bottom that people were queueing for looked worse than the top exit. They were sending people down it one by one when we left (4 ish) which I didn't think was a good sign!
We left after lunch from A-middle (entered via East and sent right into the middle, left via West as it seemed easier), and it was fun, but it was easy enough (ITR, not the S2000), despite being made more difficult by the twit in the Fiesta parking up in front of me and forcing me to drive around him!!!
Whoever mentioned throttle-control was spot on - saw a Scooby and a Boxster both having some difficulty due to wheelspin (Boxster came within 2ft of clobbering a fence as he didn't know when to get off the power...he'd got full lock on and was still going straight before he worked it out!
), yet I just left it in first and crawled out calmly.
Glad I wasn't in the hilly car-park though...don't envy those people...
Whoever mentioned throttle-control was spot on - saw a Scooby and a Boxster both having some difficulty due to wheelspin (Boxster came within 2ft of clobbering a fence as he didn't know when to get off the power...he'd got full lock on and was still going straight before he worked it out!
), yet I just left it in first and crawled out calmly.Glad I wasn't in the hilly car-park though...don't envy those people...
Rico said:
Felt sorry for a gorgeous line of Astons, Ferraris, Porsches etc right next to the main muddy road in and out though... they got pasted! (not by me!!!)
It's a car...it can be washed. WGAF!?!I wasn't concerned about the car getting muddy, I was concerned about:-
- being able to get OUT at the end of the day;
- my car being hit by some muppet who thinks the way to deal with mud is to use more throttle, or to keep steering until it bites (and sends you sideways!).
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
A lot of the issues were caused by people who have a total inability to drive properly on anything but flat, dry tarmac. I bet even the Lotus would have made it if some tw4t hadn't softened it up a bit first. Classic case was in the car-park I used. Some mother and daughter combo were spinning their Polio or whatever it was and basically going backwards.
The mother got out and stated that no one's getting out of this car-park without a tow. 'A little less throttle and you'll be fine.' I suggest. Look of disgusted back said it all.
That however was top trumped by us getting in the GT and driving straight past them with no issues.....
Hmmm. What happened to your front wing then?The mother got out and stated that no one's getting out of this car-park without a tow. 'A little less throttle and you'll be fine.' I suggest. Look of disgusted back said it all.
That however was top trumped by us getting in the GT and driving straight past them with no issues.....
oggs said:
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
Curator said:
Hmmm. What happened to your front wing then?
Got hit on the front plastic nose cone by a stone thrown up by someone having an accident in front of me on the way there is that what you mean? 
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
Curator said:
Hmmm. What happened to your front wing then?
Got hit on the front plastic nose cone by a stone thrown up by someone having an accident in front of me on the way there is that what you mean? Gassing Station | Goodwood Events | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff