London 'Supercar scene'

[matthias73]

egor110 said:

Surely the point the lambo driver reached in and slapped him/the camera then subaru driver had been assaulted?

Yes 45 mins of following the lambo was maybe excessive but if you lay hands on someone and it's all on camera then you've escalated the incident and you'll end up coming off worse.

Your attitude is why we don't have nice things and why America is full of lawsuits.

[Steff1965]

Plans are changed. We are now looking at the Saturday the 14th June.

Are the foreign cars still around then and what time of the day is the best to go to see them?

[boobles]

Steff1965 said:

Plans are changed. We are now looking at the Saturday the 14th June.

Are the foreign cars still around then and what time of the day is the best to go to see them?

Afternoon/Evening time.

[Steff1965]

boobles said:

Steff1965 said:

Plans are changed. We are now looking at the Saturday the 14th June.

Are the foreign cars still around then and what time of the day is the best to go to see them?

Afternoon/Evening time.

Thanks for that

[jdw1234]

Steff1965 said:

boobles said:

Steff1965 said:

Plans are changed. We are now looking at the Saturday the 14th June.

Are the foreign cars still around then and what time of the day is the best to go to see them?

Afternoon/Evening time.

Thanks for that

I have heard there are also some interesting things you could do during a trip to London.

Apparantly, there are some nice museums, restaurants and a few interesting things to see.

However, I guess hanging around Harrods all day with an IPhone is an option.

[boobles]

jdw1234 said:

I have heard there are also some interesting things you could do during a trip to London.

Apparantly, there are some nice museums, restaurants and a few interesting things to see.

However, I guess hanging around Harrods all day with an IPhone is an option.

Leave him alone would ya!
Maybe his son doesn't like museums or remotely interested in going to a restaurant.
You did read the bit about his son wanting to see these cars, didn't you?

[Juber]

Is this thread still going on?

God, who cares if someone looks at cars around Harrods all day, who cares if someone drives a supercar in London. Whoopdie doo!

[jdw1234]

boobles said:

jdw1234 said:

I have heard there are also some interesting things you could do during a trip to London.

Apparantly, there are some nice museums, restaurants and a few interesting things to see.

However, I guess hanging around Harrods all day with an IPhone is an option.

Leave him alone would ya!
Maybe his son doesn't like museums or remotely interested in going to a restaurant.
You did read the bit about his son wanting to see these cars, didn't you?

Fairy muff. I feel bad now!!

Take him to Stringfellows then so he turns his back on the way of the Thermos!!

[C.A.R.]

I've got the answer!

You can see hundreds of rare, exotic cars on display
Historic and modern race cars are able to drive as fast as they can just yards away from the crowds!
You can walk right up to the cars and photograph them as much as you like without looking like a complete berk!

The answer

Genius.

[michael243]

C.A.R. said:

I've got the answer!

You can see hundreds of rare, exotic cars on display
Historic and modern race cars are able to drive as fast as they can just yards away from the crowds!
You can walk right up to the cars and photograph them as much as you like without looking like a complete berk!

The answer

Genius.

That's a stupid answer, it's a lot more expensive and harder to get to...

[C.A.R.]

michael243 said:

That's a stupid answer, it's a lot more expensive and harder to get to...

I suppose it's relative.

If you saved money by not going to London to look a total plonker in all weathers chasing after Supercars in dense traffic like a lovesick child every weekend then the £46 Friday entry isn't too bad in my opinion.

If you then factor in that whilst you may see up to a dozen supercars in London in one day vs. the hundreds (literally) that you would see in the space of a few miles walk at the FOS then your typical London excursion starts to look a bit more 'stupid'. There will be 40+ Supercars in the dedicated paddock alone. That excludes the race cars, show stands, rally cars, aviation displays...

Then there's the timing. Ugh, it only comes around once a year and it costs soooo much money. But - you are at least guaranteed to see something special. Rather than in London where, standing around with an iPad / iPhone you are only guaranteed to look special.

[michael243]

C.A.R. said:

I suppose it's relative.

If you saved money by not going to London to look a total plonker in all weathers chasing after Supercars in dense traffic like a lovesick child every weekend then the £46 Friday entry isn't too bad in my opinion.

If you then factor in that whilst you may see up to a dozen supercars in London in one day vs. the hundreds (literally) that you would see in the space of a few miles walk at the FOS then your typical London excursion starts to look a bit more 'stupid'. There will be 40+ Supercars in the dedicated paddock alone. That excludes the race cars, show stands, rally cars, aviation displays...

Then there's the timing. Ugh, it only comes around once a year and it costs soooo much money. But - you are at least guaranteed to see something special. Rather than in London where, standing around with an iPad / iPhone you are only guaranteed to look special.

You really do know so little, it's 60 just to get in (for an adult), then the price of getting down there? Train would take a few and it be super expensive, fuel would be another £80 ish, depending on what car you drive etc, so that's already £140 and then there's food etc, all adds up... It's much easier to go in the SUN and see endless cars about, it's much better to see a car in traffic then out on a track, or parked up with ropes around them etc... The only special people are the people like you who seem to take the piss even through this is a car forum...

[whoami]

michael243 said:

it's much better to see a car in traffic then out on a track, or parked up with ropes around them etc...

Right.

[C.A.R.]

michael243 said:

You really do know so little, it's 60 just to get in (for an adult), then the price of getting down there? Train would take a few and it be super expensive, fuel would be another £80 ish, depending on what car you drive etc, so that's already £140 and then there's food etc, all adds up... It's much easier to go in the SUN and see endless cars about, it's much better to see a car in traffic then out on a track, or parked up with ropes around them etc... The only special people are the people like you who seem to take the piss even through this is a car forum...

Don't get your knickers in a twist!

You seem to be focusing on the price. You're forgetting what you get for that entry cost - and no, it doesn't include a free sandwich.

£60 on Saturday or Sunday. I've been a few times now and after a short break (last went in 2012) I'm going to try and go again this year, and I'm skint. I'm going to aim for the Friday as it's cheaper to get in (£46) and all the static stuff will be there but with a (hopefully) smaller crowd.

And cars look better in traffic or parked up in the street than they do thrashing it up a hillclimb or on a specifically-designed display stand? Put down the crack pipe!

Start saving now as you've still got over a month. Honestly, I think if people with your mindset attended something like the FOS just once you would have an epiphany.

[yellowjack]

michael243 said:

C.A.R. said:

I suppose it's relative.

If you saved money by not going to London to look a total plonker in all weathers chasing after Supercars in dense traffic like a lovesick child every weekend then the £46 Friday entry isn't too bad in my opinion.

If you then factor in that whilst you may see up to a dozen supercars in London in one day vs. the hundreds (literally) that you would see in the space of a few miles walk at the FOS then your typical London excursion starts to look a bit more 'stupid'. There will be 40+ Supercars in the dedicated paddock alone. That excludes the race cars, show stands, rally cars, aviation displays...

Then there's the timing. Ugh, it only comes around once a year and it costs soooo much money. But - you are at least guaranteed to see something special. Rather than in London where, standing around with an iPad / iPhone you are only guaranteed to look special.

You really do know so little, it's 60 just to get in (for an adult), then the price of getting down there? Train would take a few and it be super expensive, fuel would be another £80 ish, depending on what car you drive etc, so that's already £140 and then there's food etc, all adds up... It's much easier to go in the SUN and see endless cars about, it's much better to see a car in traffic then out on a track, or parked up with ropes around them etc... The only special people are the people like you who seem to take the piss even through this is a car forum...

But. Pick any town from Midhurst down, that's on an obvious route to Goodwood, and you can sit for free and see any number of rare and exotic cars on their way down to attend the FoS as punters. Lots of attendees will stop at pubs for breakfast on the way, and on the route home too. Closer to the festival, like up at the horse race track, there's plenty of room to park up, and the queues mean there's plenty of time to take all the pictures you want, as the traffic crawls past. You can get into the car park without a ticket too (if you are that desperate), and there's always something interesting in them.

PM me if you are interested, and I'll let you know what day/time I'm travelling down, and which route I shall take.






(Oh, sorry. My car's a Mondeo Titanium X TDCi 163, by the way. Very rare, and you'll never see one in London. I won't charge you for photos... )

[Shmee]

Steff1965 said:

Plans are changed. We are now looking at the Saturday the 14th June.

Are the foreign cars still around then and what time of the day is the best to go to see them?

I'm going to jump in and offer some useful advice, by 14th June there won't actually be much out and about although the cars that are here will hang around until Ramadan starts at the end of the month. So you will find some of the cars from the Middle-East but most will come after the Ramadan period in the first part of August, if not late July.

C.A.R. said:

Start saving now as you've still got over a month. Honestly, I think if people with your mindset attended something like the FOS just once you would have an epiphany.

For what it's worth, the majority of people spend time enjoying seeing cars in London do also head down to FOS for multiple days, and the entire weekend where they can. After all, it's one of the best events of the year.

[Steff1965]

Shmee said:

Steff1965 said:

Plans are changed. We are now looking at the Saturday the 14th June.

Are the foreign cars still around then and what time of the day is the best to go to see them?

I'm going to jump in and offer some useful advice, by 14th June there won't actually be much out and about although the cars that are here will hang around until Ramadan starts at the end of the month. So you will find some of the cars from the Middle-East but most will come after the Ramadan period in the first part of August, if not late July.

Thanks for that shmee.

Might leave it until August then

[yzrh]

It's not even difficult to find them, just walk from Marylebone to Victoria while exploring the side streets, many, many supercars to be found. Upper Grosvenor Street has a few, there's a really nice classic Mercedes-Benz collection at some dealer on Park Lane too.