free entrance to the first car park and events etc.
Discussion
I noticed that there was lots in the first car park (before you show your ticket) lots of cars, the auction, lots of shops, food, music etc from 8am until 10pm every night. Wasnt until afterwards i realed all of this was totally free. You dont need a ticket. Car park is free as well. next year i might go to that half (as i live local) lots to see and do for no charge. Good value i think!
Yes! I've never done it but I think it's worth having a ticket for one day and just doing the carpark for another; when I've paid for a ticket I don't want to spend too much time outside when I could be inside watching the racing, but in other situations you'd pay to be able to view the range of cars in the classic car park.
Not sure that Goodwood would approve of this policy though!
Not sure that Goodwood would approve of this policy though!
Crossflow Kid said:
jgoodwood said:
May I ask... Is your glass usually half full or half empty?
Does it matter? You'll still charge double what it costs at other events.
You say Revival costs double that of other events well the following are the costs per day for those events that compete for your leisure buck. The comparisons have been chosen to reflect Revival's premium status -which given the sell-out is hard to dispute.
Music - Leonard Cohen concert at Wembley - £90 for 3 hours - Catering £4 pint, £6 Burger
Football - Arsenal v Chelsea - £62 (cheapest) for 90 mins - Catering £4 pint, £4.50 Chicken Balti pie
Motor Racing - British Grand Prix - £109 if you assess that as the cost of the Sunday element of the £164 3-day ticket. Note: those complaining about crush, car parking, restricted view etc have clearly never experienced the delights of Silverstone! - Catering, the rip offs rip off!
Wimbledon Centre Court Finals day - £120 (if your ballot comes up!) Catering, no one would be seen dead without the £75 F&M hamper
So the tickets at Revival are actually at the lower end for major entertainments and given the amount of entertainment given for the cost (About 9 hrs of racing, parades and flying if you position yourself at Lavant in view of the big screen and do nothing else) it represents good value by current standards. Now whether all entertainment is unnecessarily inflated is another argument.
Cost per day £56 max. £39 per day as 1/3 of the weekend ticket price. £28 per day if the Chichester newspaper offer is used ( all canny PHers know about this).
My only gripe is that at Wimbledon you wouldn't be expected to watch Andy's 7 y.o. cousin having a knock about before the main event or at the Emirates Islington U-8s playing Manchester sproglets.
So let the kids use the drive to the house in future and don't subject the proles to the self-indulgence. We know we're there on sufference, we just don't need our noses rubbing in it!
Clearly you can make the day as expensive as your inclination takes you, but that is the same anywhere.
Just an afterthought, the pedal cars could actually come downhill on the festival of speed route, then we'd see who was made of the 'right stuff'
Trophybloo said:
Just an afterthought, the pedal cars could actually come downhill on the festival of speed route, then we'd see who was made of the 'right stuff'
I suggested a similar idea a few years back - they won't as there was a rather nasty incident with a gravity racer at an earlier event. Aar0sc said:
I suggested a similar idea a few years back - they won't as there was a rather nasty incident with a gravity racer at an earlier event.
Yes, but think of the attraction for the ghoulish - they could play Jan and Dean over the PA and Darwin's theory could be well and truly tested 
Trophybloo said:
Crossflow Kid said:
jgoodwood said:
May I ask... Is your glass usually half full or half empty?
Does it matter? You'll still charge double what it costs at other events.You say Revival costs double that of other events well the following are the costs per day for those events that compete for your leisure buck. The comparisons have been chosen to reflect Revival's premium status -which given the sell-out is hard to dispute.
Music - Leonard Cohen concert at Wembley - £90 for 3 hours - Catering £4 pint, £6 Burger
Football - Arsenal v Chelsea - £62 (cheapest) for 90 mins - Catering £4 pint, £4.50 Chicken Balti pie
Motor Racing - British Grand Prix - £109 if you assess that as the cost of the Sunday element of the £164 3-day ticket. Note: those complaining about crush, car parking, restricted view etc have clearly never experienced the delights of Silverstone! - Catering, the rip offs rip off!
Wimbledon Centre Court Finals day - £120 (if your ballot comes up!) Catering, no one would be seen dead without the £75 F&M hamper
So the tickets at Revival are actually at the lower end for major entertainments and given the amount of entertainment given for the cost (About 9 hrs of racing, parades and flying if you position yourself at Lavant in view of the big screen and do nothing else) it represents good value by current standards. Now whether all entertainment is unnecessarily inflated is another argument.
Cost per day £56 max. £39 per day as 1/3 of the weekend ticket price. £28 per day if the Chichester newspaper offer is used ( all canny PHers know about this).
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 20th September 09:36
jgoodwood said:
That's a really good idea.. I'll suggest it to the boss later today.. Thanks. May I ask... Is your glass usually half full or half empty?
Serious point- despite 3 days I never get to see all I want- an extra day on the Thursday eithout racing, a bit like the extra FoS day, would be just the ticket- it seems a pity to go to so much effort to make everything so special for just 3 days. Oh and if you do see the boss later today thank him for another fantastic event- despite some of the comments and complaints on here without him we wouldn't have two magical weekends every year.............................Quite frankly for the pleasure I get from attending I'd happily pay a lot more . To see the pre war Grand Prix cars was worth the admission alone.
Lord March has got it absolutely right and 146,000 people voted with their feet. I'd love it if they extended it for another day.
I just wish they'd come up with a third event.
As far as Silverstone is concerned they should get LM and his team into run it.He has such a wonderful eye for detail.
But what do I know, I even like his sisters singing.
Lord March has got it absolutely right and 146,000 people voted with their feet. I'd love it if they extended it for another day.
I just wish they'd come up with a third event.
As far as Silverstone is concerned they should get LM and his team into run it.He has such a wonderful eye for detail.
But what do I know, I even like his sisters singing.
jgoodwood said:
That's a really good idea.. I'll suggest it to the boss later today.. Thanks. May I ask... Is your glass usually half full or half empty?
Haha.. it was said as a "wouldn't be surprised" statement, but I actually hope it doesnt happen.. obviously... my glass is always full, as this year I won free entry via a Goodwood Facebook comp! which I am grateful for, as I wouldnt have gone otherwise! I usually get the 2for1 offer in the local paper anyway... edit : in terms of value for money, it seems very good value compared to whats suggested above (football etc.. ) but what gets me is it creeps up every year by a quid or 2 AND the crowds gets bigger.... ?
Trophybloo said:
Crossflow Kid said:
jgoodwood said:
May I ask... Is your glass usually half full or half empty?
Does it matter? You'll still charge double what it costs at other events.You say Revival costs double that of other events well the following are the costs per day for those events that compete for your leisure buck. The comparisons have been chosen to reflect Revival's premium status -which given the sell-out is hard to dispute.
Music - Leonard Cohen concert at Wembley - £90 for 3 hours - Catering £4 pint, £6 Burger
Football - Arsenal v Chelsea - £62 (cheapest) for 90 mins - Catering £4 pint, £4.50 Chicken Balti pie
Motor Racing - British Grand Prix - £109 if you assess that as the cost of the Sunday element of the £164 3-day ticket. Note: those complaining about crush, car parking, restricted view etc have clearly never experienced the delights of Silverstone! - Catering, the rip offs rip off!
Wimbledon Centre Court Finals day - £120 (if your ballot comes up!) Catering, no one would be seen dead without the £75 F&M hamper
So the tickets at Revival are actually at the lower end for major entertainments and given the amount of entertainment given for the cost (About 9 hrs of racing, parades and flying if you position yourself at Lavant in view of the big screen and do nothing else) it represents good value by current standards. Now whether all entertainment is unnecessarily inflated is another argument.
Cost per day £56 max. £39 per day as 1/3 of the weekend ticket price. £28 per day if the Chichester newspaper offer is used ( all canny PHers know about this).
My only gripe is that at Wimbledon you wouldn't be expected to watch Andy's 7 y.o. cousin having a knock about before the main event or at the Emirates Islington U-8s playing Manchester sproglets.
So let the kids use the drive to the house in future and don't subject the proles to the self-indulgence. We know we're there on sufference, we just don't need our noses rubbing in it!
Clearly you can make the day as expensive as your inclination takes you, but that is the same anywhere.
Just an afterthought, the pedal cars could actually come downhill on the festival of speed route, then we'd see who was made of the 'right stuff'
Jagmanv12 said:
For comparison the Silverstone Classic is the similar event. Cost is about 20-25% less. Far less restrictions on the ordinary visitor. Free to enter pits, paddock, etc.
IMO Silverstone Classic just isn't in the same league as Goodwood - the racing may be as good but the atmosphere and charisma just isn't there at Sstone.Although part of the paddock is restricted at GW you can walk round a lot of it and see into the rest; if you wanted the pits to be open, exactly how would you do it - the teams need space and there isn't too much there, how could they work if we were all wandering in and out? Having said that I haven't been in because they aren't open, I'm not sure what space they do use, maybe the indoor bit could be open - is the space inside the building used by the teams or is it a
Oops not sure what I started here! Re the general price I guess (especially if you are an old git like me) the cost of entrance does look a bit steep ...... I remember when you could have a night out, meal, beers, buy a rolls Royce and still have change of a pound etc etc)
Money has no value now so I think it's not bad. As a local to good wood I do go to there for breakfast meetings etc plus just to see track days etc. total cost zero so overall not bad! I went to the first Sunday meetings. There were about four cars, couple of anoraks . Would check out each others exhaust pipes and then home. It's all changed a bit but for the better. Bit corporate though..... But that is the way of the world and motor racing.
So I say keep up the good work good wood!
Money has no value now so I think it's not bad. As a local to good wood I do go to there for breakfast meetings etc plus just to see track days etc. total cost zero so overall not bad! I went to the first Sunday meetings. There were about four cars, couple of anoraks . Would check out each others exhaust pipes and then home. It's all changed a bit but for the better. Bit corporate though..... But that is the way of the world and motor racing.
So I say keep up the good work good wood!
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