Goodwood revival 2022
Discussion
I have…
1940s fireman’s tunic and hat
Backdated RAF dress suit and overcoat
Tweed suit
Vintage bike leathers with a white t shirt
Need to find an outfit that’s a little lighter I reckon
But yeah some pastel trousers a long sleeve shirt and a woolen vest will see you sorted without costing a fortune. Add a straw hat and brightly coloured boating jacket and that’s another outfit.
1940s fireman’s tunic and hat
Backdated RAF dress suit and overcoat
Tweed suit
Vintage bike leathers with a white t shirt
Need to find an outfit that’s a little lighter I reckon
But yeah some pastel trousers a long sleeve shirt and a woolen vest will see you sorted without costing a fortune. Add a straw hat and brightly coloured boating jacket and that’s another outfit.
called the bodyshop on Monday for a check on the van and to hopefully arrange collection. Completion was targeted to be end of Aug and on the 27th was "maybe a couple of days late" I expected to be picking it up this week realistically assuming he'd take end of aug being the first weekend in September.
bodyshop: Yeah it'll be ready early next week
me: Well it better be the 12 of September is a long way from the end of august when I'll be going to Goodwood on the 15th
bodyshop: i though you'd said you were going on the 18th
He's had the van since the 20th of June so that will be 13 weeks, i know it wasn't a rush job and he was doing it as/when in order to get a labour discount but I wasn't expecting it to be 2 weeks behind schedule and certainly not 2 weeks behind schedule after it was 1 couple of days less than a week ago!
Wife is worrying. Shes a planner so the fact we don't have it back so she can pack it/unpack it and repack it to maximize her ability to take 300 outfits is giving me major grief
bodyshop: Yeah it'll be ready early next week
me: Well it better be the 12 of September is a long way from the end of august when I'll be going to Goodwood on the 15th
bodyshop: i though you'd said you were going on the 18th
He's had the van since the 20th of June so that will be 13 weeks, i know it wasn't a rush job and he was doing it as/when in order to get a labour discount but I wasn't expecting it to be 2 weeks behind schedule and certainly not 2 weeks behind schedule after it was 1 couple of days less than a week ago!
Wife is worrying. Shes a planner so the fact we don't have it back so she can pack it/unpack it and repack it to maximize her ability to take 300 outfits is giving me major grief
We really enjoyed it, the wife was in heaven as she loves her vintage. She was most disgusted to see some of the outfits in best dressed over the days as some were cheap fancy dress or off the peg military outfits without being backdated with proper period buttons etc. We will be back but with so many other things to do it wont be next year...maybe the Lemans Classic
Getting in from campsite H was easy, walk to the hotel and just jump into one of the classic cars running as shuttles. It was a great opportunity to speak to the drivers and experience a proper classic.
There is no shortage of places to stand, if you went round the back of the circuit but in vicinity of the paddock / shops it was a little limited. We were lucky that by camping we got in early each day and managed to get to the front at the chicane for a couple of sessions each day before wandering off.
Food was expensive, but we knew it would and there was at least a good variety of stalls if you were willing to walk about. There weren't enough spaces to sit and eat around the food vendors even outside peak times.
We saw none of the VIP drivers / riders anywhere except in the formation areas where the all seemed to migrate to the sides where access was restricted to GRRC members who'd paid for access.
We had an enlightening chat with a mechanic for one of the Barry Sheene trophy teams on how it all works. The pro/VIP riders sign up voluntarily and are unpaid but for the most part they are allocated via a draw to the teams. They literally turn up on practice day having never ridden the bike, get on the and ride. He said very few actually bother to really speak to the team and even fewer go round to the paddock area where they might have to interact with fans. The guy i was speaking to said they'd try to sort out the same 2 riders for next year as both riders actually showed and interested a came to the paddock.
Getting in from campsite H was easy, walk to the hotel and just jump into one of the classic cars running as shuttles. It was a great opportunity to speak to the drivers and experience a proper classic.
There is no shortage of places to stand, if you went round the back of the circuit but in vicinity of the paddock / shops it was a little limited. We were lucky that by camping we got in early each day and managed to get to the front at the chicane for a couple of sessions each day before wandering off.
Food was expensive, but we knew it would and there was at least a good variety of stalls if you were willing to walk about. There weren't enough spaces to sit and eat around the food vendors even outside peak times.
We saw none of the VIP drivers / riders anywhere except in the formation areas where the all seemed to migrate to the sides where access was restricted to GRRC members who'd paid for access.
We had an enlightening chat with a mechanic for one of the Barry Sheene trophy teams on how it all works. The pro/VIP riders sign up voluntarily and are unpaid but for the most part they are allocated via a draw to the teams. They literally turn up on practice day having never ridden the bike, get on the and ride. He said very few actually bother to really speak to the team and even fewer go round to the paddock area where they might have to interact with fans. The guy i was speaking to said they'd try to sort out the same 2 riders for next year as both riders actually showed and interested a came to the paddock.
Edited by andburg on Friday 23 September 13:42
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