This weekend sees Supercar Sunday, Goodwood's busiest Breakfast Club. But please ensure arrival in the correct vehicle, or you may not be let in...
Alright, that's maybe pushing it slightly, but Goodwood is giving preferential parking to pre-registered 'theme-relevant' supercars and superbikes. All other cars and bikes will be directed to one of Goodwood's surrounding car parks.
You're probably safe with any of these...
Now we've all had theoretical 'what defines a supercar' debates, but here one will have tangible consequences. All pre-registered cars (registration at the
Goodwood website
, and it closes today) will be allocated a spot on the circuit or in the car park at the discretion of Goodwood's staff. Rumours of Lord March working through the list over afternoon tea go unconfirmed...
Goodwood's decisions are likely to stir some controversy so let's introduce a few to get the debate rolling... Would a Nissan GT-R make it to the circuit? It's certainly as fast as many supercars after all. What about a Honda NSX? It has the classic mid-engined supercar layout but just 280hp. Lotus Carlton? It too could match many supercar contemporaries but lacked the cachet of an exotic badge and arguably had too many doors. Can there be any ruling on supercar criteria that isn't arbitrary in some sense?
But the Breakfast Club will be a breeze for the Goodwood authorities, as a new Supercar Park at the Festival of Speed will test them again. It had allocated 300 spaces for supercars 'as chosen by a panel of experts' that will hopefully become one of the integral FoS attractions alongside the F1 and Le Mans displays.
To heighten the conjecture, all Porsche 911 variants will be considered for the Supercar Park as part of Goodwood's celebration of its 50th anniversary. Tickets are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis; so if a 996 Tiptronic cabriolet owner gets ahead of your 4.0 RS, there's only one person to blame...
The tickets cost £50 per car for the Friday of the Festival (July 12) and £60 for each weekend day. Separate FoS tickets will have to be purchased for each driver and passenger in the Supercar Park. Registration is also at the Festival of Speed website. And good luck, it seems its probably required more than usual!
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