March 4th - 'Tax Free Sunday'
April 1st - 'Everything but the Car'
May 6th - ‘Super Car Sunday’
June 3rd - 'Rule Britannia'
August 5th - 'Thoroughbred Sunday'
October 7th - ‘Soft Top Sunday’
November 4th - 'Continental Classics'
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March 4th - 'Tax Free Sunday'
April 1st - 'Everything but the Car'
May 6th - ‘Super Car Sunday’
June 3rd - 'Rule Britannia'
August 5th - 'Thoroughbred Sunday'
October 7th - ‘Soft Top Sunday’
November 4th - 'Continental Classics'
Last edited by NSXGB; 15-01-2012 at 05:42 AM. Reason: Trying to correct date....
After turning up last year only to be turned away into the general car park by some jumped up twit, I won't be bothering. Goodwood have gone too far up their own* arses with this and their other events...
* And certain other serial-hypercar owners'
"No man with a good car needs to be justified"
Blue '08 FD2 CTR - big, ITR-sized shoes to fill...
Yellow '96 NSX 3.0 - oh was it worth the wait!
Black '99 ITR - well, I had to have another one, the first was so much fun. Miss this one even more than #1...
Blue '03 S2000 - SOLD, flawed but fun
Blue '04 Focus TDCi Sport - SOLD, very good fun for a diesel!
Black '00 ITR - SOLD, still missed
Red '98 Civic VTi - SOLD, probably still bombproof
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Soft Top Sunday in October - yeah right !
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They turned you away in your NSX? WTF.Originally Posted by havoc
After turning up last year only to be turned away into the general car park by some jumped up twit, I won't be bothering. Goodwood have gone too far up their own* arses with this and their other events...
* And certain other serial-hypercar owners'
Not been to Supercar Sunday before, looking forward to this year.
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I thought the same. Almost as bad as putting the wrong year on your post!
"We've got enough of these already" - and his attitude stank. There were 3 NSX's already inside when we walked in, vs >>10 911s, >>10 Ferraris, ~10 Elises/Exiges (on Supercar Sunday?!? Lot of Lotuses actually - club day out?) and a good handful of "non-supercars" - RX8s, Monaros, Focus RS, Escort RS, Boxsters, BMW 1-coupe, etc. etc.
I tried speaking to a chap wearing a blazer and panama and holding a clipboard, thinking I may get some sense. He wasn't interested at all, even though I'd pre-registered my car - "Unless your car is on MY list I'm not interested" (his list was specifically-invited uber-exotica). 2 minutes later this same condescending man fawned over some clearly rich chap who'd brought the Agera, 599GTO and one other machine down (Peter someone). Sums the place up IMHO...all about the money!
"No man with a good car needs to be justified"
Blue '08 FD2 CTR - big, ITR-sized shoes to fill...
Yellow '96 NSX 3.0 - oh was it worth the wait!
Black '99 ITR - well, I had to have another one, the first was so much fun. Miss this one even more than #1...
Blue '03 S2000 - SOLD, flawed but fun
Blue '04 Focus TDCi Sport - SOLD, very good fun for a diesel!
Black '00 ITR - SOLD, still missed
Red '98 Civic VTi - SOLD, probably still bombproof
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.......... some clearly rich chap who'd brought the Agera, 599GTO and one other machine down (Peter someone)........
You mean Peter Saywell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9I7V...eature=related
And the other machine is the stunning Zonda PS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSFgR4g_YTs
I'd rather the chance to see these 3 rare cars than rows of 911's, 360's or NSX's ... and I suspect that is what the organisers were thinking too. YEs Peter is a rich chap, but at least he's prepared to bring his toys out for us to appreciate rather than cover them in satin and leave them in a heated barn somewhere.
With regard to be turned away, probably luck of the draw ... next time get up a bit earlier
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Indeed. Even arriving early doesn't guarantee entry, as the guy on the front gate or the first marshall within doesn't always know his arse from his elbow. One time, I turned into the circuit then got waved into the spectators car park on the right, rather than going towards the pit lane on the left... and the car in front of me was a Ford RS200. I also saw a 911 GT2 wearing Porsche UK press demo plates (911 HUL) get waved into the spectator car park (guy probably thinking any old 911 is just another 911, then immediately waving through a line of Aston Vantages...)With regard to be turned away, probably luck of the draw ... next time get up a bit earlier
Last edited by Ewan; 15-01-2012 at 03:47 PM.
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Current fun car Lotus Evora 400
I have sympathies with both views & I believe the breakfast club, most especially the Supercar Sunday, have outgrown the original concept. It is just too popular for its own good, and this leads to people like Havoc becoming very frustrated with the whole event.
A year or so ago they seemed to recognise the problem, and introduced the facility to pre-register cars, however this seems to make diddly-squat difference to the organisation on the day.
As for getting there early, the organisers actively discourage arrival before 'gates open'. Many people of course ignore this, resulting in long queues waiting to gain access to the track/paddock areas, both of which are 'slow entry' areas, adding to peoples frustration, and encouraging stewards to send 'worthy' cars off to the public car parks just to relieve congestion a little. If it is a nice morning this year, I predict more chaos than ever before, which will be the catalyst for a major re-think of the whole concept.
2001 3.2 Circuit Blue Coupe with pop-ups!
"If you want to argue that The Best Car in the World is a supercar, go ahead. But there is only one that makes the grade. Only one that's built properly.
Gordon Murray knows.
Rowan Atkinson knows.
It's the Honda NSX."
(J. Clarkson)
911 PUK would make more sense!
2001 3.2 Circuit Blue Coupe with pop-ups!
"If you want to argue that The Best Car in the World is a supercar, go ahead. But there is only one that makes the grade. Only one that's built properly.
Gordon Murray knows.
Rowan Atkinson knows.
It's the Honda NSX."
(J. Clarkson)
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