Goodwood Breakfast Club Dates 2010

[sorepaws]

With regard to be turned away, probably luck of the draw ... next time get up a bit earlier

I was there at 8 and also turned away - the issue is that there are too many turning up early and the traffic system can't cope - put simply the event is too popular for it's own good. I spoke to GRRC about this - they arn't interested, so long as lots of people turn up and buy their over priced "organic" breakfasts they don't see the problem. It just means I wont bother to leave home before 6am to go park in a field.

For those that do go however I agree it is a great place to get up close and personal to a lot of nice shiney metal.

[havoc]

We got there just before Mike - ~7.50am at the gates, having left home at 5.30am in order to pick a friend up en-route.

If they're not prepared to run it properly (both by letting non-themed cars into the paddock and by ignoring pre-registrations as mentioned above), then I can't be arsed...as with Gaydon's Supercar Sunday, they're more bothered about the spectators than the owners*. So if it is just a mix of first-come, first-served and pot-luck, then they're only going to get the same bunch from the SE of the country each time, as people like me from further afield just aren't going to make the effort...5.30am isn't pleasant, esp. on a weekend!

This, to me, is the crux/hypocrisy of it - if the event WAS just 3-dozen uber-exotica lined up, would people still come?!? They need "other owners" to make the event properly rounded, yet make no attempt to encourage those owners, and indeed treat them in an entirely inconsistent and unpredictable manner...Lord March MAY still be a true petrolhead, but some of his staff clearly aren't...



* And I agree with your comments about PS, Paul - I'd rather see his metal and I appreciate the sort of person who takes the time to show it off...I was disgusted with the 'official' whose attitude towards me was of complete disinterest yet whose attitude towards PS was fawning, arse-kissing subservience!

[Ewan]

911 PUK would make more sense!

It would - but it's 911 HUL I was thinking of...

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/michelin-...d_8176404.html

[Ewan]

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.

I think the pre-registration is there to give them an idea of numbers, rather than any kind of promise of entry. I think it would be a good idea to force pre-registration on the Supercar Sunday - ie you fill in the registration form, and assuming you get approved as an attendee, you get emailed a banner to print out, a bit like entry to Japfest. I'm sure it's been suggested before to the organisers, but you never know, might be worth an email

As it 'appens, there's a fairly easily recognised car on the Registration page - http://www.goodwood.co.uk/breakfast-...istration.aspx - taken on a Soft Top Sunday

[NSXGB]

First GWBC meeting tomorrow morning......when will the first NSX become 'Tax Free'? Is is after 25 years?

EDIT: Scrub that Googled...Anything before 01.01.1973 is tax exempt. Labour kiboshed the rolling 25 year scheme a while back.

[NSXGB]

May 6th Super Car Sunday....coming up...

[Senninha]

May 6th Super Car Sunday....coming up...

I'm going to the May 2nd Supercar meet ... will defo get in and the foods better then the over priced Brekkie at GW

[sorepaws]

won't bother this year after being asked to park in a field by the numpty on the gate "too many of them in 'ere already"

[Ewan]

Did anyone go to the GWBC today? Did you get "in"?

[gumball]

Even more chaotic than normal getting in this morning apparently. They have some lovely cars turn up to these, but I couldn't generate enough enthusiasm for the long journey with bad weather and problems getting in to stand in a carpark for a couple of hours....