Goodwood Breakfast Club Dates 2010

[havoc]

Funnily enough I didn't bother either today. Would far rather go to a PH SS, that Caring with Cars event later this month, or the S'stone Classic - events that are actually organised.

Talking of which, hope to see some of you guys at one of those...and apologies for failing to make yet another Japfest - my excuse is I'll be in Scotland!

[britlude]

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

Sarah and i went down, optimistic that the weather reports were correct... they weren't! dry.. hardly!!!

anyway set off early, got to the end of the queue at 8.09... eventually got in the gate at 8.56!! the queue was horrendous, apparently because the usual public parking was too wet to use. we got directed to the public car park , but the main one just outside the track, the others were being sent out to park on lavant straight! a bloody long walk for them!

anyway, walking round the cars, it was busy in the paddock, and the straight, TBH not that much room inside anyway, tho the straight was only being used up to the end of the pits, not out to magwick like previous times. bored of seeing porches, ferraris and lambos! tho you had to feel sorry/admire the convertable drivers with no roofs! on a plus note there was a charlotte (the classiest colour) popup in the paddock, Hi Martin, and a red popup with DRL additions and seats tweaked with a touch of red!

the highlight for me was the brace of 5 jaguar XJ220's parked up together!

had the obligatory overpriced bacon bun, got thoroughly wet and cold so we were on the way out by 10!!! well would have been had everyone else not been leaving, so we were in a queue again!!!

after that we had a nice drive out, following the coast to hastings!!!! 230 miles today, and I bet i still don't get on the 'spotted thread'....

[Paul G]

Hi Britlude,

For the record I let you go at the roundabout (Rolls Royce end of Goodwood) I didn't wave as I wasn't in the NSX. I was behind you as you got directed to the car park :-( you seemed to be the only one directed in there, so must be special! We ended up 2/3 way down the Lavant straight, any further and I would have been home! took us 15 mins walk to get to main start area, couple that with the hour it took to travel between the two main roundabouts (less than 1 mile) to get in it's fair to say it was a nightmare. Still the 20 mile journey home didn't seem so bad. Went to the Areo club for my sausage baguette, bargain £3.40 :-).....

The XJ220's did look pretty cool, sound far better than I remember..

So you were spotted, hopefully see you next week.

Cheers
PG

Sarah and i went down, optimistic that the weather reports were correct... they weren't! dry.. hardly!!!

anyway set off early, got to the end of the queue at 8.09... eventually got in the gate at 8.56!! the queue was horrendous, apparently because the usual public parking was too wet to use. we got directed to the public car park , but the main one just outside the track, the others were being sent out to park on lavant straight! a bloody long walk for them!

anyway, walking round the cars, it was busy in the paddock, and the straight, TBH not that much room inside anyway, tho the straight was only being used up to the end of the pits, not out to magwick like previous times. bored of seeing porches, ferraris and lambos! tho you had to feel sorry/admire the convertable drivers with no roofs! on a plus note there was a charlotte (the classiest colour) popup in the paddock, Hi Martin, and a red popup with DRL additions and seats tweaked with a touch of red!

the highlight for me was the brace of 5 jaguar XJ220's parked up together!

had the obligatory overpriced bacon bun, got thoroughly wet and cold so we were on the way out by 10!!! well would have been had everyone else not been leaving, so we were in a queue again!!!

after that we had a nice drive out, following the coast to hastings!!!! 230 miles today, and I bet i still don't get on the 'spotted thread'....

[britlude]

i did think getting onto that roundabout was easier than expected, thanks!!!

Went to the Areo club for my sausage baguette, bargain £3.40 :-).....

i'll have to remember that.... the bacon and egg roll and sausage in a bun from the chuck wagon in the paddock were £5 and £5.70 respectively, £10.70 the serving monkey asks for, just as he types a £5 refund into the till.... hmmm wonder where the various extra £5's in the til went at the end of the day....

woohoo spotted!!!!

[chl935]

Managed to get my beauty on the Girling straight next to some new "Fat Ferrari".
Now I know why I just love my NSX!

[NSXGB]

Last BC of the year on Nov 4th 'Continental Classics'. Anyone up for this?

[scottg]

I'll try and come along to that one, it's ony just over an hour down the road from Poole

Last BC of the year on Nov 4th 'Continental Classics'. Anyone up for this?

[scottg]

I have checked the details for the breakfast club this Sunday and it is European 'Continental Classics' so we are excluded with our NSX's I am afraid. Another event where they want a raft of Ferraris etc no doubt

[NSXGB]

I have checked the details for the breakfast club this Sunday and it is European 'Continental Classics' so we are excluded with our NSX's I am afraid. Another event where they want a raft of Ferraris etc no doubt

Yes, it's not a Breakfast Club day where our cars fit the theme but it's just an excuse for a mini meet. I'll still go if my car is back together.

[scottg]

Yes, it's not a Breakfast Club day where our cars fit the theme but it's just an excuse for a mini meet. I'll still go if my car is back together.

Shame, it looks like we fall between the cracks on every occassion