Festival of speed first timer 2024

Festival of speed first timer 2024

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addplant

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5 posts

6 months

Sunday 4th February
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Hi all having booked tickets for Saturday and Sunday any advice on what time to enter what to look out for inside venue and anything which could be useful .
Really looking forward to it but don’t want to miss out on the best place to view and things to see.
Any advice will be helpful.
Dave

ecsrobin

17,475 posts

168 months

Sunday 4th February
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Get there for when it opens. Arrive early and leave late is the best advice you’ll have. You will miss the traffic and the paddocks are quiet early on.

Don’t miss out on travelling up to the top paddock with the rally stage, it’s easily missed by most.

addplant

Original Poster:

5 posts

6 months

Sunday 4th February
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Thanks for that definitely want to see the rallying 👍

bockaaarck

401 posts

171 months

Monday 5th February
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As already said get there nice and early and plan for a full day there to mitigate some of the traffic challenges. Get up to the paddocks nice and early and if there are any experiences you fancy doing (Land Rover off road, Jaguar drifting etc) get registered for those early too.

Worthwhile getting the Goodwood app that should give you the running order, that’ll help plan your day in terms of stuff you want to see on the hill. Also worth identifying four or five things you definitely want to see / look at or get close to and where they are. Then if you get somewhere and it’s manic or crawling with people, try scooting to another location on your ‘list’.

Boring stuff but worth considering is make sure you have comfortable footwear, you’ll be walking for miles and on your feet all day. Worth bringing a little rucksack you can keep some snacks / drinks in, sun lotion etc just in case. There’s normally a bag search as you enter so another good reason for going early. Don’t forget to have a nose at the performance car parking too, usually some interesting bits n bobs in there.

Lastly I would say go with the flow, you’re there for two days. If you don’t see something the first day (e.g. rally stage) re-jig your next day and go see that first etc.

Edited by bockaaarck on Monday 5th February 23:40

addplant

Original Poster:

5 posts

6 months

Monday 5th February
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Thanks for that yes need to plan to see what we want to see the most 👍👍

Calza

2,011 posts

118 months

Friday 29th March
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After 10 years of saying I'll go, I'm going to go this year!

Looking at going on the Thursday in the hope it'll be a bit calmer than the weekend.Two questions:

1. Is the performance parking worth it? £40 is a lot!
2. Is the roving grandstand worth it?


ecsrobin

17,475 posts

168 months

Friday 29th March
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Calza said:
After 10 years of saying I'll go, I'm going to go this year!

Looking at going on the Thursday in the hope it'll be a bit calmer than the weekend.Two questions:

1. Is the performance parking worth it? £40 is a lot!
2. Is the roving grandstand worth it?
All 4 days are the same capacity and after last years over capacity on Thursday, Goodwood have stopped giving members tickets to get the numbers back to normal. Sarah has said they expect Thursday to be a sell out so I would recommend going on the Saturday or Sunday where the running will be better with star drivers.

You won’t have any time to sit down if it’s your first time going so don’t bother with the grandstand.

If you think £40 is expensive take your own food and drink wink

dr_gn

16,204 posts

187 months

Monday 1st April
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After booking Sunday last year, I was almost relieved it was cancelled (the only time it’s ever been cancelled I believe!).

After taking in the advice on PH a bit too late last time, I’ve carried over the tickets and this time will be staying with friends ‘down south’ the night before rather than driving from Sheffield and back in a day. We’re planning to get there very, very early and stay late, hopefully to see most of what we want in the paddocks before/after a lot of folks have arrived/left.

Got grandstand seats carried over as well. I was assured there will always be places despite it being busy, but time will tell.

Last time for us was 2001/2003 - hoping it will still be as good as those years…

ecsrobin

17,475 posts

168 months

Monday 1st April
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dr_gn said:
After booking Sunday last year, I was almost relieved it was cancelled (the only time it’s ever been cancelled I believe!).
Saturday wink

dr_gn

16,204 posts

187 months

Monday 1st April
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ecsrobin said:
dr_gn said:
After booking Sunday last year, I was almost relieved it was cancelled (the only time it’s ever been cancelled I believe!).
Saturday wink
Ah yes. I could have sworn that we went to Flying Legends on the Saturday, but it was indeed Sunday. It would have been a lot of hours in the car had FoS not been cancelled that weekend.

mitchm

120 posts

123 months

Monday 1st April
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. Is the performance parking worth it? £40 is a lot!
2. Is the roving grandstand worth it?

Roving grandstand definitely worth it as it's ideal to sit and watch the hill plus taking a break especially if the weather is not great .

Performance parking yes expensive but you are parked inside the event so great that you don't need to carry too much about with you
Booked parking for the first time last year booked it again the this year .
As others have said get there early

patmahe

5,783 posts

207 months

Wednesday 8th May
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I went for the first time last year, as others have said get there early and leave late (or just accept you'll be sitting in traffic), we passed through where the Can AM cars were early in the morning and they started to warm up one of the McLaren's its one of my abiding memories of the day, but we were able to stand right next to it and see exactly what they were doing, the same at the other displays. I passed by the same spot a few hours later and it was so full of people you couldn't see the car, its well worth the early start.

BricktopST205

1,112 posts

137 months

Wednesday 15th May
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Also go in from the North if you can you get the better car park which is closer to the paddocks.

addplant

Original Poster:

5 posts

6 months

Thursday 16th May
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Thanks for that will get there early 👍

RemaL

24,980 posts

237 months

Friday 17th May
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I've not been to the FOS speed in 20 years and that was just for a Day. This year taking the wife (we did the revival in 22 for a day and she loved it) so booked for the thurs to Friday and camping. can't wait. Bet it's changed in 20 years.

addplant

Original Poster:

5 posts

6 months

Friday 17th May
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Are you camping on site or nearby ?

FIREBIRDC9

743 posts

140 months

Monday 17th June
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10/10 for arriving Early

I've been going since 2012 and i'm there at 7am

You won't be parked millions of miles away , so can get in and have a look around before it gets crowded.


CloudStuff

3,775 posts

107 months

Monday 17th June
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dr_gn said:
ecsrobin said:
dr_gn said:
After booking Sunday last year, I was almost relieved it was cancelled (the only time it’s ever been cancelled I believe!).
Saturday wink
Ah yes. I could have sworn that we went to Flying Legends on the Saturday, but it was indeed Sunday. It would have been a lot of hours in the car had FoS not been cancelled that weekend.
Just a quick note, to express my gratitude to you for avoiding the cusotmary (on ph) "could of sworn".

The irony of my typo is there for all to see :0)


Edited by CloudStuff on Monday 17th June 19:53

dr_gn

16,204 posts

187 months

Monday 17th June
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CloudStuff said:
dr_gn said:
ecsrobin said:
dr_gn said:
After booking Sunday last year, I was almost relieved it was cancelled (the only time it’s ever been cancelled I believe!).
Saturday wink
Ah yes. I could have sworn that we went to Flying Legends on the Saturday, but it was indeed Sunday. It would have been a lot of hours in the car had FoS not been cancelled that weekend.
Just a quick note, to express my gratitude to you for avoiding the cusotmary (on ph) "could of sworn".
No problem. Just glad I brought my tickets early for this iconic event.

CloudStuff

3,775 posts

107 months

Monday 17th June
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dr_gn said:
CloudStuff said:
dr_gn said:
ecsrobin said:
dr_gn said:
After booking Sunday last year, I was almost relieved it was cancelled (the only time it’s ever been cancelled I believe!).
Saturday wink
Ah yes. I could have sworn that we went to Flying Legends on the Saturday, but it was indeed Sunday. It would have been a lot of hours in the car had FoS not been cancelled that weekend.
Just a quick note, to express my gratitude to you for avoiding the cusotmary (on ph) "could of sworn".
No problem. Just glad I brought my tickets early for this iconic event.
Hopefully the catering is good - although I imagine an expresso and a chicken sees her salad will cost a princelee some.