Festival of speed first timer 2024
Discussion
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
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
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.
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
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. 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?
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
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…
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 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 . 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
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
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.
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 The irony of my typo is there for all to see :0)
Edited by CloudStuff on Monday 17th June 19:53
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 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!).
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