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Hello all,
I went to the Goodwood Festival of Speed again this year with Race Idiot (Brett) (thanks again for taking me!). I noticed a few other people were going, and I remember Roo (Nathan) mentioning that he was going again, but we forgot to ask him for us to meet up, so I apologise for that! Maybe next time.
It was pretty good this year. I still think every time I go I'll just be seeing the same thing over and over again, but I always see something different which makes the trip worth it.
We started off walking into the first of the racing paddocks (forgot the name) to see what was there, since I don't recall ever going in there before. There was an asortment of BTCC cars, American racing series cars, and some very old cars (which I never took pictures of). One particular good sight was the new Scirocco Nuerburgring 24h Endurance Car:
Then we moved onto the main entrance where they usually show off the one-off special, prototype or concept cars. There were quite a few different cars this year, as you'll see in its picture section. The Stratos was literally dazzling to look at - one way to put your competitors off.
Next we saw this nice MC12 in black. Coincidently at the time one of the guys was opening the bonnet and we got to see inside. Plus, he showed off the electonically adjustable dampers. I think Brett may have a video of this.
We coincidently managed to be in the middle of an interview with some dude over a 1930s Bentley that raced in LeMans. The camera footage was put onto a large screen behind them. We were behind the guy being interviewed and we were on the screen for a little while. Once I noticed I hastily moved out of the way.
I'll have to see if we appear in the highlights they'll show sometime in the next month or two.
On the way out of the Bentley interview we walked right into some action in the Supercars paddock. The cars were lining up to drive onto the track. I got some good video of them moving here. When the V12 Vantage drove past is scared the 🤬 out of me. We were just talking about how quiet new cars have become so I wasn't expecting that:
The dealerships section was next - the Audi, BMW, Alfa Romeo Nissan and Mercedes in particular we looked in. We saw the GT-R for the very first time. And it was even better than I thought - we could sit in it! Brett sat in it first, and then I. It was pretty nice, looked very well built. Definitely the interior for a £60k car though - it wasn't as nice as, say, the new Mercedes SL I sat in a little later on. But still, it was very comfortable. The same can't be said for the rear occupants though - I actually didn't realise it has rear seats, but there's little legroom so I suppose they're only suitable for children.
We also got to sit in the new SL which is very nice. You sunk into the seat when you sat in it and the interior quality was superb. I definitely want one...
Brett wanted to see the rally stage up the hill so we slowly made our way up there. On the way we went into the Formula 1 Paddock where all the different periods of F1 cars are kept, Le Mans cars, latest bikes and other various bits and bobs. Of particular interest was the 40 years of McLaren section, where they had lined up their F1 cars throughout the years:
The GT Academy car was there too:
And for a little humour :
We eventually made our way up the hill (after getting lost once). At least getting lost wasn't annoying since I did actually get a burnout video of a BMW-Sauber F1 car:
We became lazy and took the tractor's passenger trailer up there. It was the most uncomfortable and bumpy ride ever. Seriously, it would have been more confortable to be dragged along the floor attached by a rope.
Anyways, there was a large Colin McRae tribute section up there with many of the cars he had raced in over the years. One I have never seen before - is there any information you can give on this car?
I got some good footage from the rally startline too:
It was nearing the end of the day so we went back down on the tractor-of-death onto the Supercars paddock. It was good to go there at the end of the day since the crowds of people have gone. A few of the cars had been covered up already but it was worth the wait. There were three Veyrons parked next to each other. 1 is stock and the others are modified (managed to squeeze the chick into the last pic):
There was another GT-R there with "clean me lol" written onto the bonnet.
The new Dodge Challenger was there. I've always thought it looked a bit odd in pictures, due to its blend of classic and modern styling, but it looks better in person. Still not quite right, but better:
We pretty much left after this to join the huge queue out of the car park. But because we left late (must have been 7:15 - 7:30pm), it only took us about 10 minutes to drive out, compared to the 30+ minutes I'm used to, so I'd definitely recommend to leave as late as possible.
I've now added the rest of the photos. If there is any photos here that you want in a larger size, then feel free to ask. They're available, largest, in 3588 x 2616 resolution.
Enjoy, I suppose.
P.S - Brett's car is 1337.
Modern cars:
I went to the Goodwood Festival of Speed again this year with Race Idiot (Brett) (thanks again for taking me!). I noticed a few other people were going, and I remember Roo (Nathan) mentioning that he was going again, but we forgot to ask him for us to meet up, so I apologise for that! Maybe next time.
It was pretty good this year. I still think every time I go I'll just be seeing the same thing over and over again, but I always see something different which makes the trip worth it.
We started off walking into the first of the racing paddocks (forgot the name) to see what was there, since I don't recall ever going in there before. There was an asortment of BTCC cars, American racing series cars, and some very old cars (which I never took pictures of). One particular good sight was the new Scirocco Nuerburgring 24h Endurance Car:
Then we moved onto the main entrance where they usually show off the one-off special, prototype or concept cars. There were quite a few different cars this year, as you'll see in its picture section. The Stratos was literally dazzling to look at - one way to put your competitors off.
Next we saw this nice MC12 in black. Coincidently at the time one of the guys was opening the bonnet and we got to see inside. Plus, he showed off the electonically adjustable dampers. I think Brett may have a video of this.
We coincidently managed to be in the middle of an interview with some dude over a 1930s Bentley that raced in LeMans. The camera footage was put onto a large screen behind them. We were behind the guy being interviewed and we were on the screen for a little while. Once I noticed I hastily moved out of the way.
I'll have to see if we appear in the highlights they'll show sometime in the next month or two.
On the way out of the Bentley interview we walked right into some action in the Supercars paddock. The cars were lining up to drive onto the track. I got some good video of them moving here. When the V12 Vantage drove past is scared the 🤬 out of me. We were just talking about how quiet new cars have become so I wasn't expecting that:
The dealerships section was next - the Audi, BMW, Alfa Romeo Nissan and Mercedes in particular we looked in. We saw the GT-R for the very first time. And it was even better than I thought - we could sit in it! Brett sat in it first, and then I. It was pretty nice, looked very well built. Definitely the interior for a £60k car though - it wasn't as nice as, say, the new Mercedes SL I sat in a little later on. But still, it was very comfortable. The same can't be said for the rear occupants though - I actually didn't realise it has rear seats, but there's little legroom so I suppose they're only suitable for children.
We also got to sit in the new SL which is very nice. You sunk into the seat when you sat in it and the interior quality was superb. I definitely want one...
Brett wanted to see the rally stage up the hill so we slowly made our way up there. On the way we went into the Formula 1 Paddock where all the different periods of F1 cars are kept, Le Mans cars, latest bikes and other various bits and bobs. Of particular interest was the 40 years of McLaren section, where they had lined up their F1 cars throughout the years:
The GT Academy car was there too:
And for a little humour
:
We eventually made our way up the hill (after getting lost once). At least getting lost wasn't annoying since I did actually get a burnout video of a BMW-Sauber F1 car:
We became lazy and took the tractor's passenger trailer up there. It was the most uncomfortable and bumpy ride ever. Seriously, it would have been more confortable to be dragged along the floor attached by a rope.
Anyways, there was a large Colin McRae tribute section up there with many of the cars he had raced in over the years. One I have never seen before - is there any information you can give on this car?
I got some good footage from the rally startline too:
It was nearing the end of the day so we went back down on the tractor-of-death onto the Supercars paddock. It was good to go there at the end of the day since the crowds of people have gone. A few of the cars had been covered up already but it was worth the wait. There were three Veyrons parked next to each other. 1 is stock and the others are modified (managed to squeeze the chick into the last pic
):
There was another GT-R there with "clean me lol" written onto the bonnet.
The new Dodge Challenger was there. I've always thought it looked a bit odd in pictures, due to its blend of classic and modern styling, but it looks better in person. Still not quite right, but better:
We pretty much left after this to join the huge queue out of the car park. But because we left late (must have been 7:15 - 7:30pm), it only took us about 10 minutes to drive out, compared to the 30+ minutes I'm used to, so I'd definitely recommend to leave as late as possible.
I've now added the rest of the photos. If there is any photos here that you want in a larger size, then feel free to ask. They're available, largest, in 3588 x 2616 resolution.
Enjoy, I suppose.
P.S - Brett's car is 1337.
Modern cars:
