Goodwood Revival 2012 - 14/16 September
#101
Posted 26 February 2012 - 19:50
They will stay at Goodwood House but Kathy is coming too and needs a hotel, hopefully fairly nearby. Can anyone suggest something that I can pass on to Kathy.
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#102
Posted 25 April 2012 - 16:56
Also, is there somebody he should contact in the British historic aircraft fraternity so that he can get closer to the aircraft at Goodwood? This is my idea, not his.
#103
Posted 25 April 2012 - 21:18
Kathy Weida, Dan's Girl Friday tells me that Dan and Evi's visit is to the Revival not the F.o.S.
They will stay at Goodwood House but Kathy is coming too and needs a hotel, hopefully fairly nearby. Can anyone suggest something that I can pass on to Kathy.
Barry,
I have sent you a PM.
Jack
#104
Posted 26 April 2012 - 20:41
I have a friend who is travelling from Canada to the Revival this year. He is an ex RCAF fighter pilot (Mustangs and Sabres) and also raced cars for quite a while. Can anyone suggest accommodation options for he and his wife? They are not young so no tents please!
Also, is there somebody he should contact in the British historic aircraft fraternity so that he can get closer to the aircraft at Goodwood? This is my idea, not his.
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#105
Posted 28 April 2012 - 17:08
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I plan on being there all three days.
Will Ted be there, as usual?
Ted?
#106
Posted 30 April 2012 - 08:07
I travel down and back from Somerset each day so don't know anything about local accommodation. The general admission ticket gets you into the area inside the track where the static aircraft display/concours is located. There you can stand within touching distance of a delightfully varied assembly of aircraft. Aim for the Spitfire cafe and you can look over the fence at the Spitfires, Hurricanes and Mustangs as they taxi in after their flights and come to rest only a few yards away.I have a friend who is travelling from Canada to the Revival this year. He is an ex RCAF fighter pilot (Mustangs and Sabres) and also raced cars for quite a while. Can anyone suggest accommodation options for he and his wife? They are not young so no tents please!
Also, is there somebody he should contact in the British historic aircraft fraternity so that he can get closer to the aircraft at Goodwood? This is my idea, not his.
#107
Posted 30 April 2012 - 19:07
David, the hotels nearby sell out very quickly, people book almost a year in advance in some cases. You can always hope for a cancellation nearby I suppose. Hotels further away still have vacancies, and charge substantially less. I see from the internet that the place I am staying (the Travelodge at Alton Four Marks) still has vacancies for the Friday-Sunday nights at about £56 per night for a double room (room only). Its about a 40 minute drive from Goodwood if you set off early enough. It's best to do that and have breakfast at the circuit.Bump
Steve
#108
Posted 30 April 2012 - 20:16
#109
Posted 30 April 2012 - 20:38
Many thanks Steve, that is the sort of info I was looking for!
David, also try Worthing - anyway best to go for the East side of Chichester as the Chichester Ring Road can be very slow from/to West of Chichester
Bill
#110
Posted 01 May 2012 - 07:24
#111
Posted 01 May 2012 - 08:24
David, the hotels nearby sell out very quickly, people book almost a year in advance in some cases. You can always hope for a cancellation nearby I suppose. Hotels further away still have vacancies, and charge substantially less. I see from the internet that the place I am staying (the Travelodge at Alton Four Marks) still has vacancies for the Friday-Sunday nights at about £56 per night for a double room (room only). Its about a 40 minute drive from Goodwood if you set off early enough. It's best to do that and have breakfast at the circuit.
Steve
There are plenty of B&Bs available 30-40 miles from Goodwood. I always stay with a delightful couple in their 14th century house near Horsham, and it's so much more pleasant than a soulless hotel. And all for 35quid a night. At crack of dawn it's a 40 minute drive to Goodwood via Petworth and down from the race course, and some nice pubs for supper on the return journey. PM me if you want any details.
Chris
#112
Posted 06 May 2012 - 17:41
Thank you.
Jack
#113
Posted 06 May 2012 - 20:28
Is there bus service between Chichester and Goodwood circuit? My wife is thinking of making one or two trips into town during the weekend and it will not be practical for her to drive. If someone could direct me to a bus schedule and a lisitng of stops that would really be appreciated.
Thank you.
Jack
I believe there was when we were there for the Festival of Speed in 2003. I don't have the link to the schedule, etc. though.
Vince H.
#114
Posted 06 May 2012 - 20:47
#115
Posted 07 May 2012 - 16:06
#116
Posted 07 May 2012 - 17:43
#117
Posted 07 May 2012 - 20:01
Jack-the-Lad, I have found the Stagecoach buses website shows two regular services going near Goodwood - the 55 with a stop at Halnaker and the 60 that with a stop at Lavant. To find how close they are you need to go to a map site like Bing Maps or Streetmaps - I'm afraid I can't get the detailed map links to work
I suggest you e-mail Stagecoach and ask them directly. The reason I'm saying this is that when the Festival or Revival are on the normal bus services may well be diverted or disrupted
Edit: Link corrected
Edited by D-Type, 08 May 2012 - 20:49.
#118
Posted 07 May 2012 - 20:46
Thanks, everyone, for your replies. I will follow your advice re: bus availability during Revival.
Jack
#119
Posted 08 May 2012 - 05:46
I agree with you view IF the shuttles run only morning and afternoon. I thought they ran all day...They run special shuttles from the station which are to the FoS or Revival in the morning and back in the afternoon but I don't think that is what Jack-the-Lad is looking for
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#120
Posted 08 May 2012 - 18:12
Edited by D-Type, 08 May 2012 - 18:13.
#121
Posted 08 May 2012 - 22:46
According to their timetable, shuttles run from Chichester Station to the FoS every half hour from 07.15 to 12.15 and from the FoS to Chichester Station from 14.30 to 19.30. This suggests they make a return run empty, which seems unlikely but it's what the timetable says. Hence my suggestion to Jack-the-Lad to contact Stagecoach and ask.
Thank you again.
Jack
#122
Posted 16 July 2012 - 18:42
Jack
#123
Posted 17 July 2012 - 05:48
#124
Posted 17 July 2012 - 06:23
#125
Posted 09 August 2012 - 22:53
Jack
#126
Posted 10 August 2012 - 05:17
#127
Posted 10 August 2012 - 06:14
#128
Posted 10 August 2012 - 07:29
What about Dan Gurney !!!! Hardly the same old !!!!!
Is this years Revival poster boy and former Presidential Candidate going to be present in the flesh ?
#129
Posted 10 August 2012 - 08:03
Plus http://www.goodwood....tm_term=Read OnMuch though I love the Revival, Jack, my guess is same old same old.
#130
Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:27
Paul
#131
Posted 11 August 2012 - 01:56
Is this years Revival poster boy and former Presidential Candidate going to be present in the flesh ?
I sure hope so! That's one of the reasons I'm going.
Jack
#132
Posted 12 August 2012 - 20:44
Steven
#133
Posted 12 August 2012 - 20:59
Does anyone know what day the "Silver Arrows" will be running? It's a busy time at work and I can only make one day. I surely don't want to miss them.
Steven
You won't miss them Steven, All three days !
Edited by Louism, 12 August 2012 - 21:01.
#134
Posted 13 August 2012 - 19:38
#135
Posted 14 August 2012 - 16:50
http://api.viglink.c..._13449625426531
I read elsewhere that at least 25 Maseratis of varying types and periods are scheduled to be racing, while 13 Ferrari GTOs celebrate their 50th anniversary.
#136
Posted 14 August 2012 - 17:27
#137
Posted 14 August 2012 - 17:36
See your PMs
Edited by D-Type, 14 August 2012 - 20:59.
#138
Posted 15 August 2012 - 13:47
Do any of you southerners know how to get from Chichester to Goodwood House by public transport?
Barry,
I had a similar question, with helpful responses upthread. After six Revivals my wife and her friends might like to leave the track and go into Chichester for a few hours, and public transport would be their only real option.
Duncan, if you have more info, please PM. Thanks for the link to Stagecoach. I have printed the schedule. Does anyone know where the pickup points are at Goodwood?
Thanks, all.
Jack.
#139
Posted 15 August 2012 - 15:44
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#140
Posted 15 August 2012 - 16:03
Itfelt a bit like a trip to school though, being on an 'old fashioned' bus again!
#141
Posted 15 August 2012 - 20:58
Last year, they stopped in the car park, opposite the main entrance.
Thank you, Roger. I seem to remember seeing buses stopped in that area in past years.
Jack
#142
Posted 20 August 2012 - 15:26
#143
Posted 20 August 2012 - 15:28
#144
Posted 20 August 2012 - 15:51
Received some press releases this morning and I see that in the one regarding the Cobra race that they are hoping that a certain Mr Shelby is hoping to attend !!!!!!!!!!!!amazing
Any more ghosts from the past scheduled to attend ?
#145
Posted 20 August 2012 - 20:44
Thankfully, as this was the reason I gave the FoS a miss this year - Dan Gurney is there!
As well as Bob Bondurant, Danny Sullivan, Derek Daly, Sir JYS, Tony Brooks, Robs Lamplough, Derek Hill and the "normal historic guys" which is a rather unfari way of describing the colossal talents that are Moss, Oliver, Redman, Merzario et al.
http://www.goodwood....hat-17aug12.pdf
#146
Posted 20 August 2012 - 21:32
#147
Posted 21 August 2012 - 14:12
Some info from Daimler on the Merc Silver Arrows for the 'demo race'. 'Race pace', with JYS driving...? Would be great, but...
Anyone got news on who's in the AUs?
#148
Posted 21 August 2012 - 14:27
I see they're still quoting the 1934 Eifelrennen paint-stripping myth.http://media.daimler...-0-0-0-0-0.html
Some info from Daimler on the Merc Silver Arrows for the 'demo race'.
#149
Posted 21 August 2012 - 14:36
#150
Posted 21 August 2012 - 15:07