Friday 31st May 2013

Goodwood Breakfast Club Supercar Sunday

New door policy for Supercar Sunday Breakfast Club - but what counts as a supercar?

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This weekend sees Supercar Sunday, Goodwood's busiest Breakfast Club. But please ensure arrival in the correct vehicle, or you may not be let in...

Alright, that's maybe pushing it slightly, but Goodwood is giving preferential parking to pre-registered 'theme-relevant' supercars and superbikes. All other cars and bikes will be directed to one of Goodwood's surrounding car parks.

You're probably safe with any of these...

Now we've all had theoretical 'what defines a supercar' debates, but here one will have tangible consequences. All pre-registered cars (registration at the Goodwood website, and it closes today) will be allocated a spot on the circuit or in the car park at the discretion of Goodwood's staff. Rumours of Lord March working through the list over afternoon tea go unconfirmed...

Goodwood's decisions are likely to stir some controversy so let's introduce a few to get the debate rolling... Would a Nissan GT-R make it to the circuit? It's certainly as fast as many supercars after all. What about a Honda NSX? It has the classic mid-engined supercar layout but just 280hp. Lotus Carlton? It too could match many supercar contemporaries but lacked the cachet of an exotic badge and arguably had too many doors. Can there be any ruling on supercar criteria that isn't arbitrary in some sense?

But the Breakfast Club will be a breeze for the Goodwood authorities, as a new Supercar Park at the Festival of Speed will test them again. It had allocated 300 spaces for supercars 'as chosen by a panel of experts' that will hopefully become one of the integral FoS attractions alongside the F1 and Le Mans displays.

To heighten the conjecture, all Porsche 911 variants will be considered for the Supercar Park as part of Goodwood's celebration of its 50th anniversary. Tickets are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis; so if a 996 Tiptronic cabriolet owner gets ahead of your 4.0 RS, there's only one person to blame...

The tickets cost £50 per car for the Friday of the Festival (July 12) and £60 for each weekend day. Separate FoS tickets will have to be purchased for each driver and passenger in the Supercar Park. Registration is also at the Festival of Speed website. And good luck, it seems its probably required more than usual!

[Dan Trent]

Or there's our own Sunday Service of course! The list is full but we're not fussed about what car you bring...

Dan

[Woza]

I have a ticket and will endeavour to get there early but I fear they may still turn me away.....

[suffolk009]

What a crappy attitude.

Went to the revival once and loved the way that everything was just parked up in a field. If it was old you could park here, if not then over there please. That's the way to do it.

[goron59]

I rolled up a couple of years ago in my R8 and expected to be dumped in the adjoining field, but pleasingly was guided into a small paddock with a bunch of Lambos and a Mclaren. If I'd known, I'd have had her cleaned

[Prawnboy]

its a good idea, there is a couple of mustangs in that top picture....wrong.

[jamienshelly]

I also have a ticket to park on the circuit or one of the paddocks and have Humble tvr.
I'm sure that Goodwood do their best to get a good mix of cars and nobody was more surprised than I to get a ticket,
Where do you draw the line as to what a supercar is? is it price, performance, engine layout?
there is no hard and fast definition, so why would you blame goodwood staff for discriminating. If you apply and get a ticket to park on the track or paddocks then so be it.
It is no different to the PHSS List except that there is a theme.

[Lunchie]

I've got my e-ticket through - and I drive an Elise

[timbo48]

"its a good idea, there is a couple of mustangs in that top picture....wrong."

And there's a blue tractor........

[365daytonafan]

I think the pre registration is overall a good idea if it eases traffic conjestion which was a big problem at the last Supercar Sunday. I'm sure there will be some people the grumble that there car has been excluded and others will be pleasantly surprised that they have been included but overall I'm sure it will be a great morning with lots of interesting cars.

I have registered and will be there with my Daytona.

[thecremeegg]

I'm confused, can you not just turn and park in a field? Do you have to be on the list and pay £50 to get in?

[Prawnboy]

timbo48 said:

"its a good idea, there is a couple of mustangs in that top picture....wrong."

And there's a blue tractor........

i gave that one a pass for the tourque figure.

[Foggy748]

Re the Festival of Speed - am I reading this right? You have to pay £50 or £60 to park your car in a certain area (if you are deemed to own the right type of car) and THEN you have to pay for entrance tickets too?

Wow, the FOS must be very pleased with themselves as they progressively manage to squeeze every last drop of cash out of the punters! Well done chaps!

What's the theme next year? 'Daylight Robbery and The Great British Rip-off'?

[pipes]

Foggy748 said:

Re the Festival of Speed - am I reading this right? You have to pay £50 or £60 to park your car in a certain area (if you are deemed to own the right type of car) and THEN you have to pay for entrance tickets too?

Wow, the FOS must be very pleased with themselves as they progressively manage to squeeze every last drop of cash out of the punters! Well done chaps!

What's the theme next year? 'Daylight Robbery and The Great British Rip-off'?

They are renaming it 'The Festival of greed'

[HereBeMonsters]

Haven't they always done this?

For the hot hatch day I had to convince the guy it was indeed a 1.9 GTI, and for the soft-top day I got in fine in the Elise, but my mate behind was told to park elsewhere as they already had an MX-5. He convinced them it wasn't an MX-5, but a Eunos Roadster special ed, and therefore worthy of inclusion!

[Ginja]

pipes said:

Foggy748 said:

Re the Festival of Speed - am I reading this right? You have to pay £50 or £60 to park your car in a certain area (if you are deemed to own the right type of car) and THEN you have to pay for entrance tickets too?

Wow, the FOS must be very pleased with themselves as they progressively manage to squeeze every last drop of cash out of the punters! Well done chaps!

What's the theme next year? 'Daylight Robbery and The Great British Rip-off'?

They are renaming it 'The Festival of greed'

I just want to add an alternative view, not to contradict, just my take on it.

Its a huge event with tons to do and see and you can do most of the event on your entry ticket. You can pay for what you want to do or not or you can choose not to go. These people who choose to pay to make their cars part of the event are giving us all a better, more varied show.

Also Goodwood is a huge estate - its expensive to run and its not a charity, would we rather see the estate turn into a housing estate as land is sold off to pay for the costs of running it? Or have one of the premier motoring events in the world continue here in the UK?

Sorry, not trying to be controversial as it is an expensive event but its still personal choice.

[Dan Trent]

Official Goodwood 'what's a supercar and what's not' list here.

Discuss! Good news if you've got a Ferrari, less so if you've got a Lotus or any TVR other than a Speed 12.

Note - this is for the advanced supercar parking at the Festival of Speed and not and indication of what'll be granted access to the (free) Breakfast Club meet on Sunday.

Cheers,

Dan

[belleair302]

What no AMG 'G Wagen". Shame on Goodwood.

[Stuart]

Dan Trent said:

Official Goodwood 'what's a supercar and what's not' list here.

Discuss! Good news if you've got a Ferrari, less so if you've got a Lotus or any TVR other than a Speed 12.

Note - this is for the advanced supercar parking at the Festival of Speed and not and indication of what'll be granted access to the (free) Breakfast Club meet on Sunday.

Cheers,

Dan

I think you've just broken the internet pipe into Sussex, Dan..

[Dan Trent]

[notax]

Seems to be a fairly sensible list of supercars to me, DB7 owners won't be happy though!