Safe parking a supercar in normal parking areas?

Safe parking a supercar in normal parking areas?

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MB 1

Original Poster:

525 posts

192 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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Im sure its safe, and ground appeart to be dry tomorrow, but just wondered how bumpy it is for taking the Aston.

WhyOne

417 posts

205 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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Should be fine - I have run my NSX in and out of FoS car parks for a number of years without problems clearance-wise.

MB 1

Original Poster:

525 posts

192 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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Cool thanks, if its good enough for the NSX ist good enough for my V12S smile

98elise

28,226 posts

168 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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Usually quite a few performance cars in the car park. Never seen any get into trouble.

JohnGK

157 posts

134 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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Just got back, I used car park M for a Porshe 987 Spyder. No Issues with Ground Clearance, but was getting concerned when it started raining as it has a large hill either side.
Car Park A is better suited as it is flatter.

ecsrobin

17,833 posts

172 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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An Aston is practically an off-roader compared to some of the low slung cars you’ll find in the fields. The best so far seen (at a previous Goodwood event) is Gordon Murray’s McLaren F1 XP

billzeebub

3,884 posts

206 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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Only issue is with the rain. Weather forecast isn't torrential you will be fine

TonyTwoTribes

356 posts

123 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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just my view but : NO are you mad?. I have seen push chairs with screaming kids bang into peoples cars, scratch them, laugh and walk off , drunken idiots falling about all over the place.
Fields full of mud if it rains, so bad that even tractors are stuck, bumpers pulled off on cars being towed , performance cars covered in dust (if dry) with swear words written into it.
I never take my expensive cars that I cherish anywhere near the place , the crowd has changed over the years to a more corporate day out drunken beer or champagne booze up. Still enormous fun but take one of my supercars..............no way. I am getting a lift in my daughters Corsa.

Still you might be absolutely fine. Good luck.

chris333

1,034 posts

246 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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ecsrobin said:
An Aston is practically an off-roader compared to some of the low slung cars you’ll find in the fields. The best so far seen (at a previous Goodwood event) is Gordon Murray’s McLaren F1 XP
"Just pop it in there Guv, next to the Aston..."


The Hypno-Toad

12,683 posts

212 months

Friday 30th June 2017
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WARNING!!!! DANGER! DANGER!

Just arrived in car park S and they seem to have forgotten to put the 'ramps' in before large metal plates as you drive in. Therefore a couple of inches of solid metal plate to get over and if you are in anything lower than my MX-5 it could well be an issue.

Be very carefully on the way in!

NDA

22,335 posts

232 months

Friday 30th June 2017
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The Hypno-Toad said:
WARNING!!!! DANGER! DANGER!

Just arrived in car park S and they seem to have forgotten to put the 'ramps' in before large metal plates as you drive in. Therefore a couple of inches of solid metal plate to get over and if you are in anything lower than my MX-5 it could well be an issue.

Be very carefully on the way in!
Thanks!

I will be in something low, so that's a very useful warning.

andy_mc

163 posts

158 months

Tuesday 4th July 2017
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saw a number of Porker GT3's scrape their way across those metal plates on the Saturday. I was nearly crying and they weren't even my cars

Lynchie999

3,469 posts

160 months

Wednesday 5th July 2017
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The Hypno-Toad said:
WARNING!!!! DANGER! DANGER!

Just arrived in car park S and they seem to have forgotten to put the 'ramps' in before large metal plates as you drive in. Therefore a couple of inches of solid metal plate to get over and if you are in anything lower than my MX-5 it could well be an issue.

Be very carefully on the way in!
yeh, I was even worried about those and I was in a (NEW) MINI!

WhyOne

417 posts

205 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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TonyTwoTribes said:
just my view but : NO are you mad?. I have seen push chairs with screaming kids bang into peoples cars, scratch them, laugh and walk off , drunken idiots falling about all over the place.
Fields full of mud if it rains, so bad that even tractors are stuck, bumpers pulled off on cars being towed , performance cars covered in dust (if dry) with swear words written into it.
I never take my expensive cars that I cherish anywhere near the place , the crowd has changed over the years to a more corporate day out drunken beer or champagne booze up. Still enormous fun but take one of my supercars..............no way. I am getting a lift in my daughters Corsa.

Still you might be absolutely fine. Good luck.
This is one of the most hysterically inaccurate forum posts I have ever read.

I have been driving and parking at the FoS for 12 years, 3-4 days each year and beyond cars getting a little dusty in especially dry years, your 'observations' are very far from my experiences.