Anything better than this?
The Edwardian cars had a pretty epic battle as well.
I love watching Goodwood as it's a reaffirmation of my driving style.
Wow, that was exciting and fun!
Anyone know the prep level of these cars? Seem to have full glass, no window nets, etc. Can't tell the size or extent of the roll cages. Suspensions seem pretty stiff and robust. What about the engine prep?
The link above led me to this - 2023 Gordon Spice Trophy Heat 1. I'd call these the big blocks of England: https://youtu.be/wZwkDwpFV10
Thanks!
I dunno if there's anything better or not, all I know is I wanna go find out! FOS is *so* on my bucket list...
They take vintage racing seriously in Europe. It's not just a parade.
Simply awesome. One of my favorite classes of cars!
What a riot to watch. Anytime you have minis in the mix, it's a good time.
Goodwood is probably #1 on my bucket list of events to visit for the sheer quality of the action.
The correct answer is, yes, watching a Mini slide through a bunch of corners while chasing down an Alfa with a bunch of random Cortina's and 2002's and one big Ford Fairlane in the mix shows it can get better.
There's another one with early 60's Jaguar sedans hammering it out.
Keith Tanner said:Goodwood is probably #1 on my bucket list of events to visit for the sheer quality of the action.
When I see attendees in period dress on the internet I remind my wife she needs to start thinking about her outfit for Goodwood. Then I get a HUH?
I was gonna say the Edwardian cars were a hoot too, but Tom1200 beat me to it.
I actually find the FoS to be a bit boring, at least via YT. Maybe I'd think differently in person, but there's not a lot of real excitement in that for me. But the Revival and the MM, yes please.
In reply to NorseDave :
Ditto. When I say Goodwood, assume I'm talking about the racetrack and not the driveway :)
Keith Tanner said:They take vintage racing seriously in Europe. It's not just a parade.
I can't speak for the rest of the US vintage racers but I'm driving every bit has hard as these guys are.
This is why I love Goodwood so much; these guys hurl the cars into every corner.........as it should be.
Is there anything better? Yeah.
Anytime the Great Dane, Tom Kristensen, takes some massive american sedan door to door with a pack of minis and shows them how it's done.
Tom1200 said:Keith Tanner said:They take vintage racing seriously in Europe. It's not just a parade.
I can't speak for the rest of the US vintage racers but I'm driving every bit has hard as these guys are.
This is why I love Goodwood so much; these guys hurl the cars into every corner.........as it should be.
I've been to the Mitty a bunch of times and the Le Mans Classic once. I did not see that level of intensity consistently at the Mitty.
What's fun to watch in the video is the variety of lines being used.
That was awesome. I also love how only a Mini can make an A1 GTI look like a hulking monster.
The MM is better for on track action but I don't think you can beat the FoS for the shear variety of cars on display. Stuff shows up there that sits in museums the rest of the year and is the only time you get to see and hear them. If I had to pick only one to go to it would be the FoS, but not by much.
One of my bucket list things is to go to Goodwood and see the festival of speed.
Keith Tanner saidWhat's fun to watch in the video is the variety of lines being used.
Yes I do love the all roads lead to Rome aspect. Different approaches net the same lap time.
I watched a recent ridealong in that Clubman. Nick said the little A series "only made 168hp" so it wasn't his fastest mini. It made most of that power from 6500-8500 rpm.
His mini Madgwicks are stunning little things that must be a handful
In reply to Trent :
Only.
Tom1200 said:Keith Tanner saidWhat's fun to watch in the video is the variety of lines being used.
Yes I do love the all roads lead to Rome aspect. Different approaches net the same lap time.
The difference between a normal and a defensive line is really clear, too. The track is so wide with those little cars that it doesn't work all that well though!
Man, the slip angles on those Minis with the 10" wheels are just so delicious.
Gotta check this out later, this reminded me of some of the old 70s and early 80s SCCA showroom stock videos that are up on youtube.
It surprises me how modern the Scirocco and RX7 looks compared to its competitors.
Yeah. This is so cool!
Can someone explain to me the Goodwood driveway vs this race? Are they both called the same thing?
CyberEric said:Yeah. This is so cool!
Can someone explain to me the Goodwood driveway vs this race? Are they both called the same thing?
The Goodwood Members Meeting (took place this past weekend) and the Revival (late summer) both take place at the Goodwood circuit. The Festival of Speed is on the same property but is a hill climb going up the driveway. There is racing and demonstration runs at all of the events but the Festival of Speed puts a bigger emphasis on the demonstration runs with the actual timed runs making up a smaller portion of the event.
The variety of cars at the Festival of Speed is also much more broad, there could be a Funny Car dragster going up the hill making lots of noise doing burnouts followed by an F1 car, anything and everything goes. The racing at the other events is top notch though with world class drivers in extraordinary cars (and motorcycles) being driven and raced to the absolute limit, wheel to wheel.
In reply to adam525i :
Also, since the Festival of Speed (FoS) is a hillclimb, it's one car at a time instead of wheel to wheel racing. You definitely get to see some exotic stuff running up the hill, more one-offs and stuff like F1 cars. The Goodwood circuit races can include some very valuable and iconic cars, but they're always cars that would have been racing against each other.
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