Goodwood festival of speed
01 July 2017, 12:19 PM
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Goodwood festival of speed
live link is up for Goodwood :
02 July 2017, 09:20 PM
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My first time visiting the Goodwood festival of speed and what a place it is, definitely going back next year
I even got invited by BMW to drive the new 530e M performance up the Goodwood Hill so what a great experience going up the hill(maybe a better car next time
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02 July 2017, 11:43 PM
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Did the Gobstopper go up this year?
03 July 2017, 08:11 AM
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Did the Gobstopper go up this year?
No, Higgins did in a new Sti.
03 July 2017, 11:29 AM
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they didnt invite olly clark this year. the posh boys must have been upset last year when a subaru bested all thier supercars.
03 July 2017, 12:09 PM
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No, Higgins did in a new Sti.
I'll have to watch than one.
I missed the FOS again this year. Without doubt the best show I've been to. Is fantastic. Gotta try the revival too, amazing experience.
03 July 2017, 01:25 PM
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they didnt invite olly clark this year. the posh boys must have been upset last year when a subaru bested all thier supercars.
Does smell of that doesn't it, wins two years running then not invited for a 3rd.
03 July 2017, 01:43 PM
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Mark Higgins run is at 44.10 on the vid. Looks very committed indeed.
03 July 2017, 01:45 PM
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they didnt invite olly clark this year. the posh boys must have been upset last year when a subaru bested all thier supercars.
Does smell of that doesn't it, wins two years running then not invited for a 3rd.
When I was at RCM last year, I congratulated Olly on his amazing achievement.
I then added,
"I'm guessing McLaren were none too pleased, then?" To which he leant across and whispered,
"Yeah, you could say that."
04 July 2017, 01:17 PM
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When I was at RCM last year, I congratulated Olly on his amazing achievement.
I then added,
"I'm guessing McLaren were none too pleased, then?" To which he leant across and whispered,
"Yeah, you could say that."
dont think the p1 gtr did the shootout this year did it?
butt hurt
04 July 2017, 02:02 PM
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dont think the p1 gtr did the shootout this year did it?
butt hurt
A fair amount of Mclarens didnt do a timed run.
04 July 2017, 07:30 PM
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A fair amount of Mclarens didnt do a timed run.
p1 gtr is supposed to be the daddy though, well as long as the gobstoppers not in the room,,, hahaha
04 July 2017, 08:35 PM
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Not too bad Mark Higgins finished 3rd behind a GroupC/IMSA and an IndyCar.
04 July 2017, 09:44 PM
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Considering Mark Higgins Subaru was just a shell at Prodrive in April when I last saw it it's even more impressive.
It's the white caged shell at the back of the photo below.
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04 July 2017, 10:09 PM
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It's the TT record car, isn't it?
04 July 2017, 10:13 PM
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p1 gtr is supposed to be the daddy though, well as long as the gobstoppers not in the room,,, hahaha
Not making excuses for it, but its a big car for a point and squirt hill.
04 July 2017, 10:18 PM
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Yep, although there had been some new metal welded into the inner wheel arches so some fabrication work and possibly some work to fix the poor airflow through the radiator they had in the Isle of Mann. Think I saw a bit of film of Prodrive engineers drilling holes in the front of it.
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Not making excuses for it, but its a big car for a point and squirt hill.
So is the winning XJR12.
05 July 2017, 08:00 AM
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So is the winning XJR12.
XJR12 weighs 900 kg
P1 GTR weighs . . . 1547 kg
05 July 2017, 09:44 AM
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Great day out, recommended to anyone who hasn't been before.
As for Olly not being there, bit disappointed not to see the Gobstopper but fully understand the need to keep the line up different each year.
05 July 2017, 09:57 AM
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...As for Olly not being there, bit disappointed not to see the Gobstopper but fully understand the need to keep the line up different each year.
When I was last down there, Matt eluded that RCM were about to work on a new project.................
Whether it's gonna be a *****-out racer like the two GS's, ain't got a clue.
05 July 2017, 11:16 AM
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When I was last down there, Matt eluded that RCM were about to work on a new project.................
Whether it's gonna be a *****-out racer like the two GS's, ain't got a clue.
Some clues here:
http://www.speedhunters.com/2017/03/gobstopper-evolved-final-form/
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Indeed.
(I deliberately held back from mentioning the new car, so as to keeps idiots in suspense LOL
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'GS III'!
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XJR12 weighs 900 kg
P1 GTR weighs . . . 1547 kg
Sorry, mate, I was more refering to space/measurement instead of weight. Maybe in English it means both!?
But yes, 600 kg more is massive (P1 GTR is 50 kg lighter than the P1).
Not to forget the advantage in downforce the GroupC-car has (should be massive too, even its not so important on this kind of track).
I would love to see what the Caterham 620 R was capable of
, but afaik it never did a timed run.
05 July 2017, 04:46 PM
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Got to say , the chassis is wicked , the way he is snapping at it mid video
05 July 2017, 08:29 PM
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ITV4 are running a few programmes on the Festival, I assume it will be on their Hub for watching at your pleasure.
05 July 2017, 11:03 PM
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