Frank / all
The post is clear, no date planned and for us to accept a suggested date in late October would not be sensible in my opinion. It is a shame, I for one enjoy Goodwood, but slowly but surely they are pushing themselves out of the market to the smaller clubs, with ever increasing complications of additional red-tape, noise regulations, spectating regulations, paperwork, increased cost etc etc etc.... The very clubs and supporters that have helped elevate them to the position they now enjoy... The additional 'problems' associated with their preparations last year for the Revival meeting, the fact that our actual agreed date was 'bumped' once without our agreement + other inflexible attitudes, made last year more troublesome than ever previously...
I joined the Goodwood supporters club many moons ago, before the Revival and Festival of Speed events were formed and now the club is defunct as I understand...?? It is now replaced by the Goodwood Road Racing Club, along with the 'Aero Club' and no doubt half a dozen other suitably elite clubs to belong to...... all at a price...!
I am a member of the GRRC - after a two year waiting list I was contacted in March 2006 and paid my fees - some £200+ and how have renewal fees of some £115+ per year.... (which again I have paid).... Still - I do save about a tenner or so on a weekend ticket for the 'main events' -
hmmmm....
I do not think that club event was or is the main reason for being a club member either as your post suggests, there are many members that have remained members for many years as they support the club and enjoy the friendly knowledgeable advice available from many of the other members. Many of them have not attended one of the main trackdays ever and it has never been a requirement to be a member to take part anyway - we have welcomed all in the past.
Whilst the Goodwood trackdays have been fun, they cannot be considered good value for money (again in my opinion) when compared to other venues. For equal amounts, you can have 6 to 8 (if you're lucky!) 10 minute sessions on track at Goodwood, where you'll get 5 laps or so at a time, in a noise restricted environment. For the same at say Silverstone or Donington on a GoldTrack event, you'll normally get 8 half hour sessions on possibly a FULL GRAND PRIX circuit, without restrictive noise regulations, Decent warm dry pits with power and toilets are available too for an additional £30... So, 60 to 80 mins at Goodwood, vs 240 minutes at say Silverstone..... hmmmmm - what seems the better value????
Not looking for confrontation, just 'saying it as I see it' and I am speaking as an individual/club member, NOT on behalf of the club or club committee before anyone asks/suggests....
