ISTR they usually quote 220,000 attendees but that is spread all around I suppose.

I watched some of it and was quite impressed. The graphics and car movement are really quite lifelike.

Polesitters in the 2000s

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/52462003

Good spelling is quite important!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd99BQCTZEqhtbfIJrHjK5oq6GxIlXJO7Rh4t_kkZ8lVN6wXg/viewform

I only got 10 and some of those were guesses. I'm sure some of you will do considerably better than that.

Seems to have become quite the thing to give credits rather than refunds. My mate said it's because they don't actually have the money.

I wonder if you could claim the ticket cost from an annual travel insurance? Maybe not... they are slippery...

This streamed weekend of motor stuff starts shortly and may be if interest. Timetable below.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2020/5/goodwood-speed-weekend-live-stream/


Timetable (reproduced below) - https://www.goodwood.com/globalassets/.road--racing/race/historic/2020/5-may/speed-weekend-stream-timetable/speed-weekend-stream-timetable.pdf

Goodwood Speed Weekend Stream Timetable

FRIDAY MAY 8th
TIME RACE/DEMO/DISPLAY
10:00 Spitfire Flypast – Revival 2015
10:35 Goodwood Trophy – Revival 2011
11:05 D-Day Parade – Revival 2019
11:35 Brooklands Trophy – Revival 2017
12:10 Freddie March Memorial Trophy – Revival 2014
12:50 Dambusters Tribute – Revival 2013
13:15 Richmond Trophy – Revival 2009
14:00 Lennox Cup – Revival 2002
14:35 Spitfire Celebration – Revival 2010
14:55 St. Mary’s Trophy – Revival 2017
16:00 Freddie March Flypast – Revival 2017
16:15 Finish! See you tomorrow…

SATURDAY MAY 9th
TIME RACE/DEMO/DISPLAY
10:00 First batch ever – FOS 1993
10:25 Woodcote Cup, the first race – Revival 1998
10:50 Gerry Marshall Trophy, the first race –
72MM 2014
11:15 First Supercar Run – FOS 2000
11:35 Lewis Hamilton’s first trip to Goodwood
– FOS 2008
12:15 Lennox Cup, the first motorcycle race
– Revival 1998
12:35 The first demo, Group C Le Mans cars
– 72MM 2014
13:05 First St. Mary’s Trophy – Revival 1998
13:35 First Forest Rally Stage – FOS 2005
14:15 First drift cars – FOS 2014
15:00 First F1 demo – 72MM 2014
15:20 Beast of Turin debut – FOS 2015
15:50 First Kinrara Trophy – Revival 2016
17:10 Finish! See you tomorrow…

SUNDAY MAY 10th
TIME RACE/DEMO/DISPLAY
10:00 Glover Trophy – Revival 1999
10:30 Fastest runs – FOS 1999
11:35 Group 5 demo – 74MM 2016
12:05 Timed Shootout – FOS 2016
13:05 RAC TT Celebration – Revival 2016
14:20 Surtees Trophy – 72MM 2014
14:55 Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy – Revival 2018
15:30 F1 Cars – FOS 2015
15:45 Timed Shootout – FOS 2019
16:45 10 Fastest FOS Times
17:00 Goodbye!

Tipping Point?

The Le Mans '66 movie from last year is available this weekend on Amazon for £2.99 to rent in HD. Also on iTunes I believe. I saw it at the cinema and it was quite enjoyable.

I remember back some years we used to have a Sunday night Club Arnage meeting on chat or something. Before we'd all met in real life, I think.

At the moment F1 Aus appears to be going ahead this weekend. Hamilton says  the decision is shocking, but I guess he ust has to do what his employers say, and said "cash is king" when asked why he thinks they are going ahead.

I see F1 are closing Bahrain to spectators (later in march).

As an ACO member I received an mail from the ACO today, which said

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE


We are monitoring the Coronavirus situation closely.


For the moment, we have not been notified of any requirement to postpone or cancel any of our sporting events scheduled in the coming weeks on the Le Mans circuit. Our event calendar remains unchanged.
 
We are confident that the 24 Hours of Le Mans will go ahead as planned on 13-14 June.

Please note that our priority is to maintain our published schedule for 2020.
•   However, should it be necessary to do so, we will reschedule events later in the year.
•   In the event of a cancellation, tickets will be refunded.

Educational exams taken by 17/18 year olds.

Need to sleep but that was good, thx for the heads-up. Shame I can't record the rest for tomorrow - but the rugby is on...

EDIT rain coming from one way and dust from the other. Maybe I'll give it a few more minutes!!!

Sunrise was nice