Goodwood Information & FAQs – Track Day Guide For Visitors
The Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit circuit is situated near Chichester, on the Goodwood Estate.
The Goodwood racing circuit began life as a perimeter track of RAF Westhampnett airfield, which was built during World War II and used as a relief airfield for RAF Tangmere. Flying ace Douglas Bader commanded three Spitfire squadrons here. The first motor racing meeting took place on 18 September 1948, organised by the Junior Car Club.
Goodwood Information & FAQs
As a modern-day race track Goodwood became synonymous with Stirling Moss, one of Britain’s best known and best loved racing drivers. The legendary driver was nicknamed “Mr Goodwood”
Track Day Info For Goodwood Trackdays
Location: Goodwood, Motor Circuit, Chichester PO18 0PH
Directions: Goodwood On Google Maps
Event Registration: Goodwood licence check & wristband issue from 07.30 am.
Track Day Times: 9:00 am To 5.00 pm
Lunch Break: 12:30 pm To 1:30 pm
“Goodwood is a fabulous circuit in any car. Most notably I race the 1938 Maserati 6CM grand Prix car at the Goodwood Revival and it is a blast. Flat through Fordwater with an apex speed of 120 mph, the bump just after bounces the car into oversteer for an ‘exciting’ moment, then on to the near 130 mph approach to Noname.
St Mary’s provides lovely opposite lock slides before breaking from 100mph into Lavant. Blasting down the Lavant straight we top 135 mph before hard braking for Woodcote and the sweep round to approach the Chicane. Exiting onto the Pit straight usually with an armful of opposite precedes the dash to the line to complete another ‘heart in mouth’ lap.” Calum Lockie
Goodwood Motor-racing Circuit
Length: 3.809 km – 2.367 miles
Corners: 7
Lap record 1:18.217
Nick Padmore, Lola T70 Spyder, 2015,
(in the Bruce McLaren Trophy at the Members’ Meeting)
Goodwood Circuit Drivers Eye View Of The Track
Pole position lap driving in a 1938 Maserati 6CM Grand Prix car. Centre throttle, 1500 supercharged, no roll cage, no seat belts. Goodwood Revival 2018
Calum Lockie
Pole position lap in a 1938 Maserati 6CM Grand Prix car. Centre throttle, 1500 supercharged, no roll cage, no seat belts. Goodwood Revival 2018
Calum Lockie
International Events At Goodwood
Goodwood host a number of events throughout the year for a host of different events from Horse racing, music events, outdoor cinema, track days and more. Calendar highlights for us include The ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed and the ‘Goodwood Revival. Goodwood 2023 Event Calendar
Goodwood Festival Of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual hill climb, held between the 13th & 16th of July 2023, not on the circuit, but on the nearby grounds of Goodwood House.
It features historic and modern motor-racing vehicles and has become such a popular event it has reached almost 200,000 visitors over 4 days.
Goodwood Revival
The Goodwood Revival is a three-day motor-sports festival held between the 8th & 10th of September 2023. Period cars and motorcycles which were used as racing vehicles between 1948–1966 are on the track. Vintage specific clothes from mods to rockers are worn by the public and flybys by historic aircraft help to complete the classic theme.
Passenger Experience Testimonial
We asked Dorset-based author Jo Kemp to write a testimonial on her Calum Lockie passenger experience…
I can do this! It’s only a car (that I won’t be driving) and it’ll be no more than 20 minutes or so around a racetrack. Granted… there are one or two sharp bends but it’s a circular racetrack and anyway, I’ll be in the experienced hands of Calum Lockie.
Easy-peasy I thought as I was trussed into the passenger seat then it slowly dawned on me that this was very, very REAL. This was no ordinary car. This was a mean souped-up Porsche 911 and Calum wasn’t going to take any prisoners. He didn’t.
Ultimate Passenger Experience
A G-force, adrenaline filled, white knuckle terror of a passenger experience. Being driven at high speed around one of the legendary UK race circuits, without any ability to hit the breaks.
Several laps at breathless speeds with champion racing driver/instructor Calum Lockie.
RACE DRIVING COACHING & TUITION
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Hanging on for grim death we achieved a staggering 155mph during what was one of the most exciting, exhilarating and terrifying bucket list experiences of a lifetime.
Honestly, this is something we all need to do. Never mind fairground rides and the like. This was the speed that was REAL and in the hands of someone whose experience is REAL, and I will never ever watch motor racing or a car chase again without reliving the total thrill of that 20 minutes around a windswept hill known as Thruxton.
Jo Kemp Author
Works include Chorlton And The wheelies / Jamie & The Magic Torch / Granny Annie Ultimate Alphabet Book / Hourglass Book 1 The Turning
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Goodwood Stories And Previous Day Track Events
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Goldtrack & Calum Lockie Track Day Sponsors
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