People at the Goodwood Member Meeting

[PeterN]

An impression of the people attending the Goodwood Member Meeting racing event in 4 parts

Part 1 - Portraits (sort of)







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[Frank Fremerey]

Was that the racing event in England you went to instead of the Utrecht meeting?

Well worth it. Real characters, representing a certain social group...

[PeterN]

Was that the racing event in England you went to instead of the Utrecht meeting?

Well worth it. Real characters, representing a certain social group...

Yes, it was. I was there for an online publishing magazine (monochrome-watches). Unfortunately there was not time enough for descent shooting. And I missed some great photographic opportunities because I did not have my press badge at the time. Better next time. I must say that I got infected by the atmosphere around classic car races. It is much more relaxed and there is a lot of cameraderie between the drivers. An ex-F1 driver told me that the situation is quite different in F1 racing.

I am not sure what you mean by 'social group' but I talked with some people and they were incredibly nice, gentle and kind. The common denominators are country life and classic car racing. People do not have a problem when you take photos (the photographers badge helps. The guy in #6 offered to pose for me without his phone but I liked this one better because of the contradiction.  But I am sure that - like everywhere else - there are also snobs.

btw.#7 and #8 were folks from IWC, the watch company; #4 was a journalist from Sweden. The women in #5 is Amanda Stretton, who used to be a famous race driver herself in the GT40 class.

Offtopic: I am not sure what is better from an environmental perspective: classic car racing or F1 racing, but that's another story.

[tommiejeep]

Ah,  the Festival of Speed and not, Glorious Goodwood  .  Women ,and men dress a bit differently at the two  .  I love image 6.  The mobile phone with his classic outfit  . 

One of the things I miss most is attending Point to Point Meetings in Southern England, such a great atmosphere.  Even won, rarely, a few bets.  Americans think we invented "Tailgate" events, Nothing beats good wine and food from an old Bentley Shooting Brake with friends.
Cheers,
Tom

[PeterN]

Ah,  the Festival of Speed and not, Glorious Goodwood  .  Women ,and men dress a bit differently at the two  .  I love image 6.  The mobile phone with his classic outfit  . 

One of the things I miss most is attending Point to Point Meetings in Southern England, such a great atmosphere.  Even won, rarely, a few bets.  Americans think we invented "Tailgate" events, Nothing beats good wine and food from an old Bentley Shooting Brake with friends.
Cheers,
Tom

I see what you mean. ;-)

The Revival seems to be the festival where people really dress casual. This one was kinda in-between FoS and Revival.

[PeterN]

Part 2 - Gatherings









Talking with former F1 driver Karl Wendlinger:

[Almass]

Very nice to put the viewer in a participant position.

I like the shots.......Mad Dogs and Englishmen.....BTW where are doggies?.......my favorite Border Collie.

But I am more on the other end of the spectrum with the B&B crowd (Booze and Bling). I will post in a separate thread.

Having said that, I do enjoy Goodwood events when I am back home.

[Hugh_3170]

@PeterN:  thanks for your interesting sequences and seeing how the other half lives.  From the clothing and the party that took their own wood and fireplace, it must have been dammed cold on the day.

@Almass:  Border Collies are not dogs.  I have been reliably informed by several Border Collies over the years that they are really four legged people.  Smart and delightful animals that is for sure. 

[Almass]

@PeterN:  thanks for your interesting sequences and seeing how the other half lives.  From the clothing and the party that took their own wood and fireplace, it must have been dammed cold on the day.

@Almass:  Border Collies are not dogs.  I have been reliably informed by several Border Collies over the years that they are really four legged people.  Smart and delightful animals that is for sure. 

Utterly luv Border Collies 

[armando_m]

great series, makes me wish I had attended

[PeterN]

Thank you for your kind words. Here is part 4 - Photographers (just a few). The last one will be about the drivers.





posted this one elsewhere too:

[Frank Fremerey]

The group shots in #5 are superb, esp. the first two!

[PeterN]

Thank you, Frank!

Here is Part 4 - Drivers, mechanics and some others



Left: mechanic. Right: driver


Had a nice with this chap who was 'preparing' the engine for the race:






I should have brought my polarizer with me:

[Gary]

These are really nice.  Motorsport is so much more refined and civil in the UK than NASCAR here in the States.