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Squirrelly indeed! Max was definitely leaving extra room and not going for every last 1/100 sec. - It made a record but he still left some on the table - would probably want a lot more seat time and data on the car before pushing it harder - it looks like a handful - and tons of fun!

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I wouldn't ever expect them to fight to the last hundredth at Goodwood - that's why Max's obviously high commitment was sort of fun in and of itself. Having learned today that VW prepared a special ID.R for Goodwood, and based on some of the conversation here, I have to admit that I'm surprised at how seriously many seem to take the times set there. It made some sense with the vintage cars that I associate with being gingerly driven around the track for an adoring crowd, but at the end of the day, there are much better tracks if you're trying to prove something about a new car.

Yup! While we wouldn't expect it, the intensity here and at vintage races can be very high. Those guys are definitely on the side of "it was built to be raced, don't leave it sitting idle as a garage queen". Other than leaving an extra inch or two of racing room, they go at it hammer and tongs, even with essentially priceless unique vintage racecars. A few hundredths left on the table, but not many... Glorious fun!

The Goodwood estate holds another event later in the year, it's a retro vintage weekend at the racing circuit called Goodwood Revival. They race priceless vintage cars and most of them are raced very hard and occasionally some do crash.

Have a look on photo / video sites for "goodwood revival crashes" to get an idea. It's a fantastic weekend and seeing these old classics doing what they were designed for is wonderful.

I'm aware of the Goodwood Revival. I'm just surprised that racing new supercars up the hill is being taken with the same level of seriousness by some fans.

When I was watching the run I presumed he was keeping to the centre of the track to ensure the fan didn't lose suction and reduce the downforce. It relies on a constant smooth surface, so crossing the edge of the tarmac and especially going onto the grass would undoubtable reduce that.

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