You shouldn't underestimate the professionalism and seriousness of the teams racing here, these were beautifully prepared cars driven by very good drivers.

Wonderful to see this!. Back in the days of Triple C, when it came out, I would disappear into my room and devour it! Legendary names like smokin' John Rhodes, Gerry Marshall Chris Craft and companies such as Janspeed, Andy Chesman and SPQR.....I miss it all but the memories live on. Thank you for stirring them :)

Doesn`t matter how many times I watch this (and I got the video) it gives me the same great thrill.

Proper racing and great commentary from Murray who along with Raymond Baxter were the all time greats.

I can all most smell that lovely Castrol R40 Racing oil they all used back in the day.... lol

Thank you very much for posting this. Brings back memories. Crystal Palace race track was a terribly dangerous circuit. The railway sleepers, trees and concrete walls were unforgiving! Please spare a thought for all the competitors whom tragically lost their lives racing there. RIP

@chrisball3634

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about car drivers, but two motor cycle racers were killed in the same race, same time and same place. The notorious Ramp Bend! Another was killed at either North Tower or South Tower bend. There may have been more.

@chrisball3634

2 жыл бұрын

@duncan macnab if you enter "motor cycle racing at Crystal Palace" on utube, you will see racing in the 1950's. Unfortunately, there isn't much of it.

@afrancis1582

Ай бұрын

My dad took me Crystal Palace in ‘72 because his friend (Kim Perry) was racing at the time. My main memory is watching a guy in an F2 car on fire. After that mum wouldn’t let me attend any more races. Dangerous times indeed.

Had a mini special twin carb as my first car back in 83. It was an 80 model and cornered like it was on rails. Most fun I've ever had in a car. Nowhere near the fastest machine but nothing like it on the twisties in the North of england.

@nopefranks1154

Жыл бұрын

North England now I know you lying. Just take a minute to remember all the hills that killed all revs. Compare it to something better today plenty goes better. If you said a Sierra sapphire ide believe you more cos they had power and slides like it wants to kill you not the revs. Unless girls mode 4x4

I wish I was around to watch this live back in the day I love minis. ;-}

The Broadspeed 1300gt's were much heavier than the min bins but held their own on a twisty circuit, great racing.

@nopefranks1154

Жыл бұрын

You mean the one. Escort.

@nopefranks1154

Жыл бұрын

How about 1970 with the chevy 5700cc with escort though that was legendary.

Some fantastic action with some real wheel men. Total respect. Great footage. Thanks for posting 😆😆

Love how there's all those Minis....then suddenly a Ford Anglia appears!

I owned the John Hanley works Mini for a little while did one season with it in the British Touring car Championship Group 5 wish I still had it.

How wonderful to see this, I remember well going to the Crystal Palace race circuit a lot in the late 60's and early 70's I lived down the road in Streatham. I use to stand on the corner at the end of the back straight. Used to see some cracking good saloon car and formula 3 racing - great little circuit. I remember these Britax Downton Mini's well. Downton's Daniel Richmond was an absolute wizard at getting the best out of the A series engine. The best races where when the Camero's came along, they were awesome.

@redd605

5 жыл бұрын

I remember,my family taking me to watch the motor racing at crystal palace,,the same! just before it closed in the early 1970s.sitting near the or opposite the swimming pool penge West gate

Oh yes, I remember going only once to Chrystal Palace where I saw a F3 race! This was in the days that I studied at the Chelsea College of Aeronautical & Automobile Engineering. And I do remember my fellow-student Tony Dron when he had his very first race at Brands Club circuit in a FF1600 against a certainJames Hunt! Sorry I lost track of Tony, but perhaps I will meet him again this yeasr at Goodwood Revival.

Murray Walker, forever the best commentator.

Nice to hear Murray Walker getting excited as he always did.

I watched this and many more like it on Grandstand back in the good old days (don`t bother to argue that point - they WERE good) and I just wish that either there was more of this stuff about or that I had a tardis lol.

@doyouremember7536

9 жыл бұрын

+Hazel Brooks and before I forget, when I was studying in Chelsea, I had Tony Dron as class-mate at some point, was friends with Terry Harmer and my close friend David Hipperson (RIP) who together with his older brother Michael raced the Copyrun Mini and later with a AH Sprite MK2 sponsored by Hexagon of Highgate!

@angelsone-five7912

9 жыл бұрын

+Do you remember? What a coincidence, I have just been reading about Terry harmer in my book about racing Minis. Wish I could have had an active part in it all.

@danielpeters9125

5 жыл бұрын

do you watch goodwood revival races?

OH YEAH, real cars, real drivers. Not the specifically made race cars of today. That was a very well matched race.

Great to hear Murray Walker and serious racing! Thankyou.

Current vintage races are neat but nothing compares to how hard they flogged 'em back then.

@leach1527

8 жыл бұрын

Very true. But, even by this stage the Minis weren't quite as spectacular as they had been in the early to mid 60s. The wider wheels they had by 1969 gave much better road holding and lessened the need for the old style sideways cornering with burning rubber.

Great, iconic movie! With my compliments, cheers Fabrizio

Amazing video! Wow!

Back in the day I can remember hearing races at Crystal Palace from Beckenham

Mini legend... Very fast

Unequaled cornering ability of the minis,even today nowadays l havent seen a saloon car cornerong ability as the front wheel drive minis,in a close second place is the vintage Alfa Romeo Giulieta TI from 1961-1963 the latter led to what here in my Country is said ad "it corners like an Alfa Romeo" ,Greetings from a vintage saloon car races enthusiast from Argentina!!!

I used marshal for motorcycle racing at North Towers. Great circuit but lots of trees and protection was a straw bale tied to a tree with string.

spent an evening at the bar in Gordon Spices company .. great entertainment

1.50 We don`t see views of a race track like that now. Understandably safety is paramount but modern tracks are soulless now with wide run off areas, all trees removed and the public kept well back from the track.

@saxon-mt5by

6 жыл бұрын

Come to Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire - you can get an almost identical view through Hall Bends!

Look at how those stands are packed. Fans really showed up in droves back then. I would have been 3 years old though, too young to know the diff.

no doubt about it minis when set up right had the best handling..flat out round those corners!

wonderful old British saloon cars

@paulbroderick8438

6 жыл бұрын

Used to watch hill climbs on British B & W TV back then on a Saturday afternoon. Now they would be banned for fear of injury, or, perhaps somebodies feelings would be hurt by not winning! A medal for everyone, first or last!!

@pokefrosch617

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulbroderick8438 snowflake

Mini coopers at c.p. love it saw them race I was about 5 also use to see Henry cooper there great days still a great park but no car track now

@angelsone-five7912

6 жыл бұрын

There`s a fair bit of it left but to make sure it couldn`t be used again they dug up the start/finish straight. Spoilsports!

@raychambers3646

4 жыл бұрын

I worked at cp in the 80's ,I was told the racing was stopped because of noise and safety, bl##dy shame.

@lesterbeedell9725

4 жыл бұрын

Rich Stledger John Cooper surely!

Gordon Spice was 29 here, not 26. Great racing and interesting how the first two took a slightly different lines at times.

@keithedwards2172

3 жыл бұрын

Well spotted Res! Classic gibbering Murray, gawd bless 'im. Gawd bless Gordy too, not long for this world.

The safty standards were the best though guys on track for that photo.

Wonderfull

Downton Engineering the finest Tuning House of them all in the 60’s, not surprised the Britax Mini won, no doubt Downton’s famed cylinder head man Georg Toth prepared their heads. A bit ironic really, because the works Mini heads were probably prepared by Downton as well!

Am I okay to use 2 seconds of this footage for my university project (between 1:22-1:24)? Obviously I will credit the BBC and yourself, 's wrks' in my project.

@swrksmotorsport

9 жыл бұрын

No problem

@junaidarshad3588

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Formula E should visit this circuit now

I was watching from North tower. Yep, I am really that old now.

@chrisball3634

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Not a roll bar in site, God Damn

Is that Murray Walker who provide commentary of the race?

@adammark1983

8 жыл бұрын

+Ardimo Harsa yes it is

@Curi0u50ne

4 жыл бұрын

Ardimo Harsa no martin brundle🙄

@stratac30

3 жыл бұрын

Curi0u50ne : Martin Brundle was still at school when this race took place.

In his slipstream ? He was 100 yds behind!

Was the winning mini a 1000 cc motor ?

I really wanted the mark 1 to win.

And because Ken Livingstone of the GLC hated cars and motor racing he closed this brilliant racing circuit.

You don't get much closer racing than that? or more exciting!

They stopped the racing because of noise and safety issues ( no run offs ) so I believe .Shame.

1300 cc ? Class

What no 5 litre mustang bringing up the rear no boss mustang all the way out back. Just 999cc minis ripping that's why Mr bean drove a mini the true get away car.

1300 cc class, maybe ?