Epic screamers....just fantastic!!! 😀😀

This brings back some wonderful memories. Watching some of the best formula 1 drivers racing each other in formula 2 cars at Crystal Palace was something I will never forget. Poor Roger. RIP.

Rather spooky that I discovered this video just as I’m finally reading David Tremayne’s book, The Lost Generation which tells the stories of Roger Williamson, Tony Brise and Tom Pryce. That certainly was a demon Anglia that Roger drove, nothing at all like my parents’ road car….. Thanks for the upload - its great to catch a glimpse of Roger’s early racing career.

@dave8204

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning that,I hadn't heard of it. As well as this video bringing back great memories, my Dad used to take me to Brands or Lydden most weekends, I remember watching Tony Brise from when he first started out...then later his Brother Tim. Being from Dartford he was already a local hero from his karting days. The Super Saloons were great as well,some pretty wild machinery n that.

Great footage, would love to see it upscaled

Thanks for this it’s such amazing quality film for that time have never seen any Chrystal palace footage this clear - and a great race. It’s like Cadwell park but in south london !

Thank you for posting this. Absolutely wonderful. And a Murray Walker commentary into the bargain!

Great film,Saturday Grandstand,always on in our House. The Angle boxes in this footage are Awsome,love it,made my day finding this on the 'tube', thanks again 😆😆😆

I used to love racing here in my 970s

Glorious upload of basic motor racing in days gone by. What's of interest to me is that no one would mistake the shape of an Anglia, a Mini and a Hillman Imp for each other. Then there's a front engined rear wheel drive car, a front engined front wheel drive car and a rear engined rear wheel drive car. Compare this to today, cars are much more homogenous.

I'm almost certain that those B.R.M. Formula 2 Engine Anglias were swing nothing less than 10,000RPM!!!

Used to love Crystal Palace one week and Brands the next !

Wow the picture quality is amazing! Stunning viewing, thanks for uploading!

My old mate, winning again! Rest Easy buddy. G.Taylor.

@leach1527

4 жыл бұрын

Are you THE Gerry Taylor who was also racing an Anglia in this period?

I would watch at Croft at this time. I always wanted Andy Barton, Sedric Bell and Alex Clacher to join in the fun at Crystal Palace. It would have been mayhem. Thanks for posting this 50! year old event.

Amusing footage

This is awesome

Crystal palace was my favourite track. This is the first colour film I have seen. Brings back wonderful and tragically some sad memories.😞 . I Can't thank you enough for posting this. Thanks. Do you have any more films of Crystal Palace, I would love to see them.👍👍

@probablygraham

3 жыл бұрын

@chris - same here. I absolutely loved sitting on the old railway sleepers at Crystal Palace. Watching the Formula 1 drivers racing in Formula 2 cars was incredible. I will never forget the Group 2 saloon cars either, with Camaros and Mustangs dicing with Escorts and Capris. Motor racing was never better. Sadly I remember the shock when Roger Williamson died such a horrible death.

Les Nash raced in his cortina around 10byears ago, remember him well

RIP Roger.

@pashakdescilly7517

2 жыл бұрын

You are referring to Roger Williamson? The commentator mentioned him having tried F3 and gone to saloons, he died in a fire during an F1 race. My memory says James Hunt tried hard to pull him from the wreck but couldn't get him out.

@8-bitsteve500

2 жыл бұрын

@@pashakdescilly7517 It wasn't Hunt, it was David Purley (who got the George medal for bravery for it)

@pashakdescilly7517

2 жыл бұрын

@@8-bitsteve500 Thanks for the fact-check.

I used to love the televised Crystal Palace races

Love Crystal Palace track.. Great upload. If anybody in the world still uses "GT Legends" game there is an ace version of this that was available. Dont know if theres anything on more modern race sims, but there should be..... A real speedway for smaller cars!

A bit more exciting than F 1 pure racing not relying on mid race tyre changes etc.

didnt realise anglia's were such big deal racers back in thattime. i have one n goes very well for what it is. in west aust.

@leach1527

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Anglias were very popular in club saloon car racing in the 60s although by the end of the decade Escorts started to replace them. People raced them with all sorts of engines and modifications - I can remember examples with Jaguar, Buick and Climax engines installed.

@gerrytaylor

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and I was lucky enough to take over that seat in Rogers car. The car was demon, and after all that roger did in it, I went on to win many races, and take three class lap records. All thanks to Roger Williams, and his team. I miss Roger to this day gerry taylor.

@asd36f

Жыл бұрын

@@leach1527 They were still competitive in oval track racing in the mid-1970's - Geoff Polley won the 1976 National Hot Rod World Championship at Ipswich in an Anglia.

Screaming cars on skinny tires thats what racing needs to be. Not as fast as possible so aides are vital. 1970s racing was the pinnacle I wish we could go back to it. Cockpit safty of today but proper machines no electric aides no nothing but slippy slidy screaming cars. Its bs today how they all look the same sound the same the drivers like clones. The cars like clones its boring. USA is finally doing something special with its rally cross scene. Travis pastrana creates fun races.

BRM Anglia! is it still around?

👍🇨🇦🍻

This looks like the same race meeting where later James Hunt would punch a fellow competitor in a F3 race after both colliding on the final bend.

@GuyLegge

5 жыл бұрын

A story blown out of all proportion to the facts. They had a scuffle and the marshals separated them in no time. Both drivers had their helmets on anyway.

@leach1527

4 жыл бұрын

It is the same meeting. Unfortunately they missed the last lap coming together of James Hunt and Dave Morgan.

Simon Ridge, James Hunt's friend?

R I P Frank Bough.

interesting that this was in colour. bbc1 didnt go colour til 1971 so this was probably actually broadcast at the time in black and white.

@simonlilley

2 жыл бұрын

BBC 1 was colour by then.The first FA Cup final in colour was 1968.I remember us getting a colour tv for the 1970 world cup.

@jdb47games

8 ай бұрын

BBC2 went colour in 1967, BBC1 in 1969.

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Is that the same Roger Williamson who later experienced this?: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f32XtLGpmNLUdQ.html

@user-sk3tn1hr8t

Ай бұрын

Yes it is.