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Yesterday, 18:19 (Ref:4211831) | #1 | |
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Abandoned Tracks
Been a bit quiet on here , [ then just noticed Gordons post ], but I thought I would bring up a bit from " Abandoned Tracks ".
Had been looking up the history of FERSFIELD . A link to it here .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idYw7iWr9eU And looked up the history for Snetterton and Silverstone . From old maps it looks like they were all very similar design WW11 airfields . Silverstone had its first racing in 1948 , Fersfield in about 1951 and Snetterton a year or two later . Fersfield did not last very long , [ probably to far away from main roads ,] but the other 2 are still going strong as race circuits today . How many tracks across the country had similar starting points , as I cant think of many that were about , [ Brooklands ], before the war . |
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But then again, dedicated tracks must have been rather rare pre-WW2. |
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Yesterday, 18:48 (Ref:4211838) | #3 | |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_circuit
Possibly slightly missing the point of Tel's post in terms of airfield tracks post WW2, but having lived next to the park whilst racing was still active, albeit as a very young person at the time, I think the concept of the Palace is something that should be remembered. That said most of my visits to the Park were more memorable for the dinosaurs. https://cpdinosaurs.org/ |
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I actually raced there a few times , including ,[ I think ] the last meeting on the full circuit ,in about 1974 . |
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Yesterday, 19:34 (Ref:4211847) | #5 | ||
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Maybe not all of the races though. |
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Today, 09:11 (Ref:4211897) | #6 | ||
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And I think clubman races went on until about 1974 . |
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Today, 09:51 (Ref:4211899) | #7 | ||
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Didn't Gerry Marshall win the last ever race there (in a Lister Jaguar)?
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But I actually raced in a Kart race meeting which was held later . And there were some more clubman events for a year or two .https://www.motorsportatthepalace.co.uk/RacingAtPalace |
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