Pau

[Paddockman]

Off to Pau next week for WTCC and while doing some Accomodation Research came across an interesting Video with some really nice shots from the late thirties to 60's of the what was then The Grand Prix De Pau. Link Below. Especially like the racing as it's snowing (if only nowadays!!)

http://66.249.91.104/translate_c?hl=...:en%26pwst%3D1

[GORDON STREETER]

It snowed at Spa when we were there in April last year !

[Rob29]

Originally Posted by Paddockman

Off to Pau next week for WTCC and while doing some Accomodation Research came across an interesting Video with some really nice shots from the late thirties to 60's of the what was then The Grand Prix De Pau. Link Below. Especially like the racing as it's snowing (if only nowadays!!)

http://66.249.91.104/translate_c?hl=...:en%26pwst%3D1

Pau GP was held at Easter until 1963.Early pre -war ones I think were even earlier as Monaco GP was at easter.I expected this thread to be a discussion of the historic meeting on this weekend
Can't imagine why you would want snow for the WTCC? I remember the F1 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch being cancelled due to snow.

[Paddockman]

Originally Posted by Rob29

Pau GP was held at Easter until 1963.Early pre -war ones I think were even earlier as Monaco GP was at easter.I expected this thread to be a discussion of the historic meeting on this weekend
Can't imagine why you would want snow for the WTCC? I remember the F1 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch being cancelled due to snow.

Just a generalised comment on the modern day over the top "Nanny State" in motorsport re: Safety Car Starts, Blue flag rules, etc etc etc!

[Edgar Jessop]

Thanks for that great link, Paddockman! Though snow at Easter is nothing special - you ever done Easter Thruxton? I definitely remember the snow was coming in horizontally in 1994.

At the end of the video the commentary talks about "Grah'm Hill, Jackie Stewart, Jean Pierre Beltoise, Servoz Gavin etcetera" in 1969 but surely that long haired, big nosed gonk in the picture is Bill Ivy not J.Y. Stewart? Or can someone tell me who else it is?

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by Edgar Jessop

Thanks for that great link, Paddockman! Though snow at Easter is nothing special - you ever done Easter Thruxton? I definitely remember the snow was coming in horizontally in 1994.

At the end of the video the commentary talks about "Grah'm Hill, Jackie Stewart, Jean Pierre Beltoise, Servoz Gavin etcetera" in 1969 but surely that long haired, big nosed gonk in the picture is Bill Ivy not J.Y. Stewart? Or can someone tell me who else it is?

I agree with you, I think that it is Bill Ivy rather than JYS.

I also noticed they got the 1935 winner wrong, the caption says it is Nuvolari but it looks nothing like the great man.

Never the less a cracking film.