Butler
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I was cruising PH a while back and stumbled across a little gem, this old MK1 escort mexico. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/810845.htm I was never before aware of the race it was used in, which I noticed featured a fantastic entry list, and drew it to my dads attention. We ended up finding loads of old videos on youtube containing fantastic footage of some old saloon races.
This being footage from the original Trophy race...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SKjLwkzL5rM&feature=related
This is also some edge of your seat classic racing at a circuit in Crysal Palace? Never even knew it existed. Great to hear Murray walker and to imagine this was once on tv...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAK4jBKmow&feature=related
Another cool vid I found...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bWp-0TuY4Sk&feature=related
Kept me entertained for a bit anyway 
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John G
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Supspension has come along way since them days  Cystal Palace track looks immense, scary how little run off there is, gonna watch these all in full tomorrow. 3 top finds there though mate,
There the days when you would have come home dirty and smelling of petrol and rubber, fantastic
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Butler
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Yeah you can almost smell it, especially on the second vid. Its quite frustrating to watch aswell actually, the big 5.7 litre v8 camaro cant handle and holds up the 1.6 escort on the corners but then makes up for it on the straights. Just shows you that its not all about power. Great driving too.
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John G
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some sideways action too, tracks were so narrow. Vauxhall Viva gotta love them, Must of been abit of a feel tearing out of a corner onto a stright in the camaro
Video 3  that mini crash pair of broken glases and a broken tooth, shit me that must have been scary, no rollcages , the car looked in a right state roof and seats disapeared
[Edited on 30-12-2008 by John G]
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
I was cruising PH a while back and stumbled across a little gem, this old MK1 escort mexico. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/810845.htm I was never before aware of the race it was used in, which I noticed featured a fantastic entry list, and drew it to my dads attention. We ended up finding loads of old videos on youtube containing fantastic footage of some old saloon races.
This being footage from the original Trophy race...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SKjLwkzL5rM&feature=related
This is also some edge of your seat classic racing at a circuit in Crysal Palace? Never even knew it existed. Great to hear Murray walker and to imagine this was once on tv...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAK4jBKmow&feature=related
Another cool vid I found...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bWp-0TuY4Sk&feature=related
Kept me entertained for a bit anyway
James you're a legend. Brilliant finds sir.
I had no idea there was anything this good on youtube.
Never before have I needed 29 grand so badly. 
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SVM 286
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I went to the Crystal Palace revival meet in the summer of 1998 if I remember correctly.
It was a lovely day.
They only used part of the course and it was a hill climb event but I got to see a tarmac 6R4, amongst other cracking stuff go up the course.
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jr
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the palace race is epic, wathced it so many times 
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Nick-S
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Gerry marshall
and frank williams before the wheel chair
amazing stuff
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
the palace race is epic, wathced it so many times
Why have you not shared it before damn you
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
quote:
Originally posted by jr
the palace race is epic, wathced it so many times
Why have you not shared it before damn you
Jr has a little locker then he lets a link out of every so often
He couldnt possible share everything with us at once
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Fad
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Great find James!
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
quote:
Originally posted by Butler
quote:
Originally posted by jr
the palace race is epic, wathced it so many times
Why have you not shared it before damn you
Jr has a little locker then he lets a link out of every so often
He couldnt possible share everything with us at once
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antnee
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I walked around the crystal palace track, its awesome, most of it it still just like those videos!
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sand-eel
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that camaro sounds amazing
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
quote:
Originally posted by Butler
quote:
Originally posted by jr
the palace race is epic, wathced it so many times
Why have you not shared it before damn you
Jr has a little locker then he lets a link out of every so often
He couldnt possible share everything with us at once
The world would implode.
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Ian
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BkxxpMI__5o
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Robin
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Big Bertha was so much cooler than Baby Bertha
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jr
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i was speaking to gerrry marshalls son about Mega Bertha, now that would have been
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Big Bertha was so much bigger than Baby Bertha
True.
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jr
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mega bertha = win 
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Robin
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I'm looking for Cavalier coupes and V8s as we speak.
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