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Snetterton history & memories
Some old Snetterton snaps by Richard Styles, posted with his consent.
Richard has dug out his old slides, dusted some of them off and fired up the scanner...more to come he says! Thanks Richard! Please do visit his website www.richardstylesphotography.co.uk Snetterton has such a great history, often overlooked. 1968, Jackie Oliver in mid-week testing for BRM, pictured up at the hairpin. ![]() April 1969, the works Chevron F3 car ![]() Britax Minis in the paddock 1969 ![]() …and testing up at the hairpin ![]() Brian Redman in Sid Taylor’s T70, Good Friday ‘69 ![]() Bonnier’s similar car, same meeting ![]() ..and testing the day before, with proper race numbers yet to be stuck on. ![]() F5000 start April 1971, Gardner’s Lola, Taylor’s Leda and Schenken’s M18 ![]() Redman at Riches in the Sid Taylor M18, 1971 ![]() David Prophet’s McLaren ![]() |
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F3 October 1972. Tony Brise’s GRD
![]() A crossed up Roger Williamson ![]() Brise leads Stan Matthews at Riches ![]() Mid-field bunch led by Jarier’s STP March. The Brabhams of Haugland and Svensson taking a wide line. ![]() Can the Renault-Lotus F1 team be traced back to this? The Toleman start of it all. Colin Hawker’s Escort 1970 ish. ![]() Not sure, could this be Peter Morley’s Bentley, ‘69 ish? ![]() These two not identified either, same period, late 60s. ![]() ![]() Clinkard’s Alvis. ![]() D-type Jaguar ![]() |
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Richard Attwood spins the John Woolfe T70 during Thursday open practice for the Good Friday International, 1969.
At the hairpin. This view shows us that the Home Straight down to the Esses was anything but straight! ![]() Another unusual view from 1969. Richard took this standing on what is now the Revett Straight. Looking up the old Norwich Straight, the A11 is behind the trees on the left. Looks like McGovern’s Imp. ![]() John Spero’s Porsche, late ‘60s. ![]() Roger Nathan’s Astra ![]() Mick Hill’s Capri 1971 ![]() F3 October 1970. Cyd Williams and Dave Walker at the Esses. ![]() Carlos Pace ![]() Wilson Fittipaldi ![]() The Nemo-Ford of Brendan McInerny, Peter Deal’s March 703 and David Purley’s BT28 ![]() Roy Pike testing the GLTL Lotus 59, Riches Corner 1969 ![]() |
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Any ideas on this Allard?
![]() Tom Belso winning in F.Atlantic in 1971 ![]() Albert Betts in 1970..a regular at Snett with his two-tone Jaguar, now owned by Don Law. ![]() Saloons at the Esses ca.1970 ![]() Neil Corner’s Aston, 1969 ![]() Chevron B8 late ‘60s. Not sure who. Paul Vestey perhaps, did he have a black one? ![]() Nick Faure’s BSCC Porsche, 1969 ![]() Saloons at the Esses 1971, from the grandstand. ![]() John Filbee and Nick Cussons, 1969. ![]() Gerry testing the Blydenstein Viva in 1969. ![]() |
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Allen Gibson’s Chevron, 1969/70 ish.
![]() Any ideas on these Ginetta’s? Think the white one might be David Render? ![]() ![]() Nick Gold’s Porsche, Good Friday meeting 1969. ![]() Roy Pierpoint’s Falcon, same meeting with Gold’s Porsche behind. ![]() Jeremy Lord’s clubmans U2, May 1969. ![]() Paul Hawkins, winner of the Good Friday 1969 International, during Thursday practice. ![]() John Hine’s Lotus 47, same meeting. ![]() Pit top view of the race. ![]() ![]() Hofer’s Porsche 910 in the 1970 Good Friday International. ![]() Nolloway’s modified Mini at Riches, 1970 ![]() |
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A Formula Libre field sets off towards Riches, 1969.
![]() John Jordan, at every late 60s Snett club meeting it would seem, in his ex-Essex Wire GT40 ![]() ![]() ![]() In the assembly area with Allen Gibson’s Chevron ![]() John Woolfe, a few months before his tragic end at Le Mans in 1969. Here in his McLaren M6B approching Coram, which was later owned by John Jordan. ![]() Paddock scene from 1968 with Peter Morley's 24-litre Sunbeam-Napier to the fore. Chris Skeaping's Chevron at rest beyond. ![]() John Spero's Porsche, ca. 1969 ![]() Jackie Oliver testing for BRM 1968 on the old long circuit. Turning from the Home straight into the Esses, under the old vehicle bridge. The entrance runway is still there, at top right. ![]() Chris Mann's Alfa leads David Ham's Lister through the Esses 1972. Taken from the bombhole grandstand. ![]() |
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Gerry Marshall in the Blydenstein Viva, Good Friday 1970. Turning into the Esses under the vehicle bridge.
![]() The Blydenstein Viva's of Eddie Heasell and Gerry in 1968 ![]() A young Ian Ashley looks pensive with his F5000 Kitchiner, the debut for the series in Norfolk, September 1969 ![]() Carlos Avallone's F5000 Lola at another pot hunting Libre race, 1969. Chris Alford's FF car on the trailer behind the 'John Britten' Sprite tow car. ![]() Angus Clydesdale, 250F 1969 ![]() The Courtenay-Brabham of Clive Lacey 1968, based on a BT8. ![]() John Burton, Thursday practice in his B16 for the 1970 Good Friday Guards meeting. ![]() Ford Mexicos, The first one make 'crash & bash' series! Through the bombhole 1971 ![]() …and Riches ![]() Costin bodied Lister, ca.1969 ![]() ![]() |
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Littler's Cooper, 1968
![]() Chris Craft's Tech-speed T70 1969 ![]() Thursday practice for the 1969 Guards International Group 4 race. ![]() A Ginetta passes the pits 1969 ![]() A Chevron B8 up at the hairpin 1970. The A11 Esso filling station can be seen. ![]() Martin Birrane's Falcon leads McGovern's Imp through Coram, March 1969. ![]() John Blackburn's Escort-FVA 1968. One of the first racing Escorts. ![]() |
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These are fabulous images Andrew, thanks to Richard for allowing you to post them.
I've always wanted to see shots of the old, long since departed, long circuit. it must have made the venue a real international circuit. Now it seem MSV will return snetterton to the bigger stage with the new infield section! Why was the original long loop stopped? |
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Stock car racing was a feature at Snetterton in the early 70s, using the esses-bombhole-coram oval.
![]() Mike Wilds' F3 Ensign, October 1972 ![]() The Team Lufthansa Porsche 911 at the 1968 Good Friday ETCC International. The Red Arrows performed over Snett, their one and only display over the circuit just before this race got underway. ![]() Gerry Marshall testing in 1969, exiting the hairpin and giving Richard a wave, up by the A11 where the market is now. ![]() Brian Muir and George Whitehead at the 1970 Good Friday meeting. ![]() Colin Crabbe's Maserati 8CM 1968 ![]() Historic racer and Dire Straitist Mark Knopfler catches up on the news, mid 90s. ![]() John Bridges with his B16 in the assembly area at a 1970 clubbie. You can see the Esses bridge and grandstand in the distance. ![]() Nick Gold's Porsche. Thursday practice for the 1970 Good Friday Guards meeting. ![]() Sports cars line up 1968, Warren Pearce's E-type to the right. ![]() Jack Hayden’s 1968 E-type ![]() Nick Cusson’s Aston surrounded by the E-types of John Filbee, Robin Darlington & Brian Spicer, 1969. ![]() Pit top view of the Guards Trophy Group 4 grid 1969 ![]() D-type 1968 ![]() Colin Crabbe's 250F – August 1969. ![]() Murphy's E-type at the bombhole 1972. ![]() Birrane’s Boss Mustang 1972 ![]() One of the 1980s Willhire 24 hour meetings. ![]() |
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Wow great stuff some real memories there. A mention that Paul Hawkins who I had the great pleasure of knowing personally died a short while later in the Lola T70 at Oulton Park's Island bend. I also worked on the blue Astra of Roger Nathan.
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They are superb! thanks for posting them, I saw my first ever racing at Snetterton in about 1971/2 at the tender age of 3, its is my earliest memory in fact, a thunder saloon race amongst others, and two Porsche 911's winning a race, I was sat on a roof rack on a Mk 1 Cortina eating warm ham sandwiches so it must have been summer
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Fantastic photos, I was there for some of those meetings, I think the orange Allard could be Jim Tiller, he still competes with that car, this year will be his 53rd season!!!
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Just had an e-mail back from Jim Tiller to confirm it is him.
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Excellent ... Amazing to think that Jim still runs that same car.
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Excellent pics. Thanks to all concerned for their being shared and posted here.
Somewhere I have boxes of slides of early 70's stuff mainly from Thruxton, Brands and Silverstone. *Note to self: find boxes of slides and get them digitised.* ![]() |
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Richard and Andrew, thanks for sharing such wonderful pics!
As Snet goes through another transformation, very appropriate to remember the original layout. I remember in the 60s if I was with Dad in his car and we drove past both of us would be craning our necks to see if anything was going down the Norwich Straight! Coincidence? As I type this JP and Martin B at Snet driving tarmac layer on BBC 'Look East'........... ![]() |
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Thanks for the memories
Dear Richard and Andrew, many thanks for those wonderful photographs. They take me back to those lovely sunny days in Snetterton, when we would tow the trailer down from the Midlands, park up and all the drivers would get together for a good old noggin n' natter before settling down for the night in our tents, or even on the back seats of the tow cars. The next morning that smell of bacon n' eggs wafted across the paddock, and hot coffee was available at every trailer you passed. I have a special fondness for Snett'. Happy Happy days.
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Some more fantastic memory jerkers from Richard Styles. I have identified and dated them for him where I can.
A very rare colour shot of Emerson Fittipaldi in Formula Ford in 1969. His orange Merlyn chasing the Frank Williams' car of Tony Trimmer and Ian Ashley, with Mo Harness in the JRRDS Lotus 61 behind Emerson. June 22nd 1969. ![]() Andy Sutcliffe's Team Kent Messenger F3 Lotus, March 1970 ![]() GT cars in the assembly area. Terry Croker's B8 on pole position, Ian Tee's Ginetta G16, John Spero's Porsche 906 and the Lola of Roy Axon. The shot is taken from the pit balcony, the steps up to the balcony can be seen by race control on the left. The cars would enter the track through an arch in the pits, about where Richard was standing to take this shot, right beneath him. In the distance, the white building is the old wartime control tower, the circuit bar/clubhouse, with viewing from the roof. The building on the right is the scrutineering bay, with the Archie Scott-Brown memorial plaque on the wall, which is now displayed by the new AS-B scrutineering building, about where old control tower/clubhouse was. 8th June 1969. ![]() Richard thinks this is March 1969, Lotus testing the new naked type 62 sports car. So perhaps John Miles driving? ![]() Carlos Avallone pushes his F5000 Lola towards scrutineering for his F.Libre race, past Albert Betts' Jaguar. 8th June 1969 ![]() I remember standing with my father amongst a big crowd admiring Albert Betts' Jaguar in the paddock, with its new two tone green paint with metal flake light green finish. Had never seen anything like that before at Snetterton in the late 60s. ![]() Colourful Mini Se7ens 13th July 1969. The Neil Brown entered car of Mick Bowring. No.182 is Mick Osbourne, the green car is Malcolm Hezel. ![]() September 21st 1969, Neil Corner's Aston & Tony Merrick's 250F Tecmec. ![]() The smoky F5000 Conchord-Ford of Bob Waters, September 1st 1969 ![]() This D-type just about fits onto its trailer. Peter Baldwin's Mini behind, Peter nearly always had orange somewhere on his cars! 1969 ![]() D-type leads Bentley around Coram, with the fire marshals suitably dressed! 1969 ![]() |
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Graham Eden's Chevron in the F.Libre race 5th April 1970
![]() A Snetterton regular. David Coleman, upgraded to an Escort from his Anglia. 5th April 1970 ![]() The Mike Spence Ltd team in the paddock, unsure of date, probably 1969. Vivian Talfourd-Cook was the driver of the Ginetta and Ted Bunce ( I think ) the Lotus 47. Looks like a Mercury in the centre, any ideas of its pilot? Also...put the scoreboard back! ![]() Jeremy Richardson's Ginetta G16, May 1969 ![]() Ian Tee's G16, also 1969 ![]() An F3 Lotus 59 testing. Up at the hairpin 1969. ![]() David Piper at the Good Friday meeting 1970. A busy time driving Mark Konig's Nomad in the Guards Trophy and a Camaro in the RAC BSCC race. ![]() Mike Chittenden's 1650cc Morris, 26th May 1969. ![]() Pit top view of clubmans cars, May 1969 ![]() Jim Beach's Lola T70 Mk3, 1969 ![]() |
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Snetterton beat Goodwood by some 24 years to the title for a meeting 'The Festival of Speed'.
June 22nd 1969, it included bike races, karts and a saloon race. Formula Ford was also on the bill won by a new upstart called Emerson Fittipaldi. Karts in the paddock, spot the dog breaking the 'no dogs admitted' rule! There was also an annual Kart 9-hour race at Snett in the 60s, organised by the Bath KC..practice for 120 karts at 7.30am followed by the 9-hr race at 9am. Wakey wakey neighbours.. ![]() A sunny paddock, 1969 ![]() John Burton's Chevron and Roger Nathan's Astra, March 23rd 1969 ![]() Special saloons approach Riches, 23rd March 1969 with David Alexander's Top Gear Racing Mini to the fore. Gerry's Blydenstein Viva and George Whitehead's Anglia further back. ![]() Peter Baldwin, 11th May 1969 ![]() GLTL F3 Lotus 59, 1969 ![]() Llewellyn's Bentley, 10th August 1969 ![]() Historics round Riches, 21st September 1969 ![]() Richard took several shots of Avallone's Lola...it was the first F5000 we had seen at Snett, in a couple of libre races. This is 8th June 1969. The F5000 Championship did not visit until September. ![]() Here at Coram..East Harling church spire in the distance. ![]() Avallone leads Jack Smith's BT23B into Riches. ![]() |
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Nice wheels...
![]() Maynard 'Duke' Soares, Lotus 7, 1969 ![]() Tony Trimmer, F3 BT28, October 1970 ![]() F4 Vixen, 1969ish...Keith Norman perhaps? ![]() Martin Raymond's Daren GT, 1969 ![]() A Mallock U2, 1970 ![]() Martin Birrane's Ford Fairlane, '69 perhaps, no id on Escort yet. ![]() Is this Jim Yardley's Mono Beagle...or Brian Toft's Anco? ![]() Off towards Riches.. ![]() Tony Strawson, Healey 1969 ![]() Pete Smith's Healey, also 1969 ![]() |
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