Autocross Racing 1966

[mab01UK]

Another nostalgic old 1960's film recently uploaded:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISk8sCWTx7g

“Autocross was very popular in the 1960’s with people racing their daily driver around a field with the ability of mixing it with the likes of rally champion Roger Clarke who can be seen interviewed here. Yet to be F1 driver Peter Westbury flies in. With cars such as Mini, Imp, Cortina, Anglia, Sayers Special, with spins crashes and rolled cars. I hope you enjoy a peak into this golden age of motorsport. yes the sound is dubbed but that’s what they did then ! look out for the other autocross short film "Spring into Action" and see an E-type raced on a field !!”

[mab01UK]

Hamish Racing - This is a follow up film to the Autocross Racing Green Film.
"This is a short and unfortunately incomplete film that explains a bit about how important Autocross was in the 1960’s.
And you see (briefly) the E-type racing on dirt. Together with Spins, accidents and rolls, people using their daily drivers for racing and some people were using their company cars !!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNklhtergZ0


Stuart Turner and John Rhodes


John Rhodes in the No.6 Moke

[mab01UK]

Gerry Marshall in the No.6 Celebrity Moke

[FIRE]

This was time attack?

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by mab01UK

Another nostalgic old 1960's film recently uploaded:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISk8sCWTx7g

“Autocross was very popular in the 1960’s with people racing their daily driver around a field with the ability of mixing it with the likes of rally champion Roger Clarke who can be seen interviewed here. Yet to be F1 driver Peter Westbury flies in. With cars such as Mini, Imp, Cortina, Anglia, Sayers Special, with spins crashes and rolled cars. I hope you enjoy a peak into this golden age of motorsport. yes the sound is dubbed but that’s what they did then ! look out for the other autocross short film "Spring into Action" and see an E-type raced on a field !!”

A great bit of nostalgia here with a number of cars I recognised from my youth. The Blue Renault R8 that is seen briefly was local to me at the time (as was the Clark family) and I saw it evolve over time as it was still used on the road. I'm pretty sure it ended up with a Lotus Twin Cam engine in it eventually!

[Salsin]

"and see an E-type raced on a field !!”
Following on from this comment, here is Brian McFall in his E Type at an autocross in 1969, organised by the Rolls Royce (Derby) Motor Club as part of the Players No.6 championship.
Mike Dodman