your favourite era of racing..

[simon drabble]

Originally Posted by p261brm
Historic racing today? being not a driver, but still involved, probably as such, an opinion dose not realy count, got to be any Goodwood Revival, though the Christies/Coys were also memorable. Top race's ever involved? it has to be the Targa Florio, age does have it's priviledges, and the generation's sinced it ceased have been denied a spectical and ambiance second to none, followed closely by Spa 1000kms, Spa as it was and should still be.

this got me thinking.... whilst I sadly cannot claim to have seen Targa Florio in period I do have great memories as a child watching silouettes racing at Silverstone in what was probably the early/mid 70's. The Skoda and Beetle where the two cars to stick in my mind most.
Interestingly I used to go to Silverstone a lot in the 60's as well but have no memory of the racing so I can only assume it was not as exciting to a young lad (although to redeem myself I do recall frequently being scared witless in a Lotus Cortina a friend of my mother's drove!!)