Motorsport at the Palace 2013 - Crystal Palace

[MelloYello]

On Sunday 26th of May I attended MOTORSPORT AT THE PALACE. This is Held at Crystal Palace Park in south London, a venue with a long motorsport history. This is an event organised by the Sevenoaks and Districts Motor club and incorporates part of the hill climb / time trials competition calendar. Therefor there is some exciting on track entertainment as well as the static displays and paddock walks. The usual stalls and food vans are plenty, and best of all just around the corner from me. I have tried to attend for the last few years but for what ever reason could not, now I wished I had tried harder as this was a great day out.

On entering it seemed like the usual fare, a nice Mustang.


Some big rat US thang


Some French cars from the days when they still made good cars


This thing (cannot remember name) was one of those brit powered fiberglassed bodied small company cars. It was low. And proof that owners of yellow cars have a certain je nais se quoi when it comes to style.


Plenty of MGs


This unusual leather clad beast


This was in a Camaro. I heard it start up later and from across the other side of the park it sounded like the end of the world



More british fibreglass, Daimler SP250



This one for the Norton fans out there. Still trying to work out where they put their balls cos they must be big!


Then I made it to the Start Line and it got more interesting. These guys were really giving it their all. Nice to see given that there was some expensive and vintage kit on show.

This Ferrari 308 GT4 was nice, had not seen one in the flesh before. Shame about the fat git in the high vis.


I do not know what most of the vintage stuff is but it was great to see them on track and being used! And they sound awesome at full throttle.


1965 Aston Martin DB5


Something Italian for SteveA


1969 Datsun 510SSS


Proving that not all Vauxhalls are bad here is a Viva HB Gerry Marshall style




D-Type Jaguar - luuurrvvly





And this was as cool as it looks! Cannot for the life of me remember what it was. So many obscurely named one off cars there.







Open top no seatbelt.



1926 Chrysler G70 Roadster
Winning hood ornament

and wooden wheels


Cool name for a car


Early Bentley

and check out the size of this steering wheel


1996 Sylva Phoenix


1958 Elva MK3 - interesting history of this car was it was raced by Tom Greatorex who was Carroll Shelby's head mechanic




I liked this Merc 500SEC from all angles



Same goes for this V8 MG





Prize for worst paint job goes to this capri


This Lotus looked good from afar


For the last run of the day we made our way down to the hair pin and waited for some action.
Only one competitor really gave us a show-




And this guy failed to slow down in the run off area, got some sun glare, hit a bank and rolled it. Who would have thought a mondeo could be so exciting.


I have this in the calendar for 2014.

[Lucky]

Great report, James thanks for sharing. This is perennially in my "to do" list and every year I fail to make it Even more determined to get there next year now

[DB RX63]

Watch this space fella's for an FB in the event, as it is in the sprint championship that I intend to compete in.