BriSCA Formula 1 1981 European Championship Race

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[@Grid56]

I must admit I loved Northampton as tarmac. Some fantastic old names there some of who's descendants are still around now.

[@darrenwarby32]

Loved F1 in this era , my brother was a Stu Smith fan . I hated him , was a Willie Harrison fan myself .

[@superbrit3845]

Just look how skinny the tyres are here compared to a modern F1.

[@asd36f]

I was waiting for Stu Smith to punt Wolfenden into the fence!

[@Grid56]

Not from a lap,down, he was a firm but fair driver.

[@martynlancaster4453]

Wonder how many of these old cars are still around?

[@Fcutdlady]

And the drivers!

[@Cb_13]

Hey have you got any f2 footage from pre 1985 please?

[@sidewaysaction9983]

IMO 391 ruined a very attainable working class poor man's sport by throwing money at it, those who could afford followed.

[@mark4lev]

Agreed. And don’t forget the races back then were rubbish. Most of the white/ yellow roofs pulled off onto the centre Green. Only a few well funded red tops could win races. The social scene around the sport however was superb back then. The best racing was early 2000’s. Wain jr, Lund, falding , etc all building thier own cars, which were fast and looked good. No one was spending obscene money and they didn’t stop the racing every 30 seconds

[@Grid56]

It's funny, in later years we used to say the same about 515 Junior Wainman as he always seemed to turn up with the latest big engines.