Hot Rods versus Rallycross at Long Marston 1976

[@garrywitcomb2334]

Watched this so many times,fantastic !!!!!! Excellent footage,the real deal 😆😆😆

[@rustandoil]

Well I never knew that there were Rallycross events at Long Marston, fantastic stuff! Thanks for posting 👍🏻

[@Bluesailfin]

George Polly is still my No 1 Hot Rod driver long live 306, I used to watch him at Wimbledon in the '70's what fantastic nights they were, thanks for this posting it gave me lots of good memories from that era.

[@MegaJohn56]

Ford Anglia, for me the best looking hot rod of all time, used to watch them at Hednesford in the early 70's, great to watch, thanks for the vid.

[@ivorjones6618]

yes me too late 60s martin morris and barry kibble

[@Humps00]

Absolutely brilliant stuff. Leepy getting back to his roots and Polley beating him. Lovely!! Alan Humphrey

[@johnnyboy184]

george you were brilliant then, as you were in the 80's and 90's when i knew you. fantastic archive stuff, congrats to you for posting it

[@larryjohnstone6260]

That Anglia is a rocket!great driving!

[@daimlermandouble6]

Those were the days just great Motorsport ! It just ain't like that anymore!!

[@KennyRX7]

Wow, this took me back! Respect for Barry Lee, but as I was living in Sutton, Surrey in those days we always rooted for local lad George Polley in his 306 Anglebox. At one stage we had three top drivers from Sutton in matching BP/Custom Car livery and the fantastic support from the crowd as they entered Wimbledon stadium was brilliant. George Polley, Graham North and Phil Powell, what a team!

[@whocares264]

Philip (squeaker) Powell....

[@geoff552]

this brings back memories of these 2 racing on oval cicuits in the 70's along eith another favourite of mine mick duffy collard ,and i see the polley name continues to do well on the ovals with dave polley in f2's

[@robingray1302]

Further conclusive proof that you don't need 4wd and turbos to maintain the spectacle of Rallycross !!

[@hwsascha]

superb.. never know they did thinks like this... keep them coming

[@charliecroker7005]

Every time I see a video like this, I think, "Isn't Formula 1 shit?"

[@superbracey]

£25 prize money! lol You'd pay that just to spectate these days! Classic footage.

[@skinnytinny]

And Lee says this and Polley says that - brilliant. I got all nostalgic when I saw the winfield advertising hoarding too.

[@David-ki6jq]

When I was a child I used to watch hot rods on 'World of sport' in the 80's. Always used to root for George Polley. If I remember correctly, at that time he was driving a Toyota Starlet.

[@a34rwl]

love the upper-class tweedy chap doing the commentary. 'Frightfully exciting, what!'

[@Fcutdlady]

No where near as posh as the BBC!

[@whocares264]

George , simply the best...

[@649Dan]

Absolutely ACE!!! Go on Polley!!!

[@Balenzo]

Reminds me of those good old days at the Arlington.

[@Tiamat583]

this looks like a pretty interesting race event!

[@dougharvey9766]

I got to sit in George Polley's car when I went to a race I think it was at Aldershot, great memories, drinking hot soup and the smell of Castrol R what a mix...

[@6azza]

Fantastic stuff excellent

[@Tunnellad]

Smashing footage..

[@georgejacob3162]

That was EPIC!

[@BriscaF1StockCarFan]

Cracking bit of racing, bordering nail-biting ! Polley and the Anglia seem much quicker on the black stuff and pull away, but Lee and the Escort pull a bit back on the loose.

[@whocares264]

Polly wins with the cheaper car, what a star...

[@richardjackson5380]

Cheaper car? Ha ha

[@Davidwaters-]

Excellent stuff

[@AVONIDOL]

I bought Dave fuels car after Ian Warren had it and we found out it was either No. 1 or No. 3 of the ford production line, wonder where it is now. Mark Lloyd

[@frankw8117]

Last year, Downham Autos in South London, sadly closed down. Ah.

[@Fcutdlady]

Learning a Pitt maneuver would be cool. Tip the back of a rivals car spin them and stall them.

[@LondonImprov]

what a great race!

[@memofrf]

proper racing cheers

[@Dany45UR]

Que bien el Anglia . Mas firme de suspensión y mas maniobrable

[@ronpharo1260]

😜£25 prize money LOL

[@PrettyChrome]

Now thats racing

[@del690]

I saw Barry Lee do a couple of laps at the old Hackney Speedway...Awesome!

[@junction666]

Gimme that Anglebox George any condition, I don't mind, just gimme!

[@asher666]

Arlington Raceway in Upper/Lower Dicker(yes its a village btw lol) My dad used to mechanic for a sstock and banger team when i was a wee laddie

[@reknawfiend]

and Lee says and Polly says and Lee says and Polly says.

[@Oodlenoots]

I guess Americans define hot rods differently from Brits. I don't see a hot rod in here. But then if you show me a platter of cookies I wouldn't see a biscuit, either. But then again, whatever those cookie things are, they're always delicious. Come to think of it, these hot rod things are amazing!

[@UberLummox]

I know, right? "Hot rods'??? You gould say (back then at least) the British definition of a hot rod is as "off" as the older American definition of a sports car. : ) I'm not knocking these, but would like to understand why they called'em hot rods exactly.

[@UberLummox]

As a US'er could someone educate me on why these are reffered to as hot rods specifically? Whatever the meaning I doubt it would translate to us, but that's ok, these little rockets are killa!

[@ungurdani8346]

Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe .

[@meadroad]

Escort Mk 1 (62) would be fetching over £50k at today's rates, prob old ex works car 😫 see on ebay today AVO mk1 Mexico for £45k.......

[@scrapveiw]

Yer our cars tend to go round corners!

[@TheSmelliot44]

my dad raced with barry lee and george polly and u can watch my dad on vid tht is hot rods vs super rods northhampton brafield hes tim foxlow 144.

[@motorwest]

brilliant !

[@muddyfox4x4]

The 2 Dislikes must be Rallycross Fans :)

[@dirtbikdan]

muddyfox4x4 or clssic cars 🤣😂

[@spedeworthscotland]

excellent

[@barryotoole6990]

Track more suited to hot rod cars. £25 each heat 4 heats

[@richardjackson5380]

Why more suited to Hot Rods?

[@martynmiles9778]

Now a bleedin housing estate 😔😔😔😔😔😔

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

🇨🇭🙏

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Chevy c est suisse désoler