Happy 70th Birthday Silverstone!

[Supersam83]

Silverstone celebrates 70 years since first Grand Prix

It is 70 years since Silverstone, a former RAF base, hosted its first British Grand Prix, on 2 October 1948.

BBC Article

Which year was your favourite race?

[anonymous-user]

Supersam83 said:

Silverstone celebrates 70 years since first Grand Prix

It is 70 years since Silverstone, a former RAF base, hosted its first British Grand Prix, on 2 October 1948.

BBC Article

Which year was your favourite race?

Three years I remember personally:

1987 - Mansell's famous win over Piquet, one of the first GPs I ever went to.

1998 - Schumacher's tactical victory in the pits.... loved it as I came up with the notion as soon as he got the penalty.

2008 - Hamilton's wet weather masterclass - I was there in a work capacity and it was like watching someone in a different league.

[Eric Mc]

1973 - the year of the Scheckter inspired pile up.

[coppice]

71- first time I saw a GP, if not an F1 race. Dull race, Stewart walkover .
73- we were Peter Revson fans, even had Yardley McLaren jackets , so win was special . If not as special as watching Peterson at Woodcote in the Lotus 72
73 - TT - CSLs and Capris
78 - Keke wins Intnl Trophy in a downpour- in a bloody Theodore
70/80s- amazing FF1600 battles
81- Watson win, crowd counting down gap to Arnoux's ailing Renault
85 - THAT LAP from Rosberg - 161mph
87 - We were in Stowe grandstand . Nuff said
85(was it ?) very first F3000 race
89 - the NOISE of the new V10s and V12s
92- Mansell's pole lap

And finally, the best sounding engine I have ever heard - at tyre testing in about 2005 - the Toyota V10 . Utterly extraordinary range of sounds

[Eric Mc]

What non F1 GP did you see at Silverstone in 1971?

[coppice]

I didn't see my first F1 race at Silverstone . My first F1 experience was on 9 April 1971 - Oulton Park Spring Trophy, won by Rodriguez' BRM .

[Eric Mc]

Aha - I misunderstood. I assumed you were referring to a Silverstone race as the thread is about Silverstone.