Crystal Palace Sprint meet May30/31 bank holiday

[Streetrod]

Now I am really looking forward to this as I am local. Are many other PH readers going or competing and what should we expect?

Also would this be a decent event for a PH get together?

http://www.motorsportatthepalace.co.uk

[thepawbroon]

Hi - I've registered my interest as a potential competitor - in my 205 GTi rally car. Looks like a hoot!

[interloper]

I went to the last one back in 2000, I love the venue and being a sprint you get a really good variety of machinery competeing. The only down side is that it chucked it down that day if I remember correctly! Crystal Palace is a bit of a sod to get to for me but I will pencil it on to my calendar.

[andye30m3]

I'm quite tempted to have a go at this depending on cost and if they run some of the road going classes.

Sent of the membership forms to join the sevenoaks & district motor club so hopefully will end up doing a number of their sprints.

[thatone1967]

anyone know how much the tickets will be?

[thepawbroon]

Website says £10 on the gate or £8 in advance.

Has anybody got info on the circuit route? Or info on which route the previous sprints (1997 to 2000) used? I know it's only going to be 600 metres or so, but I might take a cycle over there and check it out.

Entry has been accepted now

[eastlmark]

Popped down yesterday on incidental business, seems the preperations are well in hand:










nice bit of new tarmac layed around the start line, cannot really tell yet where the finish line is and track looks a lot narrower than those old you tube vids of Ford Falcons and Cortinas sliding around there.

[thepawbroon]

Oooh - looks like those trees are close!!!

Not long now, taking the Peugeot out for an autotest tomorrow to check everthing's working

Who is heading down then? I'm always interested in photos

[freedman]

Weather doesnt look too good, but lets hope its a good event and the start of something more regular

[norman156]

Glad I saw this post, had no idea it was going on this weekend. I was going to go to the Brick Lane curry festival tomorrow but I think this one just about wins it!

[aeropilot]

eastlmark said:

nice bit of new tarmac layed around the start line, cannot really tell yet where the finish line is and track looks a lot narrower than those old you tube vids of Ford Falcons and Cortinas sliding around there.

It's narrower because, it's not the original track, most of which has long since been dug up and replaced with a narrower 'path' following close to the same route.
Other parts of the original track can be found down by the south end of the stadium, at the end of the pit straight, and into Ramp Bend and the begining of Maxium Rise.

The two photo's above show one of the few remaining original parts of the track, which is at the end of Terrace straight. The link path off to the right connects with Pond Hairpin, part of the pre-war infield section of the track.

[MATT427]

my dad was up helping yesterday. Shull be there tomorrow to watch him compete!

Great news having back Crystal palace sprint for sevenoaks motor club, after years of trying to get it back

[freedman]

Well, back from an excellent well organised day out. Very pleasant experince and somne very helpful marshalls in all areas,

Huge varity of cars, big small fast and slow

Some pretty good runs particularly by a couple of the Escorts and the Tuthill prepared 911 a couple of beautiful Coopper there as well

Felt sorry for the Sierra 4x4 driver who put in on its roof at the end of the first run. Car looked very second hand afterwards

[norman156]

Was a good day, some interesting cars there.
A few pictures:

[thepawbroon]

freedman said:

Felt sorry for the Sierra 4x4 driver who put in on its roof at the end of the first run. Car looked very second hand afterwards

Does anyone know where he rolled? I thought the last 50 yards could be a bit hairy - twice I was glad they had "run-off"!!

[thepawbroon]

norman156 said:

Was a good day, some interesting cars there.
A few pictures:

Hi Norman - any action shots of me on Sunday? Car 48 white Peugeot 205 GTi.

thanks

[freedman]

thepawbroon said:

freedman said:

Felt sorry for the Sierra 4x4 driver who put in on its roof at the end of the first run. Car looked very second hand afterwards

Does anyone know where he rolled? I thought the last 50 yards could be a bit hairy - twice I was glad they had "run-off"!!

At the finish line, he was really trying and apprently clipped a tree root which flipped the car, it was a mess

[eastlmark]

it was after the finish line. there is a slight left curve as you should be slowing down for the return road. Looks like he locked the brakes and slid straight on, just clipping some tyres place around a tree trunk which must have bounced it over. There were already tyre tracks just to the right from someone else doing much the same on the day before but they just missed the tyres.
It was said very clearly during the drivers briefing that all drivers have to walk the course and pay particular attention to that slowing down area whats more it was on a first practice run, and his time was recorded as 40 odd sec's when most others were treating it as a practice/sighting run.

[norman156]

thepawbroon said:

norman156 said:

Was a good day, some interesting cars there.
A few pictures:

Hi Norman - any action shots of me on Sunday? Car 48 white Peugeot 205 GTi.

thanks

I was there on Monday I'm afraid so I don't have a shot of your car

[andyelcomb]

thepawbroon said:

norman156 said:

Was a good day, some interesting cars there.
A few pictures:

Hi Norman - any action shots of me on Sunday? Car 48 white Peugeot 205 GTi.

thanks

Nice video of you on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KkBIrUHvFo