Which circuit is this ?

[cuneus]

Taken in the mid '80's

Edited by cuneus on Saturday 24th November 08:26

[djmotorsport]

Croft?

[rude-boy]

djmotorsport said:

Croft?

I'd go with that as the large Oak (i think) tree in the background appears to be the one on the way out of tower.

[anonymous-user]

i would guess at croft too. fair play to the guy racing the 365BB too!!!!

[cougarracing]

actually i would have said donington park, looking from the startline with mcleans in the background

[woof]

I think it's Donington ?
also there's a banner from a company in Newark / Notts

Edited by woof on Monday 19th November 12:01

[SamHH]

Interesting mix of cars. What race is it?

[rude-boy]

woof said:

I think it's Donington ?

Sad to say you might be on to something there and i think my first guess was wrong.

Damn these 2D images

[woof]

rude-boy said:

woof said:

I think it's Donington ?

Sad to say you might be on to something there and i think my first guess was wrong.

Damn these 2D images

most of those trees are gone - that's what threw me initially

[stockhatcher]

cougarracing said:

actually i would have said donington park, looking from the startline with mcleans in the background

[Ahonen]

cougarracing said:

actually i would have said donington park, looking from the startline with mcleans in the background

Yep, that's what I was thinking. You can just see the little blue grandstand for the Donington Supporters Club in the background on the exit of McLeans.

Amazing how much it has changed in only 20-odd years. You forget how many of the trees they've chopped down and how much the fencing has changed.

[anonymous-user]

if it is donnington, the start finish straight has been widened considerably since the photo was taken...

[Chocmonster]

Can't be Croft as that was shut at the start of the 80's and not re-opened for circuit racing (non Rallycross stuff) until the middle 90's. Plus I don't recognise the fence as being from there!

[cuneus]

Thanks for all the replies. They prompted me to examine some video of the TVR racer from the same period and it is Donington

[lazyitus]

What a superb array of cars. That 450SEAC was (still is) one hell of a piece of kit !

Do you have said footage that you can load up onto here ?

[Killer2005]

Surely its too flat to be donnington

[lazyitus]

Killer2005 said:

Surely its too flat to be donnington

The fencing is hiding the contours. Definately Donington.

[cuneus]

Can't do the video ATM

here are a couple of frame grabs from another part of the tape - these are a few seconds apart and are definitely the same place/day

[andyps]

cuneus said:

Can't do the video ATM

here are a couple of frame grabs from another part of the tape - these are a few seconds apart and are definitely the same place/day

Do you know why the XJ13 was there?

[lazyitus]

Great shots, cuneus !

cuneus said:

Can't do the video ATM

Will you do it as and when you can, please ?

That particular SEAC was the biggest influence on my TVR ownership. It was the car that made me want a 'Wedge' in the first place. Once realised, my TVR fanaticism was concrete.