60s Rallycross

[john2443]

We may have seen this before but I don't recall it. More 60s cars than enough being ragged round a field!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn822uhS9V8

[Dermot O'Logical]

That's Autocross. Rallycross began in the very early 1970's when an outbreak of foot and mouth disease resulted in travel restrictions and the cancellation of the (then) RAC Rally.

An event for rally cars racing on mixed surfaces was hastily put together to fill some of the gaps in the BBC TV coverage resulting from the Rally's cancellation.

Some great footage of Autocross though!

[lowdrag]

Meonstoke, 1967 IIRC