Racing in 1963

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Please don't move to the Youtube thread as that isn't really what it is about...

I came across this last night afther following some other links/doing some reasearch from other postings in this thread.
Great to see some footage of Cadwell Park before barriers became an idea.
Not sure of the exact date it was filmed and more imporantly the commentry added, but some wonderful foresight!

https://youtu.be/wQA4abSmDTQ?t=1289
"Roy James makes a splendid getaway"

https://youtu.be/wQA4abSmDTQ?t=1330
"Roy James is proving hard to catch"

I believe he was quite busy with a driving job on 8th August 1963,.

[davepen]

David Roscoe did many similar films for the VSCC.
Many of his films were put on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL207GT4JTQ5...

He was the PR director for Rolls Royce cars,
and had briefly owned my Alvis 12/50.

[SS427 Camaro]

Some superb Mini racing in the second film clip.

I do know that Roy James had done some racing, but had no idea that he was such an accomplished driver, but I do know that he had a very early E Type 3.8 roadster ( Opalescent Green I think ? ) that was seized when he was arrested. Remarkably it has survived.

Makes one wonder how his motor racing career would have progressed.