Paddock footage of seventies automotive excess; Baby Bertha grunting like a pig on acid and being chased down by a mutant Skoda; the incomparable Gerry Marshall commentating an onboard lap of Oulton; and action set to a porntastic soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTBgnCanJo

/ sighs

"We broke the lap record on the first flying lap" ... nice.

Music is a bit cheesy in places though.

real cool, cars being driven to the track and serviced on the lawn.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Music is a bit cheesy in places though.

That's all part of its charm though

I have to link this video here also, fantastic stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... BKmow&feature=related

Real men, in real cars.

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I have to link this video here also, fantastic stuff!

Indeed it is, and its one that's been in my favourites on YouTube for while... Going back a bit further, this is a fascinating document: super8 footage of saloons racing at Oulton in 1967

Quote from nihil :

Indeed it is, and its one that's been in my favourites on YouTube for while... Going back a bit further, this is a fascinating document: super8 footage of saloons racing at Oulton in 1967

Oh now we're just being spoiled!
That is amazing footage, had Graham Hill and everything!!

Quote from MR_B :

Oh now we're just being spoiled!
That is amazing footage, had Graham Hill and everything!!

Have a look at that user's other videos: gold dust

There's Only One Gerry...

There are quite a few pieces of "classic" footage like this available on Racing Underground. The Australian/South Pacific Touring Car Races from the late '60s and early '70s are great. Seeing the amount of dive, squat and roll in those old barges is fantastic.

I've seen that 1971 Saloon race before but I had to watch it again. When you compare to today's super sticky cars, the slides they're doing just seem so ridiculous! Might not be the most advanced or most powerful (at that time) cars but in pure entertainment value it's 10/10.

Found this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=n5EgZYIB2qk