Rufforth - What happened
#1
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:29
This is my first post on here, so be gentle with me.
I am currently trying to piece together information for an article I am writing about the circuit at Rufforth. I have some great quotes and most of the details I need.
The one thing I am struggling to find details on, is why the circuit ceased to be.
I would really appreciate any information anyone may have as to why racing stopped there?
If you also have any good stories to tell about the circuit, I would love to hear them. I would quite happily quote anyone in this article I am writing.
Many thanks
Chris
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#2
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:46
DC
Edited by CoulthardD, 08 October 2010 - 11:47.
#3
Posted 08 October 2010 - 13:07
So what about Rufforth?
#4
Posted 08 October 2010 - 13:12
Flicking through Swinger's 'Motor Racing Circuits of England', it just says "At some point in time the site was sold to a farmer and racing ceased in 1978."
DC
I think it was more a question of track licensing requirements and the high cost of upgrading safety facilities that did-for Rufforth. I think the AUTOSPORT YEARBOOK 1979 mentions something to this effect in it's survey of operating tracks. I don't have one to hand at present.
#5
Posted 13 October 2010 - 13:56
I told Walshy how brilliant and quick TNF was and so it sort of proved with three quick replies.
But then ........................................ nothing, it just dried up.
So it is time to bump the thread
#6
Posted 13 October 2010 - 14:49
DC
#7
Posted 13 October 2010 - 16:07
Where airfield were built during WW2 on land requesitioned from land owners, those owners had the first call on getting it back. This always caused complications as circumstances change in the perhaps 20 to 40 years after the war. I know of a local airfield where there were 8 land owners involved and another with five. This caused difficulty if we wanted to sue them for rallies and just one "anti" could stop the event happening.
I've got quite a few Rufforth programmes tucked way in my files.
#8
Posted 24 December 2010 - 14:01
That year Brian was in his F5000 McClaren M19 & was up against Tony Dean in his F5000 Chevron B24, it was one hell of a race Tony & Brian swapped the lead so many times you wouldn't believe. Tony Dean won by only half a car as Brian was along side him as they went across the line but they both shared fastest lap & outright lap record, which I believe was still standing when the Circuit closed
Phil Bradford
#9
Posted 24 December 2010 - 14:35
#10
Posted 24 December 2010 - 16:46
#11
Posted 20 February 2014 - 12:12
Hello,
Never done this before -so don't know what happens but !
I saw these bits about Rufforth and see that Walshy is the historian and Derwent Motorsport may have something I am interested in !
Albeit the last note seems to have been in 2010.
Derwent Motorsport seems to have some old Rufforth programmes and I am looking for one for the 1st of July 1972. A BRSCC meeting.
There was a paddock type pass tied to the car that I have and I would like to find out more about it.
Its a sad tale but bought the car in 1974 and its still totally dismantled today.
However if anyone has the programme I may be able to see who previously owned the car.
The car in question is a LANDAR R6 BMC.
PJC
Edited by PJC, 21 February 2014 - 22:30.