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Motorsport comes to London this weekend in the shape of Formula E. But to those of a certain vintage, or ‘fever’ to use the modern parlance, London motorsport means one thing. No, not Battersea. It’s Crystal Palace, the south London park that once reverberated to the noise of racing engines.

Thankfully great footage of racing at the venue has been captured, from the Formula 3 Daily Express Trophy final in October 1970, 14 minutes of which is at: youtube.com/watch?v=DSCDucychzA.

It’s a visual treat, encapsulating all that was, and has been

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