floydfreak wrote:
It really was an incredible era, i was a regular at the circuits from 1997 until the end of those regs which then changed for 2001.
The grandstands used to be packed, the teams and drivers were easily accessible, and the atmosphere was really something else.
The best ever BTCC meeting i attended was the 1998 finale (i think it was the final round, it was definitely the title decider anyhow), where it was the biggest crowd i had ever seen at a race event. Nigel Mansell was present for a cameo in his 'red 55' Ford, Rickard Rydell took the title for Volvo, and teams were letting fans walk off with spare bits of broken bodywork at the end of the day once the battered race cars had been fixed (i got a piece of Rydell's team mate's Volvo car, and one guy got an entire Peugeot rear wing!).
I may well have some photos from the event somewhere, if i ever come across them i'll scan some for posting.