Racing in the snow?

I didn't know about that one, but what about the International Trophy at Silverstone in 1973? Being from Scandinavia wasn't enough to help Ronnie...

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And of course there is the famous picture of John Surtees on the Südschleife of the Great Nürburgring, of all places, but alas, "only" with a Formula 2...

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Wow, can you imagine those cars in those conditions, absolutely terrifying I suspect

 

Well...back to serious work: what race could it be?
if it is 1964 indeed, there seems that no official Formula 2 race took place at Zandvoort that year?
Formula 2 1964 - Race Index

(By the way, if it is 1964, then the car would have been a BT10 or a BT11)

The only Formula 2 race that I remember of with a few flakes of snow was the Eiffelrennen in 1967, there are known pictures of Jochen Rindt in the snow.

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Ask and ye shall receive:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm1jBUfbLV0[/ame]

 

Well, yes, Bas, but that's not a RACE; it is actually quite easy to find pictures of Formula One in the snow, driven for demonstrations or even for tests.
By the way, your local to Zandvoort, aren't you? I was thinking - hoping - that perhaps you could have some leads to the picture with Gurney that opens the topic...

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The photo in the original post is not Dan Gurney; he never drove a Formula 2 Brabham in his career.

I think it is Jochen Rindt at the XXX Int. ADAC - Eifelrennen 1967 European Trophy for Formula 2 Drivers, Round 3 Nürburgring Südschleife, Adenau, Germany.

See this link and note that it states that there was snow at the race.

Formula 2 1967 - Eifelrennen

 

Fair enough.

Zandvoort doesn't have many left handers, and even fewer with a dip then going uphill. One, actually. The old layout (pre 1972, see pic. Hugenholtz is between gerlach and Hunserug) didn't really add any left handers either. I found some other old pics of the suspected corner and whilst they look similar, I'm not very convinced yet (2nd picture is 100% zandvoort). The 3rd pic is what I just took on google...One thing that also doesn't convince me is the row of people directly behind the track in the original pic; this is where a road is between the corner, pitlane and straight. It's quite narrow and is a through road for cars, trucks, ambulances, as well as a footpath for people. No space for a grandstand.

I did some googling and the picture in question might be Jochem Rindt at the Eiffelrennen in 1967, a race he won and was driven in the snow.
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Thanks Bas (and Teegeefla); I had the 1967 Eiffelrennen in mind almost immediately (see my post #5), but I wanted to search the possibility of a Brabham Formula 2 in 1964 nevertheless. One thing is sure, it could not have been in an "official" Formula 2 race in Zandvoort in 1964, because ther was none this year...it is probably Rindt.

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+1

I was at the Nurburgring in, I'm gonna guess it was 1980, for an F3 race. Snowing like crazy. My sneakers got soaked & I had to go into town to find a pair of waterproof boots - Still have 'em somewhere....

They *salted* the circuit and wanted us to run!.... Fortunately we were unanimous in refusing.

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Ian

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144418161-post917.html

 

I must say it does look like rindt's face (but i would need a close up from the nose to be 100% sure )
I love Ronnies's picture....and i can think of a driver who would really have some fun in those conditions!!!

 

It's Rindt my guess is that if not sud schleiffer it could be Zeltweg Austria

 

Jochen Rindt, 1967 Brabham BT23/5
Roy Winkelmann Racingnkelman Team

 

...and after one year at Lotus in 1969, Rindt was on the verge of a come-back to Brabham, only to have Chapman raise the money at the last minute. So "Black Jack" had to stay for one more season...and a good one it turned to be.
Rindt personal manager and advisor was one Bernie Ecclestone...who was aware of the risks Jochen was taking at the wheel of the "fragile" Lotuses.

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Go Max ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIq4L-L01M

 

brave spectators !

 

Never realized the Fred video. First time seeing it.

But besides the grip he's obviously struggling with, will F1 engines perform better due to the cooler conditions?

 

Yes. colder air is more dense which allows for more fuel to be inserted = more combustion = more power.

 

Here's Nick Heidfeld in a BMW Sauber in the snow back in 2007. They used studded tires rather than chains like the Red Bull car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLVkMg3vjXw