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I'm another who played F1 regularly. When I couldn't persuade my brother, sister or best friend next door to play, I'd often play it by myself. I'd race all six cars, each with a slightly different strategy ranging from high risk to low risk and quickly learnt that a high risk driving style won more often than any other. I'm pretty sure that that lesson had a considerable impact on the way I've lived life as an adult and my subsequent broken back!

 

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Speed Circuit - Avalon Hill

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1194/speed-circuit

I've never actually played this, but I believe it's quite similar to the Waddingtons game. Originally published by 3M, the Avalon Hill version has a few rules changes. Used to be the enthusiasts racing game choice in the days before Formula De came out.

I'd never heard of this game, but the box art is great and reminds me of the weekends I used to spend in a caravan (often playing Formula 1) parked in various UK paddocks while my dad raced Clubman's Formula cars.

Anyone able to identify the photo? I'd make a guess at Formula 3 1973, Brands Hatch, but I'm by no means certain. The #57 Alpine Renault looks like an A363 or A364 and the #62 car that of Alain Serpaggi. 1970s F3 is a formula that I've long thought would make a great class for one of the niche slot manufacturers to take up.

Photos found via Google:

Serpaggi 1973

Brands Hatch paddock 1973. Anyone remember it? If you got there early enough you'd get lucky and have the luxury of a tarmac floor and a roof. Too late and you'd spend the weekend being rained on.

 

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I'd clearly be no use at pub quizzes. The box photo for the Speed Circuit game isn't Brands Hatch. A bit of googling makes me almost certain it's the 1973 Monaco Grand Prix Formula 3 race.

#57 Michel Leclère. Alpine A364. Retired.

#95 Masami Kuwashima. March 733. Retired.

#62 Alain Serpaggi. Alpine A364. 2nd.

http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=F373MC

The Waddington's F1 game seems very popular here. Much like the Speed Circuit game above, I reckon its success was in part due to it having just enough of a tenuous link to real racing to capture the imagination of any motor-racing mad young boy.