195 racing at Crystal Palace
In May 1955 Bryan Maggs headed to London’s own race track to see grand prix cars in two races, a non-championship F1 and a Libre event. We’ve included a couple of shots from elsewhere too
![Jim-Clark](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-Jim-Clark-800x450.jpg)
It took Jim Clark to make the troubled Lotus 30 fly. After two pit stops in the 1964 Goodwood TT he drove a sensational catch-up, until slowed by a suspension snag.
![John-Cooper](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/14-John-Cooper-800x450.jpg)
Having reinvented the racing car, John Cooper visits Brands Hatch in 1957 and goes back to earlier days to check he got it right.
![Peter-Collins](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/3-Peter-Collins-800x450.jpg)
Peter Collins, in Avon overalls.
![Ivor-Bueb](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/8-Ivor-Bueb--800x450.jpg)
Ivor Bueb tries out new lines in the works Cooper while Les Leston wisely keeps his Connaught clear.
![Salvadori](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2-Salvadori-800x450.jpg)
Roy Salvadori leans on his Maserati 250F. He would place third overall in the F1 race.
![Hawthorn-&-Salvadori](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/10-Hawthorn-Salvadori-800x450.jpg)
Mike Hawthorn has a chat with Salvadori
![Vanwall](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1-Vanwall-800x450.jpg)
Harry Schell’s victory in one heat was the first for Vanwall.
![Hawthorn,-Moss-Maserati](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/11-Hawthorn-Moss-Maserati-800x450.jpg)
Hawthorn’s Maserati squats under acceleration as he heads for a Heat 1 victory in the International Trophy for F1 cars
![Peter-Collins](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/5-Peter-Collins-800x450.jpg)
Collins has his 250F nicely balanced on his way to victory in the London Trophy Formule Libre event – unlike his rival in the background
![Peter-Collins-tail-less](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/7-Peter-Collins-tail-less-800x450.jpg)
A busy Palace crowd watch Peter Collins in the Maserati 250F. The tail was damaged and removed after a practice spin
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