A HISTORY of Grand Prix…? Wait, isn’t this weekend’s race the inaugural F1 Race in our streets? Yes, it’s true – it is the first Night Race to be held in Singapore, but there also was a huge racing scene in the 1960s and 70s. Eli Solomon’s was active in this race scene and he recounts his memories in his book Snakes & Devils – A History of the Singapore Grand Prix. acroamatic had a chance to hear him speak, and blogs about Eli Solomon’s talk.

Eli gave a very vivid account of the characters involved in the Singapore Grand Prix over the years. It was a very different age, very far removed from the modern day pinnacle of motorsport (and its accompanying circus) which is about to descend here.

SGP was Formula Libre, libre being ‘open’ or ‘free’. So, you brought whatever you had and you raced.

Open-top single-seater cars vs regular road cars were the norm. You’d think that the person with the most expensive car would win, but this was not the case.

Find out about the Grand Prix in Singapore, in the old days in Deadpoet’s Cave.

Tags: Singapore Grand Prix, 1960s Singapore, 1970s Singapore, Eli Solomon