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Motorcyclists prepare for action


(Katharine Allen).


pressed, disappearing in a cloud of tyre smoke before heading off up the runway at high speed. With a Porsche 962 Le Mans car, an Arrows F1 car and a Renault 5 Turbo works car also taking to the runway, fans of motor racing were well catered for, all of these having put up competitive results during their lifetimes.


The bikers also put on a good show, with both


road and competition versions. Here again, riders disappeared in clouds of tyre smoke before going down the runway, mixed in with those on side-car outfits that also put on a great show.


On Sunday morning the Museum’s VC10, ZA150, made its grand entrance with a full- throttle taxi on the runway as the show opener. This aircraft, which was the last heavy airliner ever to be completely built at Brooklands, is maintained at Dunsfold by a dedicated team of volunteers and was open to visitors across the two days for sell-out tours.


In the air a packed aviation programme showed


precision aerobatics close to the crowds, despite concerns over new CAA regulations. Whilst the sun shone on the aerodrome on Saturday, other parts of the UK faced torrential rain and storms forcing the Red Arrows to cancel their display, but they returned on the Sunday and triumphantly


The Napier-Railton ready to wow the crowds (Katharine Allen).


put on a great show. Other displays made the most of the blue skies, including the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfires, Black Cats, Sally B, the Blades, a DC3, a P51 Mustang, a Hurricane, the Tigers parachute display team, a Jet Provost and the Turbulent team. The most popular aerobatics came from the Typhoon display team as Flt Lt Mark Long roared onto the aerodrome reminding everyone just how powerful, noisy and fearsome a jet is.


The Museum’s VC10 makes its grand entrance (Katharine Allen).


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