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BTM TALKS NEWS T


he early part of 2017 has been a very rewarding time in terms of the quality and support for the talks programme. We have had sell-outs for ‘Brooklands remembers Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown RN’ and for our annual family event, now in its fourth year, and this time featuring Nick Arnold, author of the Horrible Science books, with 180 potential new young Brooklands members of the future.


Our Motor Sport Legends series fired into life with our guests, John McGuinness (the ‘More- cambe Missile’ – the first TT rider to achieve a 132mph lap of the Isle of Man circuit), James Whitham (TT rider and broadcaster) and our great friend Steve Parrish, what a line up!


Our final talk in March was an evening with Steve Cropley and Simon Taylor, looking back at Simon’s 10 years interviewing over 120 of the greatest names in motor sport for his ‘Lunch with...’ features in Motor Sport magazine. Watch out for some exciting news on who will be our next Motor Sport Legends guest. Full reports of all these fantastic events are in this Bulletin and the events themselves will soon be available on BTM TV.


We have set a course for a fine summer of entertaining and informative talks for you to enjoy. Tickets for the Classic Talks series can be booked by e-mailing Yvette Bolton (talks@ brook- landsmembers.co.uk) or by phone on 07880 670359. Motor Sport Legends tickets are available on-line from the BTM website or by telephone from Tim Morris or Jeni Larwood in the BTM office, Monday-Friday 10.00am to 5.00pm on 01932 857381 extension 226. All


Left to right: John McGuinness, Steve Parrish and James Whitham (Cliff Bolton).


talks start at 7.30pm in the Napier Room with food available and the bar open from 6.00pm.


To deliver such a constantly high standard of events I have to rely on the dedication of the Talks Team – Yvette Bolton for ticket sales, Tim Morris and Jeni Larwood for promotion and web ticket sales and David Norfolk and Mel Goodworth who run the raffle at each event – an important income stream. Thanks also to Mark Jarman for recording the events (both sound and vision), John Odell for membership promotion, Gareth Tarr for his reports and photos, Robin Cordery for guest speaker hospitality and future guests, Peter Maskell for Napier Room management, Cliff Bolton, photography and James Taylor for audio- visual support along with our commercial part- ners Zest4tv


My thanks to each and every one of them and to you for bringing the talks to life with your continued support.


Steve Clarke


LOST AND FOUND – 100-YEAR-OLD TROPHY RETURNS TO BROOKLANDS


t was 3.20pm on 3rd August 1914. The threat of war may have been looming but racing at Brooklands was still at ‘full throttle’. The 18th 100mph Short Handicap was about to commence with a strong line up, including a nine-litre Mercedes, a four-litre Hispano, an 11- litre Isotta and a small three-litre Humber racer.


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Humber was not notable for high performance but for more middle-of-the-road cars for profes- sionals. However, the company knew the market- ing advantages gained from racing and both with company drivers and privately-entered vehicles it


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had been very successful in trials, hill climbs and, indeed, at Brooklands. The Humber driver for this race was Bill Tuck, probably the company’s most successful competition driver, and he went on to win the event at a speed of 92.23mph. The car he used was one of a trio of specially designed models made for the 1914 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy race and they were known as the TT Humbers.


Like all the Brooklands trophies for the principal events, the one for the 100mph Short Handicap was a splendid, solid silver cup which Tuck added


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