Alan Webber on an AJS Rio, 498cc (Katharine Allen).
version and with another two of these rare cars still under restoration on static display); the 10½-litre V12 1924 Delage DH Land Speed Record car, the 1911 Fiat S76 known affectionately as ‘The Beast of Turin’; the John Parry-Thomas Land Speed Record car ‘Babs’ and of course the Museum’s own 24-litre multi-World-Record-breaker and Brooklands lap-record holder Napier-Railton. Other cars with impeccable Brooklands histories included the Pacey-Hassan Bentley, the 1912 Lorraine-Dietrich grand prix car ‘Vieux Charles III’ and stunning examples of the Bentleys, Vauxhalls, Bugattis and Rileys which battled it out on the circuit in period – with a stand-out vehicle being the Bentley 3-litre EXP-2, the very first of that hal- lowed make to win a race at Brooklands in 1922. Motorcycles were also highlighted with laps from
Howard Wilcox on a 1930 Brough Superior (Katharine Allen).
a rare 1911 Humber TT from the Sammy Miller collection; a 1927 500cc Norton once belonging to Brooklands racer Pat Driscoll, himself a competitor in the 1930 JCC Double Twelve driving a blown 1½-litre Hyper Lea-Francis and a 1935 250cc New Imperial ridden in period by Les Archer. The re-opening of the Finishing Straight marks the completion of the first stage of the ambitious Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Race Track Revival project which is costing just over £8 million and has taken nearly 10 years of research, planning, fund-raising and construction. It has created an arena space on the Museum site that opens up countless opportunities to showcase the motoring and aviation collections, demonstrations and driving tests.
Gary Caroline with 1932 Morgan Super Sports on the Mercedes-Benz World track (John Retter). The Double Twelve Motorsport Festival
T
he excitement on the new section of Straight formed part of the packed pro- gramme for the annual Brooklands Double Twelve
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Motorsport Festival organised in association with the VSCC, which includes three main competitive elements – Driving Tests, Speed Trials and a Concours over two days. As usual competitors
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