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BROOKLANDS RECORD BREAKER AT HAMPTON COURT


ith its oval circuit Brooklands was a natural place for speed record attempts but by the early 1920s speeds were increasing so contenders for outright records required more space. That didn’t stop record attempts in the lower classes as the Track was very capable of handling these slower vehicles. In 1930 67 new records were established at Brooklands and one of the cars that set some of those records was displayed at the Hampton Court Palace Concours of Elegance in September. This was the Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 of Sir Roland Stewart and Captain George Eyston.


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Owned by Stewart, this car is the more power- ful twin-cam Gran Sport version of the 1750 and was nicknamed ‘Testa Fissa’ (Fixed Head). The streamlined body was designed by Eyston and built by London coach-builder A E Leadbetter. In October of 1930 Stewart and Eyston set Class E records at Brooklands for 800 miles (at an average of 95.23mph), 1,000 kilometres, 1,000 miles, six hours and 12 hours. The car disappeared in 1931 and was rediscovered by Vic Derrington in 1947, by which time it had been re-bodied. The current owners, Keith Duly and Susan Castle, have recently had the car fitted with a splendid recreation of the original coachwork. Aston Martin had significant support at the Hampton Court event with the company as sponsor, five examples being in competition, and the owners’ club having the largest club represen- tation. The oldest representative of the marque


The Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 campaigned by Sir Roland Stewart and Captain George Eyston that set several records at Brooklands (Gareth Tarr).


was the third Aston built, ‘A3’. This 1921 car was used at Brooklands both for testing and racing and was much changed during its lifetime. Now owned by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust, it was restored by Ecurie Bertelli with a body recreated from photographs taken at Brooklands. From its collection, the Heritage Trust also showed the 1934 Ulster model – chassis K4/508/U – which was campaigned at Brooklands in the late 1930s.


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1934 Aston Martin Ulster (Gareth Tarr).


Vernon Balls was a regular competitor at


1921 Aston Martin A3 – the third Aston built (Gareth Tarr).


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Brooklands and an importer for Amilcar. The 1928 C6 Voiturette in the main concours compe- tition was campaigned by Balls between 1928 and 1930. This supercharged 1,100cc car was pretty quick for its time, for example averaging 98mph in the 1928 50-mile Royal Handicap, a charity


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