considerable success, including third at Le Mans both years with Tim Rose-Richards sharing with Owen Saunders-Davis the first time and Brian Lewis the second year. In 1931 Lewis and Johnny Hindmarsh covered the sixth longest distance but because of a broken chassis did not finish and were therefore not classified. The cars also had success at Brooklands, with one-two-three class finish in the 1931 Double 12, second in the Brooklands 500 later that year and a second in the 1932 1,000-mile race. These two years were to be a hiatus for the West London based marque as the Sunbeam/Talbot/Darracq combine hit
HOT KARTING CHALLENGE
Plaque on ‘GO 53’ showing its history, including Brooklands and Le Mans successes (Gareth Tarr).
financial trouble and became part of the Rootes Group in 1935.
News Gareth Tarr
Out on track in the heat of the day (Tim Morris). T
he imposing grandstands of Sandown Park racecourse loom over the 900-metre out-
door kart track of Daytona Speedway, just yards from where mighty racehorses thunder around the track on race days to the roar of the crowds. There might not have been so many crowds at the Brooklands Karting Challenge but the 10 teams competing were equally as ambitious and keen to win the prestigious trophy. This is the fourth year of the Challenge which
brings racing back in the name of Brooklands, if not quite at the famous Track then at the nearest track to Brooklands today. Many years ago there was a karting track on the end of the runway at Brooklands and if you go to the country park end you can still see its outline. Occasionally karts have raced on the Mercedes-Benz World track at the other end, most notably at the Henry Surtees Foundation charity events. However, karting, as
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At speed around one of the many turns (Tim Morris).
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