news Classic start to 2020
Everyone is welcome at the Brooklands New Year’s Day Classic Gathering to get 2020 off to a great start. This is the biggest New Year’s Day classic car meet in the UK with more than 1000 vehicles expected and something for everyone.
Whether you arrive in a classic or not, the Classic Gathering has live music, a winter barbeque and other food outlets to keep you fed and entertained. We also have dedicated parking for any pre-1990 car, motorcycle or commercial vehicle, or if you’re part of a pre- booked and pre-paid club display. See
www.brooklandsmuseum.com for details of which gate to use and parking will be around the Paddock, and on the Finishing Straight and Members’ Banking. New for this year, Members coming in classic cars have their own dedicated
‘Fast Track’ entrance off Brooklands Drive. However, there is no facility for waiting at this entrance before the site opens so please don’t arrive before 8.45am. Members get free admission with their membership and you can purchase advance tickets for non-members coming with you online in advance at a discounted price. You can purchase tickets online costing £16 for adults, £15 for Seniors and students, and £9 for children aged 5-16. A Family
ticket is £42 for two adults and up to three children. Under 5s are free and the ticket prices include a voluntary donation to the Museum.
Gates open at 9am and the New Year’s Day Classic Gathering is open until 4pm on Wednesday 1 January, 2020. We look forward to seeing you there.
Testing times
Did Auntie buy you a woolly hat for Christmas again? If so, Sunday 19 January is the perfect day to wear it when the Vintage Sports Car Club comes to Brooklands for its annual New Year Driving Tests event.
The Finishing Straight, Test Hill and Banking will all be used and for the photographers among us there is a great opportunity
to get close up for those action shots. Entrants can range from a massive pre- WW1 Rolls Royce to the nimble Austin 7. More than 60 cars are expected to turn out. This wintry test is a chance to chat to drivers who range from teenagers to somewhat older pilotes, with different generations often sharing the same Brooklands racing period cars.
The night before, there is a film evening including buffet meal in the Clubhouse to which all are welcome. Content is an eclectic mix, with the chance of seeing something from Brooklands. Gates open at 10am and the event finishes at 4pm. For tickets for the film night, call: 01932 857381 ext 226; or email:
members@brooklandsmuseum.com Gareth Tarr
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