BROOKLANDS (GB)
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1906 - BROOKLANDS TRACK
The Brooklands Track was built in 1906 by Hugh Fortescue Locke Smith in Surrey, England on his Brooklands Estate, The original intension of the track was for the British car builders of the day to have someware for them to test there cars, because at the time english roads had a 20mph speed limit.
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1906 - BROOKLANDS TRACK THE CONSTRUCTION
Work commenced on the track in the winter season of 1906 and was completed and opened for racing on the 17th of June 1907, the earth works carried out to build the complex was massive, 350,000 cubic yards of earth was shifted, 30 acres of woodlands was cleared and the Wey River was diverted in two places, 200,000 tons of concrete was laid on the steep banked track
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1906 - BROOKLANDS AUTOMOBILE RACING CLUB
The Brooklands Automobile Racing Club was first formed in 1906 with its president being Lord Lonsdale and the clerk of coarse was Mr E de Rodakowski, the club held office in Regent Street London and the Secretary for the entire life of the club was Mr Kenneth L Skinner, The club was disbanded in 1940.
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1907 - BROOKLANDS TRACK OPENS
Brooklands opened on the 6th of July 1907, in excess of twenty different makes of car were entered to race for the five thousand pounds prize money, The winner of the first race was H C Tryon in a Napier.
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1908 - CHARLES JARROTT De DIETRICH
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1908 - FELICE NAZZARO
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1909 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 6th October 1909 |
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1911 circa - OSCAR GODFREY
1911 circa - Oscar Godfrey with his Indian Motorcycle during the BMCRC trials. Photo. Hulton Deutsch collection.
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1913 - A T HANCOCK
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1921 - HARLEY DAVIDSON SETS RECORD
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1921 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 200 MILES RACE 22nd October 1921 |
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1924 BROOKLANDS TRACK 9th June 1924 |
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1924 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 200 MILES RACE 20th September 1924 |
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1925 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 200 MILES RACE 26th September |
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1927 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 6th June 1927 |
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1927 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 200 MILES RACE 15th October 1927 |
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1928 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 28th May 1928 |
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1929 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 1st May 1929 |
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1929 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 12th October 1929 |
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1930 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 21st April 1930 |
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1931 BROOKLANDS TRACK BRITISH DOUBLE TWELVE HOUR RACE 8th & 9th May 1931 |
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1931 - BROOKLANDS TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING 19th September 1931 |
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1932 - KITTY BRUNELL
Photographer: unknown.
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1932 - ELSIE WISDOM & JOAN RICHMOND
Photographer: unknown.
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1932 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 1st August 1932 |
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1933 - PADDY NAISMITH
Photographer: unknown.
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1933 - BROOKLANDS TRACK INTERNATIONAL TROPHY 6th May 1933 |
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1933 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 500 MILE RACE 16th September 1933 |
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1934 - BROOKLANDS TRACK INTERNATIONAL TROPHY 28th Aprill 1934 |
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1934 - BROOKLANDS TRACK BRITISH EMPIRE TROPHY RACE 23rd June 1934 |
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1934 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 500 MILES RACE 22nd September 1934 |
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1935 - MARJORIE ECCLES
Photographer: unknown.
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1935 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 500 MILE RACE 21st September 1935 |
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1935 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 19th October 1935 |
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1936 BROOKLANDS TRACK INTERNATIONAL TROPHY 2nd May 1936 |
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1937 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 29th March 1937 |
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1937 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 17th May 1937 |
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1937 - BROOKLANDS TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING 25th September 1937 |
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1938 - KAY PETRE
Speedsters Downunder facebook Pictorial feature
Photographer: unknown.
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1938 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 18th April 1938 |
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1938 - BROOKLANDS TRACK INTERNATIONAL TROPHY 7th May 1938 |
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1938 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 6th June 1938 |
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1938 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 1st August 1938 |
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1938 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 200 MILES RACE 27th August 1938 |
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1938 - BROOKLANDS TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING 8th October 1938 |
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1939 - BROOKLANDS TRACK
1939 Ford Gymkania. Photo: Brooklands Museum.
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1939 - BROOKLANDS TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING 1st April 1939 |
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1939 - BROOKLANDS TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING 13th May 1939 |
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1939 - BROOKLANDS TRACK 29th May 1939 |
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