Photo Gallery «Brooklands - a lost bastion»
Brooklands Racecourse was the oldest permanent racecourse, built in the early 20th century on the initiative of a wealthy engineer with foresight, as he wanted to secure the future of the British motor industry. This obviously did not succeed, but the closure of the Brooklands track in 1939 had other reasons. And although there have been repeated attempts since then to restore the track to its former glory, the efforts failed due to a lack of money and personnel squabbles, as this report from 1980 succinctly recounts.
Start of the double 12-hour race in 1930
© Wilson McComb, 1930
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