BROOKLANDS RACING:
Racing at the Brooklands Double 12
includes driving tests
and a Concours d'Elegance over two days, seemingly every type of car, motorcycle
and even a pair of Segway's had a go at the Hill Climb, then there was the
matter of hauling a car up the hill with ropes and a new record time was set.
THE HILL CLIMB:
BENTLEY POWER:
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THE FLAG DROPS AND A BENTLEY CHARGES UP THE
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ROLLS ROYCE - MERLIN POWER:
SELECTED HILL CLIMB ENTRANTS:
THE HILL - SEGWAYS AND MAN POWER:
Two Segways had a go at the hill, both floundered just after half
way, surprisingly they were ridden successfully back down the hill. A new record
was set hauling a 'car' up the hill.
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SEGWAY 'HILL
CLIMB' MACHINES |
MAN POWER
'EVENTUALLY' MADE IT TO THE TOP |
THE HILL - STARTLINE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS:
All these images were captured in
the 'staging area' just prior to the drivers and riders undertaking their hill
climb run, some competitors had a certain look
about them!
THE DRIVING TEST:
Utilizing part of the original
Brooklands Banking, the driving tests consisted of various manoeuvres around hay
bales.
THE SPEED SPRINT ON THE MERCEDES BENZ WORLD CIRCUIT:
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THE 1907 BERLIET-CURTISS RACER SHOWED AN
ENORMOUS TURN OF SPEED |
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THE 1902 DENNIS |
THE 1913 MERCEDES RENNWAGEN |
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