Brooklands Double 12 (vintage raceweekend)

[Dennis Cavallino]

Ssssst!!! De buren slapen.



De 24 uur van Brooklands wordt opgedeeld in 2x 12 uur van ouderwetse lol met ouderwetse auto's (en dito bestuurders meestal),

It was a lovely moment, that encapsulated the Brooklands Double 12 – an event that's become part of the historic motor sport furniture: the crowd cheered as Mr Ron Birkett Esq launched the FL 1909 race car from the test hill start line at Brooklands.

The pilot and junior co driver were sporting dapper period raceware as they ascended the 107m 1-in-4 incline. They were taking part in the Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival organised by the Brooklands Museum in conjunction with the Vintage Sports-Car Club. The event attracted around 250 classic and vintage cars and motorcycles.

A crowd of 5500 came to celebrate Britain’s only serious 24-hour race, be it divided into two 12-hour races so as not to disturb the sleep of Brooklands neighbours! The 21st century event consists of a Saturday programme of speed trials on the track of Mercedes-Benz World adjacent to the Museum, whose attractions included jive dancing, a fun fair, classic car club displays and the fine museum exhibits.

On Sunday, and in bright sunshine and the place was humming with crowds mingling among the cars that were being judged for the concours. Many owners dressed the part, and every now and then people parted as cars headed to the auto tests on the famous banking or test hill.

Highlight of the day was the mighty Rolls Royce aero engine special, which burnt so much rubber the smoke covered its climb up the hill. The festival is one of a growing number of events held at Brooklands that has its roots directly in automotive history.

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[Dennis Cavallino]

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Dit jaarlijkse evenement was er ook nog: Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

Text: John Tipler / Photos: John Tipler

June 2012
Quality, not quantity, was the watchword at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, drawing over 80 cars and 40 motorcycles. Runners and riders at this charming event were split into 11 different categories and ran eight times over the three-day weekend.
Fans of pre-war behemoths were treated to aero-engined giants such as the 1917 46.5-litre Brutus-BMW driven by Manfred Fink from Sinsheim Museum and Chris Williams’ 1930 42.0-litre Packard-Bentley. The pre-’65 contingent ranged from SS100, C- and D-type and Lister Jaguars, Rod Longdon’s ‘DAD10’ Elite and Malcolm Ricketts’ Shapecraft Elan, while Alec Poole’s MGB was most vigorously driven. Fifteen AC Cobras lined up for a parade lap celebrating the model’s 50 years, of which Justin Law’s 289 was quickest in the timed runs. Post-war Grand Prix cars included five BRMs, but fastest in class was Andrew Morris’s 1990 Lotus-Lamborghini 102.

In the touring and rally car section, Jason Minshaw in the raucous 1988 ex-BTCC BMW M3 proved quicker than rally titans like the Audi Sport quattro and Delta Integrale Evo. Though the fastest time of what was predominantly a wet weekend came from Keith Harris in his ex-John Leppe F2 Chevron B25 with a time of 67.89 seconds. Tony Wallan was a very close second in class with a time of 67.98 seconds.

Set in rolling parkland below Cholmondeley Castle, the 1.2-mile Cheshire circuit debuted as a competition venue in 2008’s Tour Britannia. Two-thirds of the circuit is used for the timed runs and provides a variety of taxing features, ranging from the narrow bridge just after the start to the double apex hairpin, straw-bale chicane and Chapel defile. Innocuous they may look, but straw-bales can make a mess of a car as Jonathan Bradburn found when his Cobra went off on the long, curving Chestnut Avenue. With barely a straight to open up on, the most powerful cars like the fabulous Bentley Speed 8 had trouble getting the power down. On Friday and Saturday most drivers were perplexed by mud on the wet track, and though some chose prudence many others were undeterred - none more so than the Supermoto two-wheelers.

Elsewhere it was non-stop action, with racing hovercraft and jet-skis on the lake, motorcycle stunt riders, scramblers, air and military displays, numerous parades including Victory Motorcycles and modern Bentleys and Jaguars, and a high-quality trade village to draw the punters. A classical concert and firework display concluded proceedings on Saturday night and class winners received Breitling watches at close of play on Sunday. A great weekend despite the rain, well organised yet relaxed: here’s to next year and even more entries.

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Keep focus

[Dennis Cavallino]

Deze evenementen waren er ook nog:

Road America vol met fraaie oude racers
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Dit was niet zo'n succes in Italie, terwijl 't concept wel cool is. Het bleek meer oplichterij als je de laatste reactie juist interpreteert:
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