Brooklands Complete Motor Racing

Author : William Boddy
Publisher : Motor Racing Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781899870561
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brookland's Complete Motor Racing written by William Boddy and published by Motor Racing Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took one visit as a tyke in the '20s to the Brooklands Motor Course for William Boddy to get hooked. It had been built in 1907 by a wealthy landowner and featured motor racing and motor-industry testing through to 1939, when World War II interrupted its glorious history and brought the sport - and the course - to a halt. For over 50 years, Boddy would edit the magazine Motor Sport, forever keeping Brooklands and racing in his heart. So moved by the motor course, Boddy wrote its definitive history that had been long out of print, until now.

Author : Nicholas H Lancaster
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747807070
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brooklands written by Nicholas H Lancaster and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooklands, near Weybridge in Surrey, holds a unique and highly important place in the histories of both motoring and aviation. It was the first purpose-built motor racing track in Britain and the first major circuit in the world. From 1907 to the outbreak of the Second World War, the banked circuit was the epicenter of British motor sport, and events at Brooklands - races and speed record attempts - were an important part of the sporting and social calendar. Motor sport was not the only activity for which Brooklands was famous, however: it became an important center for aviation. The first flight of a British pilot in a British aircraft took place there in 1908, and Britain's first flying school was opened within the circuit in 1910. Several manufacturers began aircraft production at Brooklands, and the most important of these, Vickers, took over large parts of the site when motor racing stopped in 1939. Many aircraft, including the Wellington bomber, were built here in large numbers during the war. When peace returned in 1945 the race track at Brooklands was in poor condition and built over in places. Racing never resumed, but the aviation history of the site grew ever stronger, with design and production of airliners including the VC-10 and Concorde. Today Brooklands is home to a thriving museum and, as the years pass, more and more of the old track is being restored to its former glory. This book tells the story of this unique and important site, and conjures up the atmosphere of pre-war race meetings, of wartime aircraft production, and the birth of some of the world's most famous aeroplanes.

Author : David Venables
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781844253296
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brooklands written by David Venables and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooklands, in its centenary year, is celebrated as a British institution of great importance to the history of car racing and aviation. But, as David Venables reveals in this glorious commemorative volume, the famous Surrey landmark, with its banked race circuit and aircraft manufacturing, hosted many other activities too, from motorcycle and bicycle racing to land speed records, not to mention stunts, wagers and even the odd scandal.

Author : Douglas Kurn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781364784263
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of Brooklands written by Douglas Kurn and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spirit Of Brooklands is the culmination of four years work by photographer Douglas Kurn to document the remains of the Brooklands Motor racing circuit. The circuit has not been used for motor racing since the start of the Second World War and has been in a state of decline. To contrast with how the track was during race days Douglas chose to shoot at night and only when it was completely still. This resulted in some beautiful yet eerie results which are are presented in this book.

Author : Neil Bennett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781872955377
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Batten Brooklands Racing Special and His Drivers written by Neil Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill Boddy
Publisher : Haynes Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781844253159
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brooklands Giants written by Bill Boddy and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woven together into one feast of nostalgia, Bill Boddy's classic books "Brooklands Giants" and "Aero-Engined Racing Cars at Brooklands" have been re-issued in a single combined volume to meet popular interest in the extraordinary machines that roared round the famous banked racing circuit from its inception in 1907 to its demise upon the outbreak of war in 1939. With an enthusiast's delight, the revered author, the long-term Editor of "Motor Sport magazine", describes those adventurous times, the monster cars and their intrepid drivers.

Author : John Pulford
Publisher : Touchstone Books
ISBN 13 : 9780955102066
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Years of Brooklands written by John Pulford and published by Touchstone Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceived and designed by Peter Campbell working in conjunction with top advertising photographer Ron Bambridge and the Brooklands Museum, this profusely illustrated book celebrates the centenary of the world's first custom-built motor racing circuit and home of British aviation. In the pioneering days of driving, competitive racing was banned on public roads in the United Kingdom. British automobile manufacturers could only watch as their European counterparts such as Fiat, Renault, and Peugeot gained valuable publicity from city-to-city races held around the continent, despite the inherent dangers. To create a base for UK motor sport, Hugh Fortescue Locke-King designed a circuit where cars could race in comparative safety. In 1906 he set to work to build a huge concrete banked oval bowl, 100 feet wide and more than two miles long, on land he owned in Surrey. This formidable engineering project was completed within 18 months and in 1907, Brooklands held its first race. It remained in constant use until 1939 and the cars and drivers who competed there have passed into legend. Huge, powerful cars from companies such as Duesenberg, Railton, Lorraine-Dietrich, and Bentley, and smaller cars from MG and Morgan, all took part in long distance races and record breaking. Pioneer drivers such as Malcolm Campbell, Raymond Mays, and J. G. Parry-Thomas competed against fearless lady racers like Doreen Evans and Kay Petrie. It was John Cobb at the wheel of his mighty Napier Railton that established the ultimate circuit record of 143.33mph. The reputation of many motorcycle companies like Norton, Ariel, Zenith, and Douglas were established due to their exploits at Brooklands. Within the grounds of the concrete circuit, hangars were built alongside a small runway. From these buildings pioneer aviators Alliott Verdon-Roe, Tommy Sopwith, and Harry Hawker founded the British aviation industry. It became the home of the Vickers aircraft company and during WWII, numerous aircraft such as the Wellington bomber were built at Brooklands and Barnes Wallis designed his infamous "bouncing bomb." In later years, the circuit fell into disrepair but the production of aircraft continued, from the launch of the first passenger services to the design and creation of much of the first supersonic aircraft, Concorde. The award-winning photographs in this book record the design and engineering details of many of the cars, bikes, and aircraft that now form part of the famous Brooklands Museum, from the very earliest examples to more recent Formula 1 cars that form part of the collection. Shot in black and white, these images evoke a memory of a unique period in the history of automobile and aircraft development, and the unique race circuit that created its own niche in history.

Author : Herbert Byng Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781436793520
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brooklands written by Herbert Byng Hall and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : S. Collins
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845842413
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Speedway written by S. Collins and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the world lies a number of long-forgotten raceways; windswept and abandoned, the derelict pit roads and crumbling concrete are all that remains of once great race tracks. From the NASCAR heartland of North Wilkesboro and Middle Georgia to the great European super speedways at Monza and Brooklands. All photographed as they are now, but remembered in their prime.

Author : Kevin Moore
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351117920
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in Museums written by Kevin Moore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores, in breadth and depth, the role of sport in museums. It surveys the history of sport in museums, including the growth in sport museums and halls of fame driven by major sports teams and sport organisations. The book considers the humanistic benefits of the promotion of sporting heritage within museums, and presents cases, museums stories and best practice from around the world. Sport in Museums is essential reading for all students, researchers, curators, and historians with an interest in sport. It is also a useful resource for researchers and advanced students working in museum studies, heritage studies or cultural history.