Brooklands Cradle of British Motor Racing and Aviation |
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Author:
| Lancaster, Nicholas H. |
Series title: | Shire Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-7478-0707-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Imprint: | Shire |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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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 ......
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 ......