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Ross Kelly
Australia
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 Posted - 11/08/2019 : 05:46:16
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Hi,
I believe the race to be JCC International Trophy Brooklands 7th may 1938 with car 26 being K3004 driven by Stuart-Wilton but cannot find reference to car 24 - any ideas.
thank you
ross kelly
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Ross Kelly
Australia
229 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2019 : 07:18:05
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Thank you Oliver Richardson for the following - The Brooke Special with K3 engine, radiator and power plus blower with H.L. Brooke driving.
cheers
ross
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KevinA
New Zealand
712 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2019 : 07:24:10
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and a few more for fun
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MaGic_GV
United Kingdom
868 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2019 : 14:46:09
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Anyone know the purpose of the white painted tails? Was it the equivalent of the cross on a yellow background sported by new racers today? Or was it just a warning for following drivers, like the colourful rags my dad used to attached to the end of a load extending beyond the rear of his vehicle?
Regards,
Graham
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graham holdsworth
United Kingdom
424 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2019 : 16:27:53
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| I may well be wrong, but I seem to remember reading somewhere, that the white tail indicated a class or handicap identification. |
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MaGic_GV
United Kingdom
868 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2019 : 22:25:04
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That makes sense, they appear to be different colours...
Regards,
Graham
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Vitesse
United Kingdom
234 Posts |
Posted - 19/08/2019 : 23:15:24
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The picture in the opening post is actually the 1937 International Trophy, not 1938. Leslie Brooke and Bill Hughes - it's a Bill Brunell picture.
There were temporary chicanes of varying severity set up at The Fork for the International Trophy - the smallest cars went straight on, the biggest had to negotiate a sharp turn. The paint on the tail was so that the officials could check that the cars were going through the correct chicane for their class. Here's JHT Smith negotiating the chicane in 1936:
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MaGic_GV
United Kingdom
868 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2019 : 09:27:14
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Thanks Richard for confirming that - I should have known really but all new information pushes something out (to quote Homer Simpson)
Regards,
Graham
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Enfield Allday
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/11/2019 : 16:00:09
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| Re:Ross Kelly post 11-08-19 Coloured tails relate to a handicapping system at Brooklands whereby lanes were built of palings of varying lengths and wiggleness for the faster cars, the slowest cars (no handicap) went straight ahead not having to brake, sorry cant draw a diagram by e mail,a coloured board at the entrance to each lane showed each driver which one was his handicap lane, for a photo of this system see Boddy's History of Brooklands. Jay. |
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