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Car wins prize at the Fantastic Brooklands Event
Part of the Line-up
of Standard cars outside the Brooklands Clubhouse
April 22nd was "Drive
It Day" so no doubt many of you would have had your Standards out to
show them to the appreciative public. Amongst other events, for which I
welcome reports, the Club supported the STAB, Standard Triumph at
Brooklands event, organised by the Triumph Sports Six Club on behalf of
the Standard-Triumph Forum. This is Brooklands Centenary year.
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The 1934 10
arrives at Brooklands, parkes next to an SLO4 |
So it was an early
start for Lynda and I, who decided to take the 1934 10 saloon. The
most direct route is via the M25, but that is a pretty frightening
venture even at 8am on a Sunday morning in a 73 year old, so we
opted for what we thought would be an easier option.
Our route from St. Albans took us
into London on the old A5 Watling St. as far as the North Circular
Road, then around to Kew Bridge, all fairly quiet at that time.
Then on urban A roads through Richmond, Kingston on Thames, Walton
on Thames and via Weybridge to the Brooklands venue. For thought
that an hour and 50 minutes for that journey was a good
achievement and we were only caught out by two "raised"
zebra crossings that we hit before |
we were aware of what they
were. These obstructions have no place on A roads I hope you agree.
Someone should start a petition against them, as was done for the Road
Pricing campaign!
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Standards were given pride of place in the enclosure immediately
outside the old Clubhouse - the multitudes of Triumphs and TRs
that arrived had to lean up against various fences around the
site! So we were a centre of interest and managed to put on a good
display - some of the cars you can see photographed here. It was
particularly good to see old friends David Kemp in his Avon and
John Boreham in his Flying 9, a couple of members that we haven't
seen for several years. Barry Watson piloted all 2 tons of the
1910 model G from Aldershot whilst Len Barr brought the 1913 Rhyl
up from Malmesbury. In fact the Barr family arrived in force
in no less than three Standards, the Rhyl, a 1935 10 and
Pennant. |
The Standard
Model G outside the Clubhouse |
Two good looking Vanguards
were able to park next to each other with Ian Leggett arriving from
deepest Suffolk. Must mention Mark Denton in the other. Bravest of all was
Paul Newsome who managed a 200 mile round trip from Rugby in the 1924
Charlecote. A Vignale Vanguard, Standard 8 and a Swallow Dorretti
completed our diverse display.
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John Boreham's
Flying 9 |
Vanguard I and
II |
Phase III and
Standard 10 |
Those of you who havn't been
able to visit Brooklands yet really should try to do so. The Concorde has
now been completely reassembled and painted in BA period livery. It
has been joined by its half-scale model, until recently this stood
on the traffic island immediately outside the Heathrow tunnel but has now
been "retired". There are splendid aircraft, motoring and
cycling museums in the period restored buildings all over the site. Add to
that, cars were able to tackle the 1 in 4 testhill just as they could in
the 20's and 20's. No Standards attempted it, probably best not to cause embarrassment!
Above: Pennant, 1935
Standard 10 and a Triumph tackles the Brooklands Test Hill
Below: The Model S Rhyl won
Best Prewar Car
Blessed with excellent
weather all day, this was a most enjoyable event. Unfortunately almost
everyone's homeward journey would have been more fraught, if our
experience is anything to go by - as the traffic in West London and
environs becomes very congested on Sunday evenings. The 10 never missed a
beat, even if the reverse route did take a further hour that this
morning's journey.
This will be the last S-T
Forum event at Brooklands, If early plans come to fruition, the equivalent
marque day will be at Prescott Hill Climb near Cheltenham in the
Cotswolds. There is no date fixed yet but watch the Events list for
more information as soon as it is available.
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