Manky Monkey Motors

Sun January 27, 2019

Vintage Sports Car Club driving tests

https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/vscc-driving-tests

http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=14263.0

Museum entry fees apply



For those that appreciated ‘old’ vehicles being used, the irony is the calendar is pretty bear until we reach Sun 27 Jan, where we find both the Talmag and the VSCC Driving test at Brooklands on the same day – ho hum

Bounce.............

Brooklands, the world’s first purpose built motor racing circuit, is located at Weybridge in Surrey.
Today, the bulk of area is built upon, but a Museum takes pride of place on the start/finish, and includes the main original Clubhouse, associated ‘sheds’ where pre-war race cars were built, and aircraft buildings, including the Stratospheric Chamber, an original re-built hangar along with a new hangar.

‘Live’ motoring events take part throughout the year, and on Sunday 27th Jan, it was the turn of the Vintage Sports Car Club   https://www.vscc.co.uk/   to have their competitive Driving Tests, where these pre-war cars tackle various autotest-style challenges against the clock, which means many of these historic vehicles are spinning wheels and loosing traction in order to save fractions of a second.
Mechanical sympathy can be evident by its absence!

The day was chilly along with a cold wind, but drivers and spectators, with hats, coats and gloves etc all appeared to be enjoying themselves.

Here are some piccies


A couple of the smaller cars on the old start/finish straight, with one of the site’s many air raid shelters in the background

Lovely Morgan with water-cooled JAP OHV engine on part of the Brookland’s Banking

I think a Riley, and Austin Seven on part of the Brookland’s Banking

Sunshine makes it look nice and warm............ it wasn't

Just imagine back in the day, pre-war cars doing something like 130mph on the banking!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYAMtQj4a8

The recently re-created results board.

In the early days, motor racing was run on similar lines to horse racing with racing colours, and a paddock to keep the cars.

The Test Hill, where the gradient gradually increases.

For early cars, in particular smaller models, this could prove to be a huge challenge.

Here’s an early Allard smoking the left tyre as the driver gives it the beans.
One of Allard’s traits was to have big engines. This model has a flat-head Ford V8 (along with Edlebrock heads and manifold!!)

Part of the Museum display – A supercharged 6 cylider MG (with double back wheels – the only way to put more rubber on the road, often seen in hillclimbs) alongside the infamous the track record holding Napier Railton.
The Railton features a 24 litre Napier Lion aero engine.


https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/explore/our-collection/cars/napier-railton

Same cars from the front

Grubby from thrashing around, now having a lunchtime rest in the paddock in front of the Club House.

The car on the left was competing, whereas the one the right (I think) was there as a spectator’s car.

Left car has more than a passing resemblance to a ’32 model B Ford, but is in fact a Chyrsler, and rather nice it is too...........

Most definitely not competing was this glorious Rolls Royce.

Rolls Royce ‘cockpit’.

Wonderful engineering...........

Lunchtime chin-wag outside the Club House

Says it all.............

One of the Museum cars part way through a re-build

Visiting for the day, a VW Type 3 Fastback that was recently featured on one of Drew Pritchard & Paul Cowland's Salvage Hunters Classic Cars TV programmes.

https://www.questod.co.uk/show/salvage-hunters-classic-cars.

Love that little green Austin.

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