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« on: October 05, 2010, 05:42:17 PM » |
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January 1st 2011
New Year’s Day Gathering
All classic, vintage and veteran cars are welcome for possibly the largest New Year's Day gathering in the South East! Entry via the Campbell Gate off Brooklands Road for pre-1973 vehicles, whose occupants will receive a discount of £1 off our usual admission prices. Parking in and around the Paddock and on the Finishing Straight for these vehicles.
For those just turning up to look at this wonderful display, as well as the rest of the Museum and its exhibits, there will be parking in The Heights off Wellington Way.
The bar and restaurants will be open for our traditional turkey-free New Year’s Day lunches and snacks.
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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2010, 11:58:28 AM » |
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Went last year and was pretty good.
Brooklands used to have a Vintage Driving Test day (sort of autotest for oldies) on new year's day which was also well worth a visit, but have moved it on a few weeks the past few years, not sure of the dates for 2011 as yet but will inform the forum when I know.
New Years Day aslo has the gathering at the Pheonix.
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Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2010, 09:01:51 PM » |
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Yup, it'll be the Phoenix pub gathering in Hartley Whitney, Hants for me as usual.
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On the last freedom moped out of Nowhere City.
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2010, 06:09:02 PM » |
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Date for the Vintage Sports car Club Driving Tests - January 9th 2011 Taken from the Brooklands Museum website http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/index.php?Some 60 pre-war cars will tackle a dozen different tests around complicated courses laid out on the historic Brooklands track, with drivers competing against the clock while trying to avoid any penalty-attracting mistakes. All sorts of pre-war cars are expected to take part ranging from stark sports-racers to stately saloons and even a few spindly veterans. Tests will take place both morning and afternoon. More vintage cars are also expected to be on display in the Paddock.
Visitor parking is in The Heights off Wellington Way or in the Museum car park at Mercedes-Benz World. Visiting pre-war cars may park in the Paddock.
Contact: Donna Hopton events@brooklandsmuseum.com 01932 857381 ext 253As best I know........ STANDARD ADMISSION PRICES
Adult £9.00
Senior Citizen/Student £8.00
Children (5-16) £5.50
Children under 5 FREE
Family ticket £25.00
(2 adults & up to 3 children) If you're interested, you can become a Brooklands Trust Member for a yearly outlay of Club - £85 Family - £50 Couple - £45 Individual - £30 which gets you in whenever the site is open simply by showing your membership card**** ****Note - There are few events which have an extra charge, but the website explains/shows. http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/index.php?/support-us/brooklands-trust-members/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2010, 10:41:01 PM » |
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I went to this last year, a very good day out, and hope to be back next year. This year will be better, I've fixed the heater  |
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2010, 08:34:00 AM » |
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hopefully this !£%*^$" cold/flu will have virtually gone
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« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2011, 03:02:29 PM » |
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Here we are with the first Manky (literally) event-report for 2011. Set off to Brooklands at about 10.30 on a dry and not-too-chilly new years day, called to Dslam's house for a cuppa, and then set off to Brooklands arriving around mid-day, showed the membership cards so free entry, and parked the bikes in one of the few spaces left. The place was heaving with people and vehicles, the most I can remember seeing there in all the 20+ years I've been going. A fair old variety too, ranging from the racing Blower Bentleys through to the man-in-the -street type of car from the 60's, from a Delorean to motorcycles, from little Italian cars to a '59 Caddy, plus a handful of custom metal. The event had a really friendly family feel to it with like minded folk wandering around, and then the weather decided it was going to drizzle (well, this is England!!) but most people simply ignored it, the drizzle went and came back, we'd seen all of it, so time to see how the magnetos felt about making sparks in the damp – hefty kick after the British bike starting formalities – fired up a treat, no sweat, so a gentle amble home. Would seem from the journey home that the damp weather didn't make it as far west as the Phoenix, so hopefully all who made it there had a dry drive/ride. Car below is a De Lorean (stainless body), production run from '81 -'82, so I guess he went back to the future to get in to the "pre '73" event   |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2011, 03:03:23 PM » |
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Healey 3000
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2011, 03:03:50 PM » |
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Lovely original Hudson
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2011, 03:04:30 PM » |
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A selection of Bentleys
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2011, 03:05:05 PM » |
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Now that's what I call imposing
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2011, 03:05:29 PM » |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2011, 03:06:01 PM » |
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Mini Countryman
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2011, 03:07:23 PM » |
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Original early 70's buggy (remember Custom Car Issue #1)
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2011, 03:07:56 PM » |
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A '32
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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