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Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival Results & Photo Gallery Now Live
Thursday 19 June 2014
Results from the Brooklands Double Twelve weekend are now available to view online, including VSCC Speed Trials, Driving Tests, Concours and details of overall award winners of the Double Twelve competition, which took place the weekend 14/15 June.
Thousands of spectators enjoyed a very special Double Twelve Motorsport Festival last weekend at Brooklands Museum, the birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation, where they were treated to the three competitive elements, organized by the event’s co-promoters the VSCC – the Speed Trials, Driving Tests and Concours – across the historic site, alongside a host of other motoring and nostalgic-themed attractions. These included the exploits of the Stunt Drive UK display team, Car Club displays, Swing-Dancing lessons, retro musical entertainment and much more. Held over the weekend closest to the date on which the original track opened in 1907, the two-day spectacular is fast-becoming a staple of the historic motoring calendar, attracting participants and enthusiasts of Pre-war, Historic and Classic machines.
Saturday’s Speed Trials attracted a record capacity entry of 100 Pre-war and Historic Racing and Sports-Cars to take on the fast and challenging circuit at neighbouring Mercedes-Benz World and proved to be a closely-fought contest. Despite a swift downpour at lunchtime following the morning Practice Runs, track conditions remained unaffected, with the afternoon’s Competitive Runs producing a number of new Class Records, helped by a strong tailwind along the 300-yard long starting straight. Joe Tisdall set a new best time to win Class 1 for the smallest capacity Sports-Cars in his Austin 7 Ulster, as did a delighted Rob Pike in his Morgan Super Aero in Class 2. There were also new Records for Mark Brett in Class 6, enjoying a stellar 2014 campaign in his American Ballamy-Ford V8 Special, a car with Brooklands history, and Alex Pilkington in her ever-stunning 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 in Class 5. Simon Blakeney-Edwards finally got the better of wife Jo for Class 3 victory, as they shared the Frazer Nash Super Sports whilst there were also dominant performances for perennial Class winners, Dudley Sterry (HRS), Ewen Getley (Bentley) and David Pryke (Morgan/Riley) amongst the Special Sports-Car Classes, the latter successfully defending his Fastest Sports-Car of the Day crown from last year. Double Twelve stalwart, John Dennis took Edwardian honours in his 1907/16 Beliet Curtiss aero-engined Special.
Unsurprisingly, the overall contenders were found in the Racing Classes with less than a second separating the top four performers. Weybridge-based Brooklands Trustee Julian Grimwade continues to impress in the newly-acquired Frazer Nash Norris Special, a perpetual winner in the hands of former owner and VSCC Hill Climb Champion James Baxter, with his two sub-42 second runs. Slightly ahead of the local man were regular challengers in VSCC Race and Speed events, Robert Cobden, winning Class 14 in his Riley Falcon Special with a new record time of 41.42 secs, just one hundredth of a second ahead of Terry Crabb in ERA R12C. In the same class, the Club’s reigning Ladies Champion, Sue Darbyshire enjoyed yet more success in her Morgan Super Aero, topping both overall Vintage and Lady Driver standings. But it fell to Pre-event favourite and returning champion, Mac Hulbert to take the day’s ultimate spoils in the revered ERA R4D with a blistering 41.27 secs.
The following day saw attention turn towards the Brooklands Museum site for the Double Twelve Driving Tests competition, inspired by the trials organised by the Junior Car Club’s at the venue in the 1930s. As ever, the event drew a most eclectic entry of machinery, from the staple of Edwardians, Pre-war Touring and Sports-Cars to Post-war Classics of various types, from the likes of MG, Jaguar, Morgan, Aston Martin, Ferrari and more, to take on organiser and Brooklands Member Kevin Lee’s taxing Tests. As ever, Test Hill proved a favourite amongst competitors and spectators alike, with the day offering three attempts at the challenging climb – Jo Moss Kitcher took the day’s ‘unoffical’ crown of fastest ascent in her Morgan Plus 8 in a time of 15.2 secs, also topping her class overall on her way to the weekend’s Ladies Award title. The event saw some fierce competition throughout; David Biggins avenged his defeat in the Speed Trials by winning the Edwardian Class battle in his 1912/13 Nazzaro Targa Florio whilst there was also Pre-war success for the Lea Francis P Type of Simon Bowyer in the Touring Class and Paul Compton’s Wolseley Aerees Special amongst the Sports-Cars. Amongst the Post-war Classes, regular Double Twelve entrant Gus Manley-Clarke scored victory in his 1966 Sunbeam Alpine Roadster, whilst Steven Taylor’s 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i proved too nimble for fellow long-wheelbase Saloons and Anthony Hyatt’s Morris Cooper the pick of the Mini participants.
The weekend’s third element ran throughout the weekend, with entrants putting forward their treasured motors for judging by Nic Waller and his experienced team in the Double Twelve Concours competition. With the entry including many of the participants of both the Speed Trials and Driving Tests, the event proved rather different to the regular ‘Concours d’Elegance’ with usability and period history as much a factor for the cars on parade. Gerry Michelmore’s delightful Carden and Charles Leith’s Vauxhall 30-98 were valued winners amongst the Pre-1930 Vintage machinery whilst two Frazer Nash cars owned by Alastair Pugh proved the pick of the Post-Vintage Thoroughbred marques, with class wins for the TT Replica entered by Tim Jarrett and Alastair’s own Frazer Nash/BMW 328. Ken Foat’s 1951 Mercedes 170S and Tim Moores’s 1971 Alpine A110 proved that quality still abounds into the Post-war era in the ‘Grand Tour’ and ‘Racing’ categories.
With the weekend’s individual events at an end, scores for those car/driver combinations entered in any two of the three elements were carried forward and calculated as aggregates within class to give a score towards the overall Double Twelve competition, from which the weekend’s winners were selected from amongst the top scorers. As the only entrant with two Class wins – in both the Speed Trials and Concours – VSCC stalwart, Alastair Pugh’s 1939 Frazer Nash/BMW 328 was the overall top scorer with a perfect 200 and a most well-deserved winner – a double celebration as this year marks the 80th Anniversary of the merger between Frazer Nash and BMW in 1934. He was closely followed by the wonderful 1962 Jaguar E-Type of Neil Manley who took second place and Julian Grimwade’s popular Frazer Nash Norris Special representing the racing fraternity with a worthy third place. There were also awards for Jo Moss Kitcher, the dominant performer amongst the Ladies entrants across the competition and Massimo Delbo, who drove his stunning 1980 Ferrari 308 GTB all the way from Turin – a journey of some 1474km – to take part; truly a sign that the Brooklands Double Twelve is fast-becoming a highlight of the motoring calendar.
To download the Combined Results from the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival and to see a selection of photos from the weekend, visit any of the three Event Pages; follow the links below. More images will be added as they are received.
To visit the VSCC Double Twelve Speed Trials Event Page (CLICK HERE)
To visit the Double Twelve Driving Tests Event Page (CLICK HERE)
To visit the Double Twelve Concours Event Page (CLICK HERE)
Saturday’s Speed Trials attracted a record capacity entry of 100 Pre-war and Historic Racing and Sports-Cars to take on the fast and challenging circuit at neighbouring Mercedes-Benz World and proved to be a closely-fought contest. Despite a swift downpour at lunchtime following the morning Practice Runs, track conditions remained unaffected, with the afternoon’s Competitive Runs producing a number of new Class Records, helped by a strong tailwind along the 300-yard long starting straight. Joe Tisdall set a new best time to win Class 1 for the smallest capacity Sports-Cars in his Austin 7 Ulster, as did a delighted Rob Pike in his Morgan Super Aero in Class 2. There were also new Records for Mark Brett in Class 6, enjoying a stellar 2014 campaign in his American Ballamy-Ford V8 Special, a car with Brooklands history, and Alex Pilkington in her ever-stunning 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 in Class 5. Simon Blakeney-Edwards finally got the better of wife Jo for Class 3 victory, as they shared the Frazer Nash Super Sports whilst there were also dominant performances for perennial Class winners, Dudley Sterry (HRS), Ewen Getley (Bentley) and David Pryke (Morgan/Riley) amongst the Special Sports-Car Classes, the latter successfully defending his Fastest Sports-Car of the Day crown from last year. Double Twelve stalwart, John Dennis took Edwardian honours in his 1907/16 Beliet Curtiss aero-engined Special.
Unsurprisingly, the overall contenders were found in the Racing Classes with less than a second separating the top four performers. Weybridge-based Brooklands Trustee Julian Grimwade continues to impress in the newly-acquired Frazer Nash Norris Special, a perpetual winner in the hands of former owner and VSCC Hill Climb Champion James Baxter, with his two sub-42 second runs. Slightly ahead of the local man were regular challengers in VSCC Race and Speed events, Robert Cobden, winning Class 14 in his Riley Falcon Special with a new record time of 41.42 secs, just one hundredth of a second ahead of Terry Crabb in ERA R12C. In the same class, the Club’s reigning Ladies Champion, Sue Darbyshire enjoyed yet more success in her Morgan Super Aero, topping both overall Vintage and Lady Driver standings. But it fell to Pre-event favourite and returning champion, Mac Hulbert to take the day’s ultimate spoils in the revered ERA R4D with a blistering 41.27 secs.
The following day saw attention turn towards the Brooklands Museum site for the Double Twelve Driving Tests competition, inspired by the trials organised by the Junior Car Club’s at the venue in the 1930s. As ever, the event drew a most eclectic entry of machinery, from the staple of Edwardians, Pre-war Touring and Sports-Cars to Post-war Classics of various types, from the likes of MG, Jaguar, Morgan, Aston Martin, Ferrari and more, to take on organiser and Brooklands Member Kevin Lee’s taxing Tests. As ever, Test Hill proved a favourite amongst competitors and spectators alike, with the day offering three attempts at the challenging climb – Jo Moss Kitcher took the day’s ‘unoffical’ crown of fastest ascent in her Morgan Plus 8 in a time of 15.2 secs, also topping her class overall on her way to the weekend’s Ladies Award title. The event saw some fierce competition throughout; David Biggins avenged his defeat in the Speed Trials by winning the Edwardian Class battle in his 1912/13 Nazzaro Targa Florio whilst there was also Pre-war success for the Lea Francis P Type of Simon Bowyer in the Touring Class and Paul Compton’s Wolseley Aerees Special amongst the Sports-Cars. Amongst the Post-war Classes, regular Double Twelve entrant Gus Manley-Clarke scored victory in his 1966 Sunbeam Alpine Roadster, whilst Steven Taylor’s 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i proved too nimble for fellow long-wheelbase Saloons and Anthony Hyatt’s Morris Cooper the pick of the Mini participants.
The weekend’s third element ran throughout the weekend, with entrants putting forward their treasured motors for judging by Nic Waller and his experienced team in the Double Twelve Concours competition. With the entry including many of the participants of both the Speed Trials and Driving Tests, the event proved rather different to the regular ‘Concours d’Elegance’ with usability and period history as much a factor for the cars on parade. Gerry Michelmore’s delightful Carden and Charles Leith’s Vauxhall 30-98 were valued winners amongst the Pre-1930 Vintage machinery whilst two Frazer Nash cars owned by Alastair Pugh proved the pick of the Post-Vintage Thoroughbred marques, with class wins for the TT Replica entered by Tim Jarrett and Alastair’s own Frazer Nash/BMW 328. Ken Foat’s 1951 Mercedes 170S and Tim Moores’s 1971 Alpine A110 proved that quality still abounds into the Post-war era in the ‘Grand Tour’ and ‘Racing’ categories.
With the weekend’s individual events at an end, scores for those car/driver combinations entered in any two of the three elements were carried forward and calculated as aggregates within class to give a score towards the overall Double Twelve competition, from which the weekend’s winners were selected from amongst the top scorers. As the only entrant with two Class wins – in both the Speed Trials and Concours – VSCC stalwart, Alastair Pugh’s 1939 Frazer Nash/BMW 328 was the overall top scorer with a perfect 200 and a most well-deserved winner – a double celebration as this year marks the 80th Anniversary of the merger between Frazer Nash and BMW in 1934. He was closely followed by the wonderful 1962 Jaguar E-Type of Neil Manley who took second place and Julian Grimwade’s popular Frazer Nash Norris Special representing the racing fraternity with a worthy third place. There were also awards for Jo Moss Kitcher, the dominant performer amongst the Ladies entrants across the competition and Massimo Delbo, who drove his stunning 1980 Ferrari 308 GTB all the way from Turin – a journey of some 1474km – to take part; truly a sign that the Brooklands Double Twelve is fast-becoming a highlight of the motoring calendar.
To download the Combined Results from the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival and to see a selection of photos from the weekend, visit any of the three Event Pages; follow the links below. More images will be added as they are received.
To visit the VSCC Double Twelve Speed Trials Event Page (CLICK HERE)
To visit the Double Twelve Driving Tests Event Page (CLICK HERE)
To visit the Double Twelve Concours Event Page (CLICK HERE)
