BROOKLANDS AERO
IT WAS like having the Wright Brothers’ Kitty Hawk nestled in the infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Brooklands, 25 miles southwest of central London, 12 miles south of Heathrow … Continue reading
April 11, 2015 · 3 Comments
NAPIER-RAILTON, PART 2
JOHN COBB and his 1933 Napier-Railton (www.wp.me/p2ETap-1lR) were certainly the pair for setting record after record on Brooklands’ 2 1/4-mile circuit in England. Between 1933 and 1937, Cobb’s Napier-Railton set world … Continue reading
July 30, 2013 · 1 Comment
NAPIER-RAILTON, PART 1
AUTOMOTIVE SPORTSMAN John Cobb’s directive to Thompson & Taylor Ltd. was clear: Build a car to set records at the 2 3/4-mile Brooklands circuit. Chief engineer Reid Railton responded with … Continue reading
July 29, 2013 · 1 Comment
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