Brooklands

Brooklands Opening

The Brooklands race track in Weybridge, England was a point of fascination in the American racing community during the first decade of the 20th Century. This track was closer to an oval than a road course and was paved with concrete. The facility was purpose-built not just for racing but pure speed.
Brooklands Opening 2

The Brooklands race track in Weybridge, England was a point of fascination in the American racing community during the first decade of the 20th Century. This track was closer to an oval than a road course and was paved with concrete. The facility was purpose-built not just for racing but pure speed.
Brooklands' Second Race Meet

The Brooklands race track in Weybridge, England was a point of fascination in the American racing community during the first decade of the 20th Century. This track was closer to an oval than a road course and was paved with concrete. The facility was purpose-built not just for racing but pure speed.
Brooklands Financial Struggles?

This is a news digest published by the Indianapolis Star on Sunday, December 27, 1907. It covers a variety of short topics relevant to the automotive industry but I found the second item on the financial challenges facing the Brooklands track in England worthy of note.
London Times On Track Racing

This is a small item published in the Indianapolis Star on February 7, 1909 reporting on English views on track racing as expressed in the London Times. Essentially the article expressed the view that road racing - racing on public roads - was "impossible" in England.
200 MPH at the Brickyard - 1909!?

Attachment Brooklands121209 contains a tiny article noting the speed records at the Brooklands track in Surrey, England with those at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Atlanta Speedway. It was published in the Indianapolis Star on December 12, 1909.