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Brooklands (Shire Library) by Nicholas H Lancaster Paperback Book The Fast Free
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0747807078
- EAN
- 9780747807070
- Book Title
- Brooklands : Cradle of British Motor Racing and Aviation
- Book Series
- Shire Library
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Item Length
- 7.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.2 in
- Genre
- Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Automotive / History, Europe / Great Britain / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Item Weight
- 5.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 64 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0747807078
ISBN-13
9780747807070
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71937359
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brooklands : Cradle of British Motor Racing and Aviation
Number of Pages
64 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Automotive / History, Europe / Great Britain / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
Book Series
Shire Library
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Item Length
7.2 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"As a member of the Brooklands Society, Lancaster knows his subject well. Even if you already have all the other Brooklands books we have reviewed, you will find new visuals in this one, which only goes to show what care the publisher takes to give these tiny books real value... if you still don't know Shire Books, you don't know what you're missing. These small books pack a wallop of information into their few pages!" -- Rolls Royce Owners' Club, Inc (December 2009), "As a member of the Brooklands Society, Lancaster knows his subject well. Even if you already have all the other Brooklands books we have reviewed, you will find new visuals in this one, which only goes to show what care the publisher takes to give these tiny books real value... if you still don't know Shire Books, you don't know what you're missing. These small books pack a wallop of information into their few pages!" -Rolls Royce Owners' Club, Inc(December 2009), "As a member of the Brooklands Society, Lancaster knows his subject well. Even if you already have all the other Brooklands books we have reviewed, you will find new visuals in this one, which only goes to show what care the publisher takes to give these tiny books real value... if you still don't know Shire Books, you don't know what you're missing. These small books pack a wallop of information into their few pages!" - Rolls Royce Owners' Club, Inc (December 2009)
Dewey Decimal
796.72068422145
Table Of Content
Introduction /Early Days /Into the Air /Back on Track /Flying Between the Wars /Serious Speed /Aviation Ascendant /Epilogue /Further Information /Index
Synopsis
Brooklands, near Weybridge in Surrey, holds a unique and highly important place in the histories of both motoring and aviation. It was the first purpose-built motor racing track in Britain and the first major circuit in the world. From 1907 to the outbreak of the Second World War, the banked circuit was the epicenter of British motor sport, and ......, Brooklands, near Weybridge in Surrey, holds a unique and highly important place in the histories of both motoring and aviation. It was the first purpose-built motor racing track in Britain and the first major circuit in the world. From 1907 to the outbreak of the Second World War, the banked circuit was the epicenter of British motor sport, and events at Brooklands - races and speed record attempts - were an important part of the sporting and social calendar., Before the Second World War, Brooklands was the most famous motor racing venue in the world, attracting large and glamorous crowds to its banked circuit to watch races being won and records being broken. Also an important centre for aviation, Brooklands saw the first flight of a British pilot in a British aircraft. With the outbreak of war in 1939, motor racing would stop, never to resume again, and the site became an important centre for aviation manufacturers, producing in its history both the Wellington bomber and the Concorde. Discover the history of this unique sporting site, from its heyday as a motoring treasure to its wartime service in aviation production. Nicholas Lancaster conjures up the atmosphere of pre-war race meetings and early British flying achievements in this nostalgic look at the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation., Brooklands, near Weybridge in Surrey, holds a unique and highly important place in the histories of both motoring and aviation. It was the first purpose-built motor racing track in Britain and the first major circuit in the world. From 1907 to the outbreak of the Second World War, the banked circuit was the epicenter of British motor sport, and events at Brooklands - races and speed record attempts - were an important part of the sporting and social calendar. Motor sport was not the only activity for which Brooklands was famous, however: it became an important center for aviation. The first flight of a British pilot in a British aircraft took place there in 1908, and Britain's first flying school was opened within the circuit in 1910. Several manufacturers began aircraft production at Brooklands, and the most important of these, Vickers, took over large parts of the site when motor racing stopped in 1939. Many aircraft, including the Wellington bomber, were built here in large numbers during the war. When peace returned in 1945 the race track at Brooklands was in poor condition and built over in places. Racing never resumed, but the aviation history of the site grew ever stronger, with design and production of airliners including the VC-10 and Concorde. Today Brooklands is home to a thriving museum and, as the years pass, more and more of the old track is being restored to its former glory. This book tells the story of this unique and important site, and conjures up the atmosphere of pre-war race meetings, of wartime aircraft production, and the birth of some of the world's most famous aeroplanes.
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