1914/05/02 Brooklands Race Meeting

Note: This is a sub-section of 1914 Brooklands Calendar

Organiser: B.M.C.R.C.

'There was a good attendance at the British Motor Cycle Racing Club's May meeting at Brooklands on Saturday, when the series of time trials with which the meeting opened produced a world's record. Competitors were required to cover the measured mile and the measured kilometre, and S. George. riding a two-cylinder Indian motor cycle, covered the latter distance in 29.93 sec. a speed of 93.48 m.p.h. The previous record of 24.52 sec., or 91.23 m.p.h., was made by C. R. collier on a twin-cylinder Matchless lap in August, 1911. In the 750 c.c. class for cycle-cars, E. B. Ware, driving a Morgan cycle-car, covered the mile at 61.02 m.p.h., and the kilometre at 61.95 m.p.h.. thus narrowly beating the records established the previous week by G. L. Holzapfel. who, with a Carden cycle-car. covered the mile at 59.41 m.p.h. and the kilometre at 61.12 m.p.h. Ware also put up the fastest time in Classes I and J for sidecar machines with a two-cylinder Zenith. In Class K. for cycle-cars, the fastest time was made by a Singer, driven by Lionel Smith, who also won the cycle-car scratch race and an al1-comers' handicap.'

See Also

Loading...