1908 Brooklands Calendar: Difference between revisions

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Note: This is a sub-section of Brooklands Calendars

1908 4th April. The track was reopened after being closed for repairs and hosted a private race

See below for list of races and record attempts

1908 4th July. July Race Meeting. First race for lady drivers.

1908 20th July. Start of the 1908 R. A. C. Dust Trials. ^[1]^[2]

1908 1st/3rd August. August Race Meeting. Second fatality at the track.

1908 12th September. September Race Meeting. Meeting planned and advertised but cancelled due to lack of entries.

1908 8th October. Charlie Collier on a 7-10 h.p Matchless-JAP set a new world one-hour record at 68 miles 1,380 yards.

1908 18th November. F. Newton sets record of almost 120 m.p.h. in his 90 h.p. Napier Samson.^[3]

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 4th April. The track was reopened after being closed for repairs and hosted a [[1908 Brooklands April Private Race| private race]]
-April. Issued their first list of 65 registered amateur competitors
+See below for list of races and record attempts
-18/20th April. [[1908 Brooklands April Race Meeting| April Race Meeting]] (Easter). Includes the first official motorcycle race.
-9th May. [[1908 Brooklands May Race Meeting| May Race Meeting]]. Includes the first motorcycle handicap race.
-6/8th June. [[1908 Brooklands June Race Meeting| June Race Meeting]] (Whitsun),
-17th June. In a record making session [[John Ernest Hutton|J. E. Hutton]] (Hutton), [[J. W. Stocks]] (De Dion) and [[F. Newton]] (Napier) set new records.<ref>The Times, Thursday, Jun 18, 1908</ref>
 4th July. [[1908 Brooklands July Race Meeting| July Race Meeting]]. First race for lady drivers.