Vintage Classic Car Collection - Zaltbommel - Brooklands Roadracer 1948 Goodwood 2022

Goodwood Track-days with Bob Petersen at Goodwood July 2022,
Driver and collector Willem G Wouterse is driving a Bentley MK IV from 1948 built by Petersen Engineering in memorial of Brooklands race time from 1907/1934
Bentley MK IV, year 1948,
Model year 1929/1930
Engine B81 - 6500cc 200hp, with compressor/blower
Speed up to 124 Miles
The first race took place at the Brooklands motor circuit in 1907. The race organisers had decided that the debut race at Brooklands had to last 24 hours - it was an endurance race, where the car that covered the most laps over 24 hours was declared the winner.
Only four cars started in the first race, but that was not the most important thing. The winner of the race covered a distance of 2,545 kilometers, managing to maintain an average speed of 106 km/h. Over 10,000 spectators witnessed this accomplishment.
The lap record at Brooklands was set in 1934 and was never broken. With its 23.944-litre W12 engine, the Napier-Railton recorded the fastest lap during an endurance race with an average speed of 230.84 km/h. The fast-growing popularity of the Brooklands motor circuit was brought to a halt by World War II.
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