BROOKLANDS FINISHED WITH RACING

(10 Jan 1946) Vickers have bought Brooklands and the track will no longer be used for racing. We look back to the days when Brooklands was thronged with enthusiasts and cars roared round the track.
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[@michaeltaylor8835]

Rest In Peace

[@thra5herxb12s]

Less remains with each passing year as the trust sell off even more land.

[@billandjulie5]

Huge loss to all not just enthusiasts.

[@lilmiss57]

I go to Brooklands every year for their Easter gathering, and try to go to other shows too.
It's absolutely fantastic to see this piece of racing and war history. Even though it almost unrecognisable to how it looked in those days, they've really don't what they can to preserve its heritage.
The hangar that you can see at 0:23, was recently dismantled and moved (yes moved) with all its original pieces reused to build the hangar on a different areas of the site, just left of there it's stood in this video. There are markings on the ground which mark the corners and outer walls of where the hangar once stood.
Of course you can walk along most of the banking, being weary of the areas that have become weather and age worn. You can see the little boxes, once used for spectators, then used for bunkers, and even one of them being converted to bathrooms I believe.
You can walk up the test hill (seen to the right of the hangar at 0:23 ) and mind you it is steeper than it looks.
The old pit boxes still stand, and are used for stalls during shows. The old leaderboard still stands, as well as the main building, and many of the original sheds and offices.
If you are a racing or war history buff, I absolutely recommend you visit the museum, and spend a day learning about what history this one area of land has. It's spectacular and you leave with a real sense of pride in Great Britain 🇬🇧

[@mutterschied]

If only one of you ol'roots ol'fashion of roaring twenties fan likes oval big-bank oval racing tracks, musta know that northeast Spain, in Sitges (Barcelona) there's still existing totally preserved the one-day-famous circuit of Terramar, and although private property, you can visit -and dream- it.

[@timcolledge3732]

Fascinating to see.

[@listerstormablecartoonandt1103]

2:14 DEJAVU

[@michaeltaylor8835]

RIP Donnington