Whats On? | Brooklands Feature Race

The Brooklands feature race will take place in the chequered flag room, where some of the UKs top slot car builders and racers will gather for a prestigious race meeting for 1920s & 1930s replica Brooklands race cars, each built to exacting standards and raced on a circuit specially built for the day.

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Contacts

Race Entries & General info on rules:
Bill Charters: william.charters@btinternet.com

General enquiries regarding the race event & rules;
Tony Condon: tony.condon@lineone.net or
Steve Francis: steve2f@hotmail.com

Please note the number of race entries are strictly limited.
Race entries will only be reserved following reciept of entry fee of £10 / class (maximum 2 classes / driver)
For more information regarding this race please use the following contacts;

Brooklands Feature Race Rules
For models raced at Brooklands in the period 1920 to 1939.

Race Format
The event is strictly limited to 48 entries which will be divided into 4 race sessions with 12 drivers in each session, This will ensure that all competitors can also spend time to enjoy the Brooklands Museum and the other events on the day. All cars will be entered into a Concours event before the meeting starts with the models going forward to score points towards the Overall combined trophy.
The event is kindly Sponsored by Pioneer Slot Cars.
Trophies will be awarded in 3 categories for furthest race distance covered, concours & the main prize awarded for the Overall Combined trophy.

General Rules
This event has only ONE mandatory stipulations;
1. 'All driven wheels' tyres to be ORTMANN

All models to be good 1/32 scale representations of real prototypes raced at Brooklands 1920-1939.
All models Wheelbase to be to 1/32 SCALE (tolerance +/- 2 mm )
All models should be finished in correct, period Brooklands liveries, and have at least 2 racing numbers displayed.
All models should have a period style steering wheel and 3 dimensional driver figure (min; upper torso, arms, period head/helmet)
All models of prototypes that had a clear windscreen, must have windscreens fitted.
No chassis, motor, lead wires etc, should be visible from above or through the cockpit.
The guide must not be visible from above (in straight ahead position) and must not protrude beyond front most point of the model. (Front Dumb irons may be covered to hide guide)
The Organisers reserve the right to exclude any model they deem 'not in the spirit of the event'.

Bodies
All bodies to be 'hard', made from; F/Glass, plastic, Resin, wood, metal (thin alloy sheet only).
No Vacuum formed bodies allowed.

Chassis
Can be made from; Metal, plastic, F/glass, Wood, Resin.
Must be Inline configuration only.
Minimum ground clearance; 3mm.
Maximum overall Width; (the max width is measured from the outer edge of the R/H wheel to outer edge of L/H wheel)
Over 2 litre models; 54mm
Under 2 litre / over 1100cc models; 51mm.
No model will be allowed to run if wider than these limits.
No Traction magnets to be used.

Motors
Free Choice

Wheels and Tyres
Wheel & tyre Minimum diameter;
Over 2 litre; Rear 25mm.... front 24mm.
Under 2 Litre; rear 23mm....front 22mm.
Maximum overall width; Rear tyre 6mm (contact width 5mm).
'All driven wheels' - tyres must be from the Ortmann range.
Front tyres; any rubber/ortmann type, but no silicons or spongies.
All wheels should be in keeping with the real cars and have appropriate wheel inserts fitted.

Appendix 1 – New Category for 2010
1100cc and under models.(Brooklands Classes G and H).
Maximum overall width;.................45 mm.
Maximum rear tyre width;................5 mm (O/A).
Minimum rear wheel/tyre diameter;..21 mm
Minimum front wheel/tyre diameter...20mm
Minmum ground clearance;........... 2.5 mm.
These small models will run in the under 2 litre class, and the highest placed model in the combined trophy will receive an award.

Suggested cars for the event
Single seaters Sports cars
ABC. Amilcar
AC Alfa Romeo 6c/1750
Alfa Romeo bimotore Alfa Romeo 8c/2300
Alfa Romeo P3B Austin 7s
Alfa Romeo Monza Aston Martin 2.0 litre
Alta 1938 Bentley, 3 litre .4,5 litre ,speed 6
Alvis 1923 Bugatti type 35, and 55
Alvis 1,5 litre f w d 1937 Delahaye 135
HRG
Appleton special 1934 Lagonda rapier
Aston martin 16 valve 1922 Lagonda M45
Austin 7s, 2 models MGs all sorts
Barnato Hassan Marendaz 15/90
Birkin Bentley Riley 9s,and brooklands
BHW Railton light sports tourer
Bugatti ,T35, T37, T 51, T59. Singer Le mans
Calthorpe 1922 Salmson
Talbot 110s
DuesenbergT91 Frazer Nash BMW
Deemster 1921
Derby Millar
1926 Delage GP
Derby Maserati
Eldridge Specials 1 & 2
ERA types A ,B ,C and D
Eric Campbell 1924
Ford Model T special
Fiat GP 1923
Fiat Mephistofeles
Graeme Paige straight 8
GNs
Halford Special 1928
Harker Special
Hotchkiss record car 1934
Horstman 1922
Invicta
Lanchester 49 Hp 1924
Leyland Thomas
Maserati 2.9 8CM,4CM, 6C, 6CM.
MGs Magnettes ,Midgets R types, “Humbug “
Multi Union
Pacey Hassan
Napier Railton.
Panhard record car 8 litre 1934
Rileys ?
Singer 9 Special
Squire
Straker Squire
Sunbeam 4 litre ,1924 GP .
Talbot Darracq 90
Talbot 700s GP cars
Talbot 105s
Talbot 3 litre special
Talbot 90 1930

Race Venue

The racing will take place in the Bluebird room.

The Track

The track is being provided by www.pinewoodraceway.co.uk and is a 6 lane routed / copper braid track.
Track power on the day will be 13.8volts.