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Figures listed below are correct as of the most recent Stadium Super Trucks race weekend at the Adelaide Street Circuit (November 14–17, 2024). "Rounds Held" refers to the total number of race weekends hosted by a track, while "Races Held" means the amount of races held. A round can consist of multiple races. Heat races are not included.
Brooklands was a 2.767-mile (4.453 km) motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom.It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit [n 1] as well as one of Britain's first airfields, which also became Britain's largest aircraft manufacturing centre by 1918, producing military aircraft such as the Wellington ...
A 100-mile AAA championship Indianapolis-type car race was held at Del Mar in November 1949, but the death of popular local driver Rex Mays in that event caused "big car" racing to disappear from Southern California circuits for 18 years. (In addition, the horse racing community was deeply resentful of oil-dripping cars being run on the horse ...
The Napier-Railton is an aero-engined racing car built in 1933, designed by Reid Railton to a commission by John Cobb, and built by Thomson & Taylor.It was driven by Cobb, mainly at the Brooklands race track where it holds the all-time lap record (143.44 mph (230.84 km/h)) which was set in 1935.
The Del Mar Racetrack horse racing venue — located in Del Mar, San Diego County, California. Pages in category "Del Mar Racetrack" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Cobb won his first track race in a 1911 10-litre Fiat in 1925, and raced in the Higham Special at Brooklands race track in 1926.. In 1928 he privately purchased a 10.5-litre Delage which was imported to England from the factory in Paris, which he raced at Brooklands from 1929 to 1933, breaking the flying start outer lap Record three times in these years, and being clocked at a top speed of 138 ...
The race had been scheduled to take place again at Brooklands in 1939 but was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. [1] After the War, the Junior Car Club was reformed into the British Automobile Racing Club. With the opening of the Aintree Motor Racing Circuit in 1954 the race was revived as the Aintree 200 Miles. [6]
San Diego County was one of the original counties formed when California gained statehood in 1850. The first elected officers of the San Diego Court of Sessions met in October 1850, including presiding judge Hon. John Hayes and associate judges Charles Haraszthy and William H. Moon; the First Court House, approximately at the intersection of San Diego and Mason Streets, was part of what is now ...