History

By: David Venables . Brooklands, the cradle of motorsport in Britain, was the inspired creation of one man, Hugh Locke King, who realised that, for motoring to develop, a track was needed where cars could race at the highest speeds attainable. The banked...

By: Simon Taylor . Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb is the oldest motorsport event in the world. This very British contest was started by the Midland Automobile Club in 1905, when only wealthy gentlemen had motor cars. Today, still run on the original course, it...

By: Touchstone Books . Prior to 1907, motor sport was banned on public roads within the United Kingdom, forcing drivers to enter races in Europe.To address this situation, Hugh Fortescue Locke-King decided to transform 330 acres of his Brooklands estate...