Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker A 1927 Norton sidecar racing outfit at Brooklands in Surrey, England. On 25 September 1928 this 490cc machine took 18 world long distance sidecar records ridden by Bert Denley and Pat Driscoll with Jack King as the passenger. Brooklands opened in 1907 and was the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker One of the garages at Brooklands complete with a Norton Manx and an MG.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker One of the garage doors at Brooklands.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker One of the banked turns on the 2.75-mile Brooklands motor racing circuit. The track is 100 feet wide and the the banking is 30 feet high.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker A pair of Swiss-made Ulysses Nardin chronograph watches used for official time keeping at Brooklands.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker A gas pump at Brooklands.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker A 1933 International Norton at Brooklands. This 350cc machine was first championed in the 1933 Manx Grand Prix.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker A beautiful 1933 Brough Superior 11.50 with a factory Alpine Grand Sports sidecar at Brooklands.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker Another racing Triumph in a corner at Brooklands.