AC Commemorative Brooklands tray
#1
Posted 15 October 2010 - 12:03
It's certainly an intereting item, in very good nick, but I know nothing about it. When was it issued? Who would the driver have been - SCH Davis perhaps? Any thoughts or advice would be welcomed.
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#2
Posted 15 October 2010 - 13:20
The irrepressible Joyce came out again on November 24th [1922] and took the wonderful A.C. over the flying half mile at no less than 108.04 mph, taking also the Light Car Class mile at 104.81 mph, 2-mile at the same speed, 5-mile at 104.16 mph, and 10-mile record at 103.79 mph. Continuing, the 100-mile record fell at 101.35 mph and the "hour" at 101.39 mph, this being the first time a light car had exceeded 100 miles in sixty minutes. The kilometre, 100 and 150-kilometre records were taken on the way - a most outstanding series of achievements.
#3
Posted 15 October 2010 - 13:22
Thank you - a little research has uncovered that very fact. I sold my copy of the Boddy book a few months back but remember something about this. It's an interesting item.The driver was J. A. Joyce. This is what Bill Boddy wrote in his Brooklands history: