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06 Sep 2011 07:35 #51
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Forgive my lack of precision, I meant vehicles using Shell lubes & fuels ...
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......Shell were testing fuel/oil not vehicles at Appleton (think they pulled out in '85) .......
Forgive my lack of precision, I meant vehicles using Shell lubes & fuels ...
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06 Sep 2011 09:16 #52
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no problems, its good somebody remembered this airfield/track.
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06 Sep 2011 13:48 #53
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I've known of it's existence for many, many years. What brought it to mind recently was tracking down a spare part for my Triumph Spitfire, turns out there is a garage for old Triumph cars adjacent to the airfield. Driving there I found myself driving on what appeared to be part of the old peri track (at the east end of the airfield) which is now adopted as a local road called Crowley Lane.no problems, its good somebody remembered this airfield/track.
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27 Aug 2019 05:37 #54
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Bitteswell (drag racing), North Weald (drag racing). Bovingdon (sprints and stock cars), Woodvale ( drag racing), South Marston (drag racing), Long Newnton (karting), Nuneaton (MIRA test rack), Grenham Common (LSR attempts), Honington (LSR attempts), Castle Coombe (circuit racing), Llandow (circuit racing), Silloth (motor bikes), Pembrey (various).
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27 Aug 2019 07:15 #55
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West Raynham. RAFMSA held endurance motorcycle races there for a while. ( post 19 in the WR thread). www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/forum/n...?start=10#gallery-32
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27 Aug 2019 08:33 #56
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No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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Since Dunsfold has already been mentioned, how about Gatwick? Although the original airfield didn't encroach on it the wartime expansion certainly did and then the built a sort of airport where you can stand around for a longer period than your flight.
I'm sure I came across some other horse racing track that became airfields but can't recall them. Beverley just popped into my head but probably already been mentioned.
I'm sure I came across some other horse racing track that became airfields but can't recall them. Beverley just popped into my head but probably already been mentioned.
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27 Aug 2019 09:38 #57
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Charterhall in the Borders, where Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart began their racing careers.
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28 Aug 2019 13:18 #58
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Gibraltar.I'm sure I came across some other horse racing track that became airfields but can't recall them. Beverley just popped into my head but probably already been mentioned.
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28 Aug 2019 13:47 #59
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Aintree still has its motor sports track, and of course it was an aircraft factory in both world wars.
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28 Aug 2019 16:30 #60
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And quite a number of non-airfield sites were used for motor racing - Ty Croes is I think. RAF Llanberis was used by our Go Kart club when I was at university. There were a source of networks of roads with good road surfaces.
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