Racing Driver Collection (page 9)

British racing driver Charles Mortimer at Brooklands, Surrey, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Place: Brooklands. Date: 11.5.39. Charles Mortimer

Maserati leading Charles Mortimers Bugatti Type 35B at Brooklands, Surrey, 1939
Right: Maserati Event Entry No: 7. Left: Bugatti Type 35B 2262S cc. Event Entry No: 10. Driver: Charles Mortimer. Place: Brooklands. Date: 11.5.39

British racing driver Charles Mortimer and his pet dachshund, c1930s Artist: Bill Brunell
Charles Mortimer

Charles Mortimer behind the wheel of a MG KN Special, c1930s Artist: Bill Brunell
MG KN Special 1087 cc. Driver: Charles Mortimer. Place: Date: Charles Mortimer

Charles Mortimer working on the engine of a MG KN Special, c1930s Artist: Bill Brunell
MG KN Special 1087 cc. Place: Date: Charles Mortimer

Stripped Invicta 4-seater racing at a BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1930s Artist: Bill Brunell
Invicta Stripped 4-seater. 4467 cc. Event Entry No: 2. Place: Brooklands. B.A.R.C

Bentleys of Eddie Hall and RO Williams and a Bugatti, BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey
Bentley VdP Le Mans 4-seater. 4398 cc. Reg. No. UV3108. Entry No: 5. Driver: Hall, E.R. Right: Bentley 3031 cc. Entry No: 12. Driver: Williams, R.O. Left: Bugatti. Brooklands. B.A.R.C. Date: 6.4.31

Bugatti and Bentley of Eddie Hall racing at a BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1931 Artist
Left: Bugatti. Right: Bentley VdP Le Mans 4-seater. 4398 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. UV3108. Event Entry No: 5. Driver: Hall, E.R. Place: Brooklands. B.A.R.C. Date: 6.4.31

Two Austin 7s and an unidentified car racing at a BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey
Left: Austin 747 cc. Event Entry No: 21.. Centre: Austin 747 cc. Event Entry No: 22. Right: Unidentified Car Event Entry No: 2. Place: Brooklands. B.A.R.C.. Date: 6.4.31

Vauxhall, Riley and Amilcar racing at a BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1931 Artist: Bill Brunell
Left: Vauxhall 4398 cc. Event Entry No: 4. Centre: Riley 1089 cc. Right: Amilcar 1087 cc. Place: Brooklands. B.A.R.C. Date: 6.4.31

Austin 7 and the spinning Riley of HL Roberts, BARC Mountain Race, Brooklands, Surrey
Right: Riley 1089 cc. Event Entry No: 12. Driver: Roberts. Centre: Austin 747 cc. Place: Brooklands Mountain Circuit. B.A.R.C. Mountain Race. Date: 6.4.31

Alvis and Sunbeam stripped 4-seaters racing at a BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey
Right: Alvis Stripped 4-seater. Event Entry No: 8. Left: Sunbeam Stripped 4-seater. Event Entry No: 10. Place: Brooklands Mountain Circuit. B.A.R.C. Date: 6.4.31

Salmson, Riley 9 Brooklands and Talbot 90 racing at a BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey
Salmson 1094 cc. Entry No: 12. Centre: Riley Brooklands 9 1089 cc. Entry No: 11. Left: Talbot 90 Single seater Event Entry No: 5. Car colour is white. Brooklands Mountain Circuit. B.A.R.C

Vauxhall and Salmson racing at a BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1931 Artist: Bill Brunell
Right: Vauxhall 4398 cc. Event Entry No: 4. Centre: Salmson Event Entry No: 15. Place: Brooklands. B.A.R.C. Date: 6.4.31

Drivers running to their cars at the start of a race at Crystal Palace, London, 1939
MG PB 939S cc. Entry No: 4. Driver: Cooper-Harewood, E.C. Left of centre: MG PB 939S cc. Entry No: 5. Driver: Haesendonck, E.J. Left of centre: MG Magnette 1087S cc. Reg. No. JB4607

ERA of Raymond Mays racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
ERA 1980S cc. Event Entry No: 16. Driver: Mays, R. Retired with a puncture. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

Austin 7 of WD Castello, Alta of Eric Winterbottom and MG K3 racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939
Austin 747S cc. No: 11. Driver: Castello, W.D. Retired. Racing single-seater. Left of centre: Alta 1092S cc. No: 15. Driver: Winterbottom, E. Racing single-seater. Right of centre: MG K3 1087S cc

Singer Le Mans of Arthur W Jones racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Singer Le Mans. 1935 972 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. AVC484. Event Entry No: 1. Driver: Jones, A.W. Finished: 3rd. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

Alta of GE Abecassis winning the Imperial Trophy Formula Libre race at Crystal Palace, London, 1939
Alta 1960S cc. Reg. No. EOY8. Entry No: 18. Driver: Abecassis, G.E. Finished: 1st. Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

MG R type of Bill Esplen, ERA of Geg Parnell and MG of H Stuart-Wilton, Crystal Palace, 1939
MG R 746S cc. Event Entry No: 2. Driver: Esplen, W. ERA 1060S cc. Event Entry No: 4. Driver: Parnell, R. MG 1087S cc. Event Entry No: 3. Driver: Wilton, H

ERAs of Raymond Mays and Arthur Dobson racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
ERA 1980S cc. Event Entry No: 16. Driver: Mays, R. Twin rear wheels. Background: ERA Driver: Dobson, A.C. Twin rear wheels. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

ERA of P Aitken at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
ERA 1488S cc. Event Entry No: 6. Driver: Aitken, Hon. P. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

ERA of Raymond Mays and Riley of Percy Maclure racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939
Right: ERA 1980S cc. No: 16. Driver: Mays, R. Right of centre: Riley 1487S cc. No: 21. Driver: Maclure, R.W. Left of centre: ERA 1488S cc. Entry No: 17. Left: Alfa Romeo 2904S cc

Alfa Romeo of Hugh Hunter leading a Riley at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Alfa Romeo 2905S cc. Reg. No. JML1. No: 15. Driver: Hunter, H.C. The driver, HC Hunter, is not in the programme possibly a late entry, or another date. Background: Riley 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No

Bert Hadleys Austin7 works racer competing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Austin Works d.o.h.c. racer. 744S cc. Event Entry No: 1. Driver: Hadley, H.L. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

Riley of AD Whitworth and ERA of Arthur Dobson racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939
Left: Riley 1987 cc. Driver: Whitworth, A.D. Offset-bodied single-seater. Right: ERA 1488S cc. Event Entry No: 12. Driver: Dobson, A.C. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 1.7.39

ERA of Arthur Dobson racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
ERA 1488S cc. Event Entry No: 12. Driver: Dobson, A.C. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 1.7.39

Alfa Romeo Monza of Kenneth Evans racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Alfa Romeo Monza 2904S cc. Event Entry No: 10. Driver: Evans, K.D. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

Alfa Romeo of Kenneth Evans racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Alfa Romeo 2904S cc. Event Entry No: 10. Driver: Evans, K.D. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

Alfa Romeo of Kenneth Evans taking the chequered flag at Crystal Palace, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Alfa Romeo 2904S cc. Event Entry No: 10. Driver: Evans, K.D. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39

Hector Dobbs Riley Dobbs offset special passing Raymond Mays crashed ERA, Donington Park, 1935
ERA 1980S cc. Entry No: 8. Driver: Mays, R. Retired. Facing the wrong direction, having spun off off the track. Right: Riley Dobbs offset special. 1458 cc. Entry No: 33. Driver: Dobbs, H.G

Frazer-Nash racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, c1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Riley Dobbs offset special. 1458 cc. Event Entry No: 36. Driver: Dobbs, H.G. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting

MG Q type of Kenneth Evans racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG Q 746S cc. Event Entry No: 28. Driver: Evans, K.D. Single-seater racing body. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting

Frazer-Nash TT replica leading a Wolseley Hornet at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1930s
Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1933 1496 cc.Reg. No. AHX617. Entry No: 43. Chassis No. 2077. Background: Wolseley Hornet 1271 cc. Event Entry No: 21. Donington Park

Frazer-Nash TT replica racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1935. Artist: Bill Brunell
Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1933 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. AHX617. Event Entry No: 43. Chassis No. 2077. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 12.4.35

Frazer-Nash Byfleet II leading an MG at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1935. Artist: Bill Brunell
Frazer-Nash Byfleet II 1934 1496 cc. Reg. No. BMP841. Event Entry No: 36. Chassis No. 2135. 4-cyl. O.h.c. engine. Olympia Show car. Left: MG Event Entry No: 39. Donington Park. Date: 12.4.35

Dick Seamans ERA, Dick Shuttleworths Alfa Romeo and a MG Magnette at Donington Park, 1935
ERA 1488S cc. Entry No: 11. Driver: Seaman, R.J. Left: Alfa Romeo 2904S cc. Event Entry No: 2. Driver: Shuttleworth, R.O. Right: MG Magnette 1934/5 1271 cc. Reg. No. BHX238. Entry No: 38

TP Cholmondeley-Tappers Bugatti Type 37A leading a Frazer-Nash TT replica at Donington Park
Bugatti Type 37A 1496S cc. Reg. No. YW2943. Event Entry No: 5 Driver: Cholmondeley-Tapper, T.P. Chassis No. 37332. Standard G.P. type body. Right: Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1934 1496 cc. Reg. No

Bugatti Type 35B of Jock Leith at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1935. Artist: Bill Brunell
Bugatti Type 35B 2263S cc. Event Entry No: 4. Driver: Leith, The Hon. J. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 12.4.35

Riley and Alta racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, c1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Left: Riley Event Entry No: 19. Right: Alta 1074S cc. Event Entry No: 23. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting

Two Frazer-Nash cars racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Frazer-Nash 1496 cc.Entry No: 4. Background: Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1934 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. AMT409. Event Entry No: 9. Driver: Casswell, G. Chassis No. 2106. Donington Park

Bugatti Type 35B of Jock Leith leading a Riley Brooklands at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1935
Bugatti Type 35B 2263S cc. Event Entry No: 13. Driver: Leith, The Hon. J. Background: Riley Brooklands 1089 cc. Event Entry No: 41. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 11.5.35

Austin Ulster leading a MG Magnette at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Left: Austin Ulster 747 cc. Event Entry No: 42. Centre: MG Magnette 1087S cc. Event Entry No: 25. Donington Park

MG Magnette leading a Frazer-Nash Shelsley at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1930s
MG Magnette Event No: 39. Non-standard racing body. Background: Frazer-Nash Shelsley 1935 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. CMH498. Entry No: 15. Chassis No. 2149. 4-cyl. o.h.c. engine. Donington Park

Dick Shuttleworths Alfa Romeo passing Raymond Mays crashed ERA, Donington Park, 1935
ERA 1980S cc. No: 8. Driver: Mays, R. Retired. Facing the wrong direction, having spun off off the track. Right: Alfa Romeo 2904S cc. Entry No: 2. Driver: Shuttleworth, R.O

Bugattis of Jock Leith and Teddy Rayson racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1935
Left: Bugatti Type 35B 2263S cc. Event Entry No: 13. Driver: Leith, The Hon. J. Right: Bugatti Type 37A 1496S cc. Event Entry No: 17. Driver: Rayson, E.K. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting

Riley offset-bodied single seater of Hector Dobbs racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1935
Riley Offset-bodied single-seater 1458 cc. Event Entry No: 36. Driver: Dobbs, H.G. Finished: 1st. A winner of three races at this meeting. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 11.5.35

Frazer-Nash TT replica of G Casswell racing at Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1935
Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1934 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. AMT409. Event Entry No: 9. Driver: Casswell, G. Chassis No. 2106. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 11.5.35

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"Unleashing the Thrill: The Unforgettable World of Racing Drivers" From the heart-pounding Le Mans-24 Hour Race to the iconic Brooklands circuit, racing drivers have always pushed boundaries and captivated audiences with their incredible skills. In 1937, Kaye Petre led her Austin 7 team at Brooklands, leaving spectators in awe of her fearless determination. Meanwhile, in Le Mans 1927, Dr J D Benjafield refilled his Old Number 7 Bentley at the pits, showcasing both precision and strategy. The British racing legend Stirling Moss stole the show as he fearlessly took the lead from Fangio during a gripping race. His No 12 car became synonymous with speed and dominance on the track. Bugatti Type 35 and Bugatti Type 37 were not just cars; they were works of art that conquered hills at Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire back in 1935. These machines embodied elegance and power. Whitney Straight's Maserati gracefully maneuvered through every turn at Brooklands in 1933, leaving spectators breathless with each lap. Gordon Crosby captured this moment perfectly on canvas for all to admire. H Whitfield-Semmence's Semmence Special roared down Lewes Speed Trials in Sussex during Bugatti Owners Club event of '37 - an embodiment of pure adrenaline and engineering excellence. At JCC Double Twelve race held at Brooklands in '31, ECH Randall and WE Harker showcased their skillful pit stops while driving their Austin Ulster. FM Montgomery and R Hebeler also left a lasting impression with their MG C type car that seemed to defy gravity on those legendary curves. Fast forward to Le Mans '72 where Roger Hurst prepared his Lenham Repco sports car for practice sessions - a true testament to endurance racing spirit that never fades away. And who could forget Peter Collins? Sitting behind the wheel of his Ferrari, he embodied the essence of a racing driver.