Kaye Don At Brooklands 1920-1929

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Kaye Don at Brooklands, Surrey.

Various shots of cars racing around track. Good shots; including some CUs; of team of mechanics working on car at pit stop; in one; they're working on the engine; in another; changing tires (actually entire wheels). CUs driver - Kaye Don? - in his car called...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
76519
Sort Number:
ON 327 C
Time in/Out:
01:32:24:00 / 01:37:22:00
Canister:
ON 327 C
Film ID:
2412.10
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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  • Reducing this clip's current date range, the car seen here, known as the Cub, (Reg. No. DA 8667), wasn't built until 1924. Kaye Don didn't start driving it until 1925.

    It's likely that what we're seeing here is Kaye Don attempting or setting one of the many driving records that he set between 1928 and 1930. However for safety's sake a date range of 1925-1930 is more certain.

    jamied 26th Aug 2012

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