Brooklands Double Twelve Speed Trials

Following the success of the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival in 2011, which saw almost 5,000 people attend over the two day event, the Double Twelve will return in 2012 on the 16 - 17 June.  Once again expected to be the biggest motoring competition held at Brooklands since 1939, the VSCC will continue to work alongside the Brooklands team to organise this two-day motorsport extravaganza.

2012 is the 105th Anniversary of the Brooklands site and ‘Founders Day’ will be celebrated during the Double Twelve weekend, on Sunday 17 June.

In 2011 the event saw almost 144 classic and vintage cars taking part in Driving Tests and a Concours D’elegance over the two days (The Double Twelve Driving Concours), with almost 90 Pre-war cars taking part in a Speed Sprint on the adjoining Mercedes-Benz World circuit (The Double Twelve Speed Trials) on the Saturday.  On Sunday, The Test Hill Challenge took place in the early afternoon - the steep Test Hill was tackled by everything from a gaggle of Sinclair C5s to giant Pre-war racing cars-and to ensure that there’s fun for all the family, there were running races up the 352ft (107m) concrete slope for children. Some vehicles even headed down the hill in a test of their brakes.

Organised by the Vintage Sports-Car Club, a Sprint competition will be held on the Mercedes Benz World track adjacent to the Brooklands site.  The Sprint course is technically challenging, and will not only provide competitors with a chance to stretch their driving abilities to the limit, but also to showcase Pre-war motor sport at its finest to a substantial crowd.  The event will run the usual VSCC Pre-war classes and, new for 2012, there will also be a class for invited Post-war (pre 1956) Sports-Cars.