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Back in the last century when I was growing up ‘Doing the Ton’ (100 miles per hour for my American reader) was considered something a bit tasty. So last weekend at the venerable Brooklands circuit there was a gathering of enthusiasts to celebrate the centenary of the first time that one hundred miles had been completed in an hour.<\/p>\n

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The man who achieved that feat was Percy Lambert who managed to cover 103 miles in an hour on 15th February 1913. The full story can be found HERE<\/a>\u00a0on the Lambert family website, take time to look at the film containing original footage of the record attempt, courtesy of the Brooklands Museum.<\/p>\n

So I took the camera along and as always at Brooklands there was plenty to see, a fantastic place.<\/p>\n

John Brooks, February 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

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