The Brooklands Society was founded in October 1967 by the eminent journalist and author Bill Boddy to perpetuate the story and history of Brooklands Motor Course and Aerodrome and to restore the 1907 - 1939 racetrack. In the early seventies we managed to get access to the Brooklands site which had been inaccessible since 1939, and we set about clearing away over 30 years worth of scrap aircraft production materials and industrial infrastructure so that eventually in 1991 the Brooklands Museum Trust was formed and the Brooklands Museum, which sadly occupies only 30 acres of the orginal 300 acre Motor Course site, was opened.

Had it not been for The Brooklands Society, the Brooklands Museum would not exist today. In truth had it not been for the practical preservation work and the legal, planning and legislative preservation work of our members and more latterly specialists within the Museum staff, the entire site would probably have been developed for housing and commercial use and most if not all of the track would have been entirely destroyed by now. 

We are not a commercial organisation and we do not run the museum. The Brooklands Society is totally independent of the Brooklands Museum and the Brooklands Museum Trust although over the years we are proud to have contributed over £80,000 in hard cash to support the Museum. The Brooklands Society exists to help preserve the entire Brooklands site and track and to research and promote the history of the races held at Brooklands from 1907 to 1939, the cars, motorcycles and aircraft which competed and appeared there and the men and women who designed, built, drove and flew them.

The Brooklands Society organises a number of events throughout the year, including event and film nights, dinners and the annual Brooklands Society Reunion which is traditionally held at Brooklands Museum on the last Sunday in June. We also publish the highly regarded Brooklands Society Gazette four times a year which is distributed exclusively to our members. Having prevented the majority of the track from being destroyed we now need to set about restoring it - a task which is ultimately going to cost millions. If you want to be part of this very important task of restoring the early twentieth century engineering marvel that is Brooklands, the world's first motor racing track, now over 100 years old, for future generations to drive on and marvel at, you can join us by clicking on the link below.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Contact Information and statutory disclaimer.

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
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2008/2009 EVENTS
A.G.M., Annual Dinner, film nights,
Annual Reunion.

ANNUAL REUNION 2001
More Bentleys than you can shake a Bug at

ANNUAL REUNION 2000
Aston Martins, Barnato-Hassan, Cars, Bikes

ANNUAL REUNION 1998
M.G., Amilcar, Lagonda, Bentley etc.

ANNUAL REUNION 1997
Maseratis, Motorbikes, and much more.

1998 BROOKLANDS SOCIETY/
VSCC DUDLEY GAHAGAN SPEED TRIALS

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED - 2002
Coming Soon.

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED - 2001
Coming Soon.

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED - 2000
Jaguars, Bugatti, Bentleys, Wacky Racers.

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED - 1999
Even more photos, rare Alfa, McLaren etc

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED - 1998
Hundreds of photographs

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED - 1997
Cars on display in our marquee

GOODWOOD CIRCUIT REVIVAL 1999
430 photographs, comment and race data.

BROOKLANDS AWARDED HERITAGE STATUS
Two years work by our resident experts Tony Hutchings and Tim Heap of our heritage and preservation sub committee has at last assured the future of all of the remaining Brooklands Track, the Campbell Circuit, the entire test hill and numerous other features.

Prudential Assurance - Brooklands Heights
How the men from the Pru revived a 13 year old planning permission to build 5 office blocks and a multi-storey car park in the middle of Brooklands in 2002 against substantial local and global opposition.

Barnato-Hassan Goes On Sale
Keith Schellenberg's 47 year ownership.

Frogeye takes on Monte Carlo Challenge
Alex Postan's blower Sprite giantkiller

Members' Quarterly Newsletter
Archive copy.

PLEASE NOTE - THE SEARCH FORM BELOW IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND WILL NOT LINK TO EXISTING PAGES AS YET.

2009 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL CLICK HERE

STOP PRESS - our new car badge is now available. To see the badge in more detail please click on the above picture.

To buy a badge online (members only)
click here

HOW TO GET TO BROOKLANDS
FOR GPS USERS: KT13 0QN
For local directions to the entrance click here.

WHERE TO STAY

WHAT EXISTS NOW?
click here.

WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?
For the 1938 map click here.

DRIVE THE NAPIER RAILTON - ON YOUR PC
Hasbro's Spirit of Speed Game lets you gun it around Brooklands for less than £30.00!

THE BROOKLANDS STORY
Brooklands was built in 1907 and opened in 1908, how they built the track, the first records and races, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunbeams etc.

Britain's Motoring History - by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu
Stories from Beaulieu previously published in The Times, by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu at the National Motor Museum, one of our founder members.

THE BROOKLANDS QUIZ - DID YOU KNOW? Motor racing history, not all from Brooklands, Barney Oldfield, Indianapolis etc.

VISIT OUR PHOTO ARCHIVES
4,000 photographs from the archives of The Brooklands Society. The photos cover from the turn of the century to 1939.

2008 EGM and AGM.
New Chairman and Honorary
Secretary elected.
For more information  - click here 

4,000 PHOTOS FROM OUR ARCHIVES !!!!!
4,000 photographs from the archives of The Brooklands Society. The photos mainly cover from the turn of the century to 1939 with a smattering of postwar.

2008/2009 EVENTS
The 41st Annual Dinner is to be held at Brooklands Museum at 8pm on Friday 28th November 2008. Telephone 01252 408877 for tickets which this year are £39.50 per person.
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SECURE ONLINE SHOP NOW LIVE. 
To enter the shop click here. We have now introduced a range of warm winter fleeces and a new weatherproof jacket all at very competitive prices - typically our fleeces cost £10 less than those of other car clubs because circumstances have allowed us to cut out the middle man. Check out the prices for great birthday presents.

NOTICE TO MEMBERS. Please note that this year we have issued 2008 membership cards only to members who have paid their subs in full. If you have not paid your 2008 subs your membership card is invalid and can not be used to gain entrance to Brooklands Museum. If you have not received your Gazette or your membership card please call the membership secretary on 01252 408877 without delay.

ARCHIVE NEWS 9th August 2003 . . . . . The Secretary of State has decided not to call the DaimlerChrysler application in for his own determination.

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2004
OUR DOWNHILL RACER won again on the Saturday but Sunday's races were scratched after two accidents due to high winds. Our soapbox will now be retired and it looks like we will be building a new one for 2005.

MERCEDES COMES TO BROOKLANDS
News of Daimler Chrysler's planned acquisition of the central 155 acres of Brooklands with details of their plans complete with drawings for their proposed flagship UK Heritage and Technology Centre.

BIRA FILMS RECOVERED FROM AUSTRALIA
In 1936 Prince Bira of Siam gave his White Mouse Racing Team six Bolex cine cameras and told them to shoot film. 68 years later the films have been recovered from Australia by The Brooklands Society - see some of the stills here. Black and white and very early colour !!!

Jacques Potherat remembered
- David Burgess-Wise.

Montlhéry gets temporary reprieve
how to get there.

The Napier Railton returns to Brooklands
£800,000 later, see it at the museum, hear it on this web site!

Previously unseen Count Zborowski
Photograph found in Argentina

Contact the Committee/Legal Information
Committee members, contact details, society information and editorial disclaimer.

Buy Brooklands Greetings Cards
- cars, aircraft, Christmas cards

Floods at Brooklands
Aqua caliente profundo

Brooklands Reopens after the flood