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Track action scene, left to right: Bentley 8 Litre, GW 2926 (registration), Forrest Lycett, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 79, Bentley 8 Litre, PPB 10 (registration), S. H. Richardson, driver (helmet, seated).

Brighton Speed Trials

  • Title Brighton Speed Trials
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Bentley 8 Litre, GW 2926 (registration), Forrest Lycett, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 79, Bentley 8 Litre, PPB 10 (registration), S. H. Richardson, driver (helmet, seated).
  • Years 1952  
  • Date 1952-09-06
  • Photographer George Phillips  
  • City Brighton  
  • Country England  
  • People Lycett, Forrest   Richardson, S. H.  
  • Marque Bentley  
  • Model Bentley 8 Litre  
  • Group/Class Bentley Drivers Club  
  • Vehicle Markings GW 2926 (front registration plate), Car Number 79, PPB 10 (front registration plate)
  • Event Brighton and Hove Motor Club Brighton Speed Trials  
  • Venue Madeira Drive  
  • Entrant Forrest Lycett   S. H. Richardson  
  • Race Data Forrest Lycett driving a Bentley 8 Litre, ran the fastest time of the Bentley Drivers Club class at 29.14 seconds for the standing start kilometer race. S. H. Richardson driving Car Number 79, a Bentley 8 Litre, ran the second fastest time of the Bentley Drivers Club class at 30.80 seconds for the standing start kilometer race.
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1952-b1_29.1_0005
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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