The Junior Car Club's Sixth International 200 Miles Race. This race attracted many entries from wellknown racing motorists, as well as a great crowd of 15,000 spectators. The course was over 73 laps of a specially devised course of hairpin and "S" bends, while cars of three-engine capacity competed. Major H. O. D. Segrave won the 1500 c.c. class in a Talbot Special, in 2hr 40min 21.2 see, at an average speed of 75.56 m.p.h. The picture shows the start of the race, for which there Was a large number of entrants.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 117, 13 November 1926, Page 9
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92The Junior Car Club's Sixth International 200 Miles Race. This race attracted many entries from wellknown racing motorists, as well as a great crowd of 15,000 spectators. The course was over 73 laps of a specially devised course of hairpin and "S" bends, while cars of three-engine capacity competed. Major H. O. D. Segrave won the 1500 c.c. class in a Talbot Special, in 2hr 40min 21.2 see, at an average speed of 75.56 m.p.h. The picture shows the start of the race, for which there Was a large number of entrants. Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 117, 13 November 1926, Page 9
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