BROOKLANDS RACING.
INTERNATIONAL CONTEST. LONDON, May 7. The international 250-miles motor race at Brooklands was won by Hon. Adrian Lewis, who drove an AlfaRomeo at an average speed of 88.07 miles an hour. Mr E. R. Hall, in an MG Magnette, was second with a speed of 82.77 miles per hour, and Mrs Wisdom, in an MG Magnette, the only woman competitor, was third, with a speed of 81.24 miles per hour. There were two narrow escapes. Mr G. E. T. Eyst-on, in the third lap, was going at 70 miles an hour when a wheel of his machine flew off and struck and injured an official. Mr Eyston struggled for 100 yards to prevent his car overturning. Mr Elycs crashed at a corner when he skidded and his car somersaulted. He escaped unhurt.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 135, 8 May 1933, Page 7
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134BROOKLANDS RACING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 135, 8 May 1933, Page 7
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