the buildings and exhibits that make up the amazing Brooklands Museum. Others were keen to get going, and before long there was a steady stream of cars heading out into the Surrey countryside.
Don’ t Follow Me!
Anyone planning a leisurely drive where they simply followed the car in front could have been in for an unwelcome surprise as the kit and sports cars were following a different route to the classics. And that wasn’ t the only potential‘ gotcha’ because this year the classic run was split into two separate routes- a shorter run of approximately 60 miles for the thirstier or older vehicles with a stop-off point at the National Trust Sheffield Park and Garden, or for drivers wanting to stretch their legs a bit, a longer run of about 100 miles calling in at the historic village of Chiddingstone and Chiddingstone Castle in Kent.
Top: Panos Mavroudi’ s Alfa Romeo Giulia Police car once starred in the film‘ The Italian Job.’ Above: Battle of the Flags! The flag bearers from the classic and kit car runs compare flags..
The kit and sports car run followed the classics as far as Stoke D’ Abernon, just the other side of Cobham, before heading south to pick up the A24 for the run down through Dorking. It was about this point where
I elected to head straight to Sheffield Park, the stopping point for the shorter classic run, so that I could be their when the cars started arriving. It would also mean I could get away early and head down to
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