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Rail Racers from the Brooklands Museum
 by Jeff Davies
Jan. 15, 2005
In August 2000, the Brooklands Motosport and Aviation Museum
hosted a step backwards in time - rail racing! Jeff Davies built a rail racing track in the 1955 style.
Slot car and modeling enthusiasts were selected to restore or re-create model car rail racers,
according to the 45-year old specs. Rail Racing events were held to memorialize the Southport Rail Races,
the first rail racing event ever. This retro regress was a great success!
Jeff Davies, author of the book Built with Passion: The Story of Rail Racing, has been kind
enough to contribute four pages of pictures of historic, restored rail racers, and new rail racers built in the vintage style.
There is more information at the website
The National Rail Racing Association.
Enjoy!
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2. Above left: 1950's Mercedes SMEC bodied rail car.
3. Above right: Pre-add bodied rail car, made by Mac Pinches in England.
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4. Above: Chassis of Mercedes rail car.
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5. Above: Chassic of Pre-add rail car.
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6. Above: Charles Woodland Maserati, built in 1949
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7. Above: Chassis of the Charles Woodland Maserati.
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8. Above: Walkden Fisher Gp Mercedes rail car chassis, built in 1956.
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9. Above: Walkden Fisher Gp Mercedes rail car chassis. The body is not know to exist anymore.
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More on scratchbuilt.com about Rail Racing, predecessor to slot car racing.
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