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The Ghost of Brooklands
How Percy Lambert, one of Brooklands’ early racing stars, met a tragic end on the world’s first purpose‑built racetrack - and why some say he never left.
Few stories haunt Brooklands like that of Percy Lambert - the first man to drive 100 miles in an hour, killed months later on the same track. Simon Furber returns to the spot where triumph became tragedy - and where Lambert’s ghost still seems to linger.
Image: Percy Lambert in his Talbot Special, breaking the 103 miles in one hour record in 1913 (Getty Images)
