In its heyday Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit attracted many individuals and companies associated with design, building and tuning of race cars and motorcycles.
Campbell, Jackson, ERA, Thomson & Taylor and Dunlop and many more focused their attention to develop their early automobiles at the circuit. Numbers of small off site specialist local companies came to life to provide components for this new industry.
The circuit also allowed fledgling motor car manufactures to test and promote their new vehicles prior to launch and production. AC Car's based in Thames Ditton was no exception to this.
AC cars also has some strong connection with the circuit and its history. On a number of occasion an early AC ‘Light Sports Car’ established and broke several speed and duration records, indeed J.A Joyce was the first person to travel at 104.19 mph on November 17th 1924 in his 1500cc machine. He also held the record for the accent of Test Hill in 1923 in 8.28sec again in the Light Sports Car.
AC Heritage are committed to keeping the relationship and historical link with the track in place by returning hand built vehicle development and production back to the birth place of Motor Racing in the UK.
