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Re-enacting a race from over 60 years ago
The Sporting Car Club of Norfolk was formed by eight founder members in 1951. Around that time Johnny Wodehouse, the 4th Earl of Kimberley, bet his friend Matthew Banks that he could beat him in a race from Kimberley to Newmarket Racecourse. Johnny drove his new 110mph Healey sports car and Matthew flew his Auster light aircraft ....... and the car won!
SCCON is re-enacting the race in reverse - from Newmarket to Kimberley Hall, ending with a big get-together open to everyone, so please come along:
Re-enactment of the car-versus-aeroplane race
Display of 60 cars: one for every year of SCCON
A fly-in for Auster aircraft of 1942-1960
Pimms and beer tent
Kimberley Hall and the gardens by Capability Brown - not normally open to the public
SCCON hog roast
Jazz band
Scalextric racing
Traditional ice cream cart
A sports car that was raced by one of SCCON’s founders in 1951 - the self-same car!
An aerobatic display over the lake by two Nanchang CJ-6 Chinese fighter-trainer aircraft
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