Brooklands Destiny?

[PAUL161]

What is the destiny of Brooklands?

Is it done forever? I know it hasn't been used in years.
Looking at this photo, you can almost hear the cars and the crowds through the silence.

I wondered if any of it is being preserved or if it's been chopped up for an industrial park or ?

 

[aeronca65t]

You got me wondering about this. It looks like Mercedes wants to preserve it. One can hope.....

From Wikipedia:

<span style="font-style: italic">Following several years of work by The Brooklands Society, which is entirely independent of the Brooklands Museum, the remaining sections of the track became the subject of preservation orders in 2002, rendering illegal any subsequent destruction of or damage to the circuit or its environs, whether intentional or unintentional. From 1990 to 2003 regular fly-ins, rallies attended by light aircraft, were arranged on summer weekends using the Northern half of the original runway. The central area of Brooklands including the hard runway and remaining racetrack was sold to DaimlerChrysler UK Retail in early 2004. A Mercedes-Benz museum and performance-demonstration centre is now completed in front of what is known as the Members' section of the remaining banking. Contrary to public perception and thanks entirely to the efforts of The Brooklands Society, two thirds of the original track still remains intact. Mercedes-Benz has pledged to contribute towards the replacement of the Hennebique Bridge, the part of the banking that spans the River Wey.Mercedes-Benz World opened to the public on 29 October 2006 and incorporates a test track.</span>

 

[PAUL161]

Thanks Nial, it's nice to know that what's left of it is being preserved and that some of it is being restored to it's previous glory. I'd love to visit the site. We have relatives over there and it would be nice to see them also. Been over 20 years since we've been there.