1921 Talbot-Darracq 56 15/20 hp 2-Seater Racing

1921 Talbot-Darracq 56 in Wheels: The Joy of Motoring, Documentary

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-03-23 00:12	pic from Brooklands JCC races (this car is said to have won this particular race)
pilou ◊ 2007-03-23 16:02	Talbot-Darracq 15/20 hp 2 seater racing 1921 .The pictures show the Talbot- Darracq team at the first JCC ( Junior Car Club)long distance 200 mile race held at Brooklands in 1921.The JCC category admitted only light cars either 4 seaters weighing less than 15 centiweight or 2 seaters weighing less than 13 cwt with an engine capacity of less than 1500 cc for a 4 stroke or less than 1200 cc for a two stroke .The winning car -I suppose by looking at the pictures it is racing number 14 but not 100 % sure , I have no data on these racing numbers- was driven by Henry ( later Sir) Henry Seagrave seen here.
pilou ◊ 2007-03-23 17:18	The official type designation seems to have been Talbot-Darracq 56 .The other members of the team were K. Lee Guinness and Malcolm Campbell who would later challenge HenrySeagrave on the land speed records.
LadyG ◊ 2019-12-16 17:24	The gentleman in the last photo is Kenelm Lee Guinness (Bill), not Henry Seagrave.