My only regret is that I planned to have the car comprehensively Waxoyled as soon as I got it, but was talked out of it by an SM specialist. I understand why he was against it, but had I explained my intentions he might have thought it was the lesser of two evils. In the end, ...
Birkin then contested the following Bedford Long Handicap race, but with his new lap record conferring an "owes 20secs" handicap he was unplaced, despite equaling his new record on two consecutive laps...Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin's Blower Bentley single-seater was plainly Great Britain's ...