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British racing driver and speed record holder (1897–1979)
Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston MC OBE (28 June 1897 – 11 June 1979) was a British engineer, inventor, and racing driver best known for breaking the
George_Eyston
Surname list
Eyston is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bernard Eyston (1628–1709), English Franciscan friar Charles Eyston (1667–1721), English
Eyston
Motor vehicle
by Captain George E.T. Eyston. Between 1937 and 1939, the competition for the Land Speed Record was between two Englishmen: Captain Eyston and John Cobb
Thunderbolt_(car)
1929 British aero engine
R19 by Lord Wakefield, and R39 by Rolls-Royce. He then lent R17 to George Eyston. Once he had achieved the 300 mph (480 km/h) record on 3 September 1935
Rolls-Royce_R
Motor car race
at a disadvantage. Finally there were the modified Aston Martin of George Eyston, Frank Halford's Halford Special (itself based on an Aston Martin chassis)
1926_British_Grand_Prix
at Bonneville November 19, 1937 Bonneville Salt Flats, United States George Eyston Thunderbolt Internal combustion: 2 × 36.7 L (2,240 cu in) V12 Rolls-Royce
List_of_land_speed_records
Second AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season
who had raced for Delage the previous year. The other entries were George Eyston for Aston Martin and aircraft designer Maj Frank Halford in his own
1926_Grand_Prix_season
Motor vehicle
built between 1934 and 1935 and driven by Captain George Eyston. The car was designed by Eyston and E A D Eldridge, then built by the father of Tom
Speed_of_the_Wind
Car brand and former British car company
A series of experimental cars had also been made allowing Captain George Eyston to take several world speed records. In spite of the formal racing ban
MG_Cars
Motor vehicle
special car, called the EX120, had been developed from the M-Type for George Eyston to make an attempt on the 750 cc class 24-hour record at Autodrome de
MG_C-type
British automobile designer
MG C-type, the EX120. Captain George Eyston helped develop and drove the EX120s whose engines were modified with Eyston's Powerplus supercharger. Five
Cecil_Kimber
UK based engineering company
V12 to diesel operation using single sleeve valve technology: Captain George Eyston used the new engine in the Flying Spray, which, at 159 miles per hour
Ricardo_PLC
Motor vehicle
Record holder (B141AE, B206GA, B22GA) Billy Cotton, bandleader (B125DG) George Eyston, three time World Land Speed Record holder (B24DG, B82GA) E.R. Hall
Bentley_3.5_Litre
1906–1987 UK automobile and aerospace manufacturer
sleeve-valve diesel engine designed for Rolls-Royce by Harry Ricardo 1930. In a car driven by George Eyston it held the diesel land speed record until 1950.
Rolls-Royce_Limited
Third AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season
final entry was the Halford Special, recently sold by Frank Halford to George Eyston. Earlier in the weekend, Divo had won the Course de Formula Libre in
1927_Grand_Prix_season
Defunct motorsport venue in England
designer/engineer and racing driver) Ernest Eldridge (racing driver) George Eyston (racing driver) Dudley Froy (racing driver and pilot) Claude Grahame-White
Brooklands
Cecil J. Edmonds, 89, British colonial administrator and diplomat. George Eyston, 81, British engineer and racing driver. John Grover, 82, British general
Deaths_in_June_1979
Annual automobile-driving event in England
"Sammy" Davis, Sir Malcolm Campbell, Prince Bira, George Eyston, Richard Seaman, Kaye Don, George Formby, Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, Jochen Mass, Nigel
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
London_to_Brighton_Veteran_Car_Run
George Eyston, the land speed record holder. Supercharging first appeared on production MGs with the C type or Montlhéry Midget, inspired by Eyston's
Powerplus_supercharger
First year of the AIACR European Championship
ahead of the Alfa Romeo, with the Biondetti/Parenti Maserati third. Birkin/Eyston were the first privateers home in fourth, while the cars of Divo and Nuvolari
1931_Grand_Prix_season
Village in Oxfordshire, England
century. Notable members of the Eyston family include Charles Eyston, a 17th-century antiquarian, and Captain George Eyston, who held the world land speed
East_Hendred
American racing driver and politician
location for such events, and in attracting overseas drivers such as George Eyston and Sir Malcolm Campbell to compete there. Jenkins drove the "Mormon
Ab_Jenkins
1940s British piston aircraft engine
one converted Kestrel was subsequently used successfully by Captain George Eyston in a land-speed record car named Speed of the Wind. The second engine
Rolls-Royce_Crecy
Motor vehicle
Other drivers of 26M this year were Clemente Biondetti, Luigi Parenti, George Eyston, Pietro Ghersi, Umberto Klinger and René Dreyfus. Later victories were
Maserati_Tipo_26M
Motor car race
Bugatti 39A 118 NC 10 Caberto Conelli Williams Bugatti 39A 106 Ret 1 George Eyston Sammy Davis Bugatti 39A 95 Supercharger Ret 5 Malcolm Campbell Bugatti
1927_British_Grand_Prix
Month of 1937
Square Garden to win the World Featherweight Championship of boxing. George Eyston set a new land speed record of 309 mph at the Great Salt Lake. The Federated
October_1937
13th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
5-litre (Aston Martin) and 1-litre classes (Singer). All three MGs of George Eyston's all-female team finished, virtually in formation, after running trouble-free
1935_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
British racing driver (1899–1952)
people.elmbridgehundred.org.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2024. JOHN COBB AND GEORGE EYSTON MATERIAL - SOUND, 4 August 2015, retrieved 20 March 2024 Rowbotham,
John_Cobb_(racing_driver)
British socialite and racing driver
took second place. At the 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans, an MG PB owned by George Eyston was co-driven to a 16th place finish by Dorothy Stanley-Turner and a
Enid_Riddell
Motor car race
lap the order was Eyston, Brackenbury, Lewis, Rose-Richard. On lap two Lewis' mechanic signaled their intention to overtake Eyston for the lead to the
1933_Mannin_Moar
Motor vehicle
1933, winning the 1100 cc class in the Mille Miglia driven by Capt. George Eyston and Count Lurani and scoring an outright victory (on handicap) in the
MG_K-type
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
supercharged, straight 8 ran at Le Mans, driven by Edouard Brisson, George Eyston (of land speed racing fame), and co-drivers Philippe de Rothschild and
Stutz_Motor_Car_Company
6th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
to Le Mans, driven by engineer co-owner Augustus “Bert” Bertelli / George Eyston and Cyril Paul with former Bentley mechanic Jack Besant. A number of
1928_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
1930s racing car
cars of the 1930s. They were most notably, but not always, driven by George Eyston. Although of small engine capacity, they were frequently supercharged
Magic_Midget
British mechanic (1903–2001)
and entered motor racing in 1929 as a riding mechanic accompanying George Eyston and Giulio Ramponi in the Italian OM team. In 1931, he moved to Bellevue
Wilkie_Wilkinson
7th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
entered by their European dealerships. British agent Warwick Wright had George Eyston/Dick Watney as drivers. Automobiles Elite, of Paris, hired Guy Bouriat
1929_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Village and parish in Surrey, England
fame at Brooklands as a record-breaking motorcyclist then worked for George Eyston, Cobham-based Thomson & Taylor and Castrol oil company where he retired
Byfleet
Final year of a two-year hiatus for the AIACR European Championship
including Raymond Sommer, Swede Per-Viktor Widengren and Englishman George Eyston. Perhaps the most interesting entries were from the American Frank Scully
1934_Grand_Prix_season
Land speed record vehicle
Ferdinand Porsche first targeted a speed of 550 km/h (342 mph), but after George Eyston's and John Cobb's successful LSR runs of 1938 and 1939 the target speed
Mercedes-Benz_T80
Motor car race
Luigi Parenti 3 4 40 Henry Birkin Maserati Maserati 26M 94 +7 Laps 16 4 George Eyston 4 5 36 Robert Sénéchal Delage Delage 15-S-8 91 +10 Laps 14 4 6 4 Ferdinando
1931_French_Grand_Prix
to Abbey Coachworks. 1935 Bentley 3½ litre Sports Two Seater Tourer by Abbey for Jarvis—Capt George Eyston Delahaye - La belle carrosserie française
Abbey_(coachbuilder)
Motor car race
5 km (7.8 mi) Distance 48 laps, 600 km (370 mi) Pole position Driver George Eyston Halford Grid positions set by ballot Fastest lap Driver Robert Benoist
1927_French_Grand_Prix
Motor club in England
attracted many well-known racing drivers of the era. In the 1927 meeting, George Eyston, (winner of the 1926 Boulogne Grand Prix in a Bugatti) won the 50 Miles
Middlesex County Automobile Club
Middlesex_County_Automobile_Club
24 Hours of Le Mans as part of a three-car, six-women team dubbed "George Eyston's Dancing Daughters". She set the ladies' record at the Shelsley Walsh
Doreen_Evans
British motor vehicle manufacturer
000 km) from London to Melbourne. The Coseley factory also made Captain George Eyston's world-land-speed-record car Thunderbolt, which took the record in 1937
Bean_Cars
Car powered by an aircraft engine
(310 mi) record at 164.47 mph (264.69 km/h) (breaking a record set by George Eyston), the 24‑hour record at 153.82 mph (247.55 km/h), and the 48‑hour record
Aero-engined_car
Motor car race
months later at the 1933 Italian Grand Prix. Philippe Étancelin and George Eyston, both in privateer Alfa Romeos, finished in second and third, respectively
1933_French_Grand_Prix
Varzi". Vintage Motorsport. No. 2. March–April 2009. "Cobbs Challenge to Eyston Attempt on Record Roll". Trove.nla.gov.au. 21 June 1938. Retrieved 8 December
List_of_sports_rivalries
Intermediate year for the AIACR European Championship
longer change gear. Campari caught him and took the win by 52 seconds. George Eyston's reliable run netted him third place. After the race, a protest was
1933_Grand_Prix_season
11th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
Romeo 2.3L S8 supercharged Driver injured DNA 5.0** 14 G. Eyston (private entrant) George Eyston Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 LM Alfa Romeo 2.3L S8 supercharged Did
1933_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans as part of a three-car, six-women team dubbed "George Eyston's Dancing Daughters". She was the holder of the ladies' record at the
Barbara_Skinner
opened by Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain. 27 October – George Eyston achieves a world land speed record for a diesel car of 101.98 mph (164
1933_in_the_United_Kingdom
Brian Lewis Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza 9 Tim Rose-Richards Bugatti T51 11 George Eyston Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Report 1934 June 1 4 Brian Lewis Alfa Romeo
Mannin_Moar
Second year of the AIACR European Championship
instead to focus on attaining speed and endurance records. In April, George Eyston drove an 8-litre sleeve-valve Panhard at Montlhéry, setting a new 1-hour
1932_Grand_Prix_season
British award for achievements in motorsports, aviation and/or powerboating
back in a de Havilland DH.88 Comet, taking just 3,439 minutes." 1935 George Eyston GBR "For the land speed records over 1 hour, 12 hours and 24 hours,
Segrave_Trophy
Motor racing street circuit in Douglas
Alfa Romeo Tipo B 1934 Mannin Moar Voiturette 2:57.000 Freddie Dixon George Eyston Riley 1500/6 MG Magnette K3 1934 Mannin Beg Grand Prix Circuit (1933):
Douglas_Circuit
9th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
with the tried and tested 527 Sport, also with a Ruby engine. In 1930 George Eyston had approached Cecil Kimber, managing director of MG Cars, about developing
1931_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Preparatory school in Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Lord of the Admiralty George Eyston, British racing driver and land speed record holder Tony Fasson, naval officer and George Cross winner Eric Fellowes
Stubbington_House_School
British physicist
a 1930 supercharged 1750 SS Alfa, originally raced at Brooklands by George Eyston and a 1971Datsun 240Z. In April 1972, Gunn paid $10,000 for Ferrari
J._B._Gunn
Charles Eyston (22 September 1667 – 5 November 1721) was an English antiquary. As a scholar he became a friend of Thomas Hearne, who wrote of him: "He
Charles_Eyston
Motor race in the United Kingdom
Stanisław Czaykowski Bugatti T54 Report 1934 Brooklands Formula Libre George Eyston MG Magnette K3 Report 1935 Brooklands Formula Libre Freddie Dixon Riley
British_Empire_Trophy
Calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources
contender". "Thunderbolt - George Eyston • Land Speed Record". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2022-03-14. "Eyston Thunderbolt Land Speed
Power-to-weight_ratio
British toy company
Dinky 23e model of George Eyston's land record car, "Speed of the Wind". The toy was made from 1936 to 1956.
Meccano_Ltd
10th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
through the new road-surface. The pre-race ceremonies included Englishmen George Eyston and John Cobb showed off their Land speed record cars. Earl Howe then
1932_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
14th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
single entry. At the previous race, in 1935, speed-record champion George Eyston had three all-female crews to run the Midget PA. This year he provided
1937_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Month of 1937
assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford; in Wells, Minnesota (d.2025) George Eyston broke the land speed record set by Malcolm Campbell in 1935, and became
November_1937
American draftsman, engineer, designer
used for the car's record attempt on 19 November 1937. Owner/driver George Eyston set a new land speed record of 311.42 mph and became, at 501.18 kph
Leo_Goossen
Australian racing driver
race and won their class before Birkin raced Rubin's Alfa Romeo with George Eyston and Whitney Straight. Birkin later drove Rubin's Maserati 3000 in the
Bernard_Rubin
Scottish motor racing driver (1909–1998)
thunderstorm. She maintained close links to MG, and was a lead driver of George Eyston's "Dancing Daughters", a three car, all-female entry in the 1935 24 Hours
Margaret Allan (racing driver)
Margaret_Allan_(racing_driver)
Die-cast miniature vehicles
Dinky 23e model of George Eyston's land record car, "Speed of the Wind". The toy was made from 1936 to 1956.
Dinky_Toys
British motorcycle racer
decided to retire. He took up car racing in 1934, becoming a member of George Eyston's MG team. His car racing ability was soon remarked upon at Brooklands
Wal_Handley
Ghersi 8 Sir H. Birkin Maserati 26M Maserati 2.5 L8s Henry Birkin 4 George Eyston 4 1932 Officine A. Maserati Maserati V5 Maserati 8C 2800 Maserati 5
Maserati_Grand_Prix_results
English newspaper editor and politician (1776–1847)
Succeeded by Sir John Cam Hobhouse Thomas Gisborne Honorary titles Preceded by George Henry Cherry High Sheriff of Berkshire 1830 Succeeded by John Eyston
John Walter (editor, born 1776)
John_Walter_(editor,_born_1776)
British racing driver (1897–1935)
When it was ready for testing at Montlhéry, with Eyston away racing, Eldridge took the wheel. As Eyston recalled in his book Flat Out, "I heard afterwards
Ernest_Eldridge
British luxury car model
Black Badge made to pay homage to Captain George E.T. Eyston. The interior bears new features, such as Eyston's OBE, Military Cross and Chevalier de la
Rolls-Royce_Wraith_(2013)
South African artist
Maud Frances Eyston Sumner' (1902–1985) was a South African artist. Sumner was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony. After completing her schooling at
Maud_Sumner
Luxury convertible car
Black Badge made to pay homage to captain George E.T. Eyston. The interior has new features such as the Eyston's OBE, Military Cross and Chevalier de la
Rolls-Royce_Dawn
Tree associated with Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury
cultivar name 'Biflora' or 'Praecox'. An early antiquarian account by Mr Eyston was given in Hearne's History and Antiquities of Glastonbury, 1722 : "There
Glastonbury_Thorn
Daniel and perhaps Henry Harrold, and succeeded by Joseph's sons Arthur, Eyston and Ernest. Joseph Harrold (22 October 1822 – c. 5 April 1891) was born
Harrold_Brothers
16th-century Bishop of Rochester
secondary relics are extant. Fisher's walking-staff is in the possession of the Eyston family of East Hendred, in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). John Fisher
John_Fisher
British pilot (b. 1905, d. 1942)
Benz; and in 1933 he again partnered Campbell in a Sunbeam. In George E. T. Eyston's September 1935 land speed record attempt for 24 hours in his car
Chris_Staniland
Aire, Azealia Banks, Cam'ron, Mase, Black Rob, Mims, Street P, Dipset, Eyston, Warp 9, and ASAP Rocky. In modern day, New York City's drill musicians
Music_of_New_York_City
Cancelled motorsport event
potential options, the ACO officially cancelled the Le Mans race on 23rd June. Georges Durand, General-Secretary of the ACO, wrote: "I know that we have many
1936_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
British royal recognitions
Committee for the Building Industry, Eastern Region. Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston, MC, Member, Southern Regional Board for Industry. Katherine
1948_New_Year_Honours
British motoring correspondent for the Daily Herald and racing driver
Donald Barnes 18th 5 22 September 1934 500 Miles of Brooklands Capt. G.E.T. Eyston MG K3 Bill Everitt 4th 6 16 June 1935 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans Singer Motors
Tommy_Wisdom
British racing driver (1912–1959)
Montlhéry: The Story of the Paris Autodrome, 1924–1960 William Boddy and G.E.T. Eyston, pub. 1961 Cassell, England The Complete Guinness Grand Prix Who's Who Steve
Leslie Johnson (racing driver)
Leslie_Johnson_(racing_driver)
Ceremonial officer of the English county of Berkshire
11 February 1829: George Henry Cherry, of Denford 2 February 1830: John Walter, of Bearwood House 31 January 1831: Charles Eyston, of East Hendred 6
High_Sheriff_of_Berkshire
English position
Julian Blackwell, of Osse Field, Appleton, near Abingdon. 1992: John Joseph Eyston, of Mapledurham House, near Reading, Berkshire 1993: Sir David Black 1994:
High_Sheriff_of_Oxfordshire
after the automotive journalist Charles Faroux, the ACO general secretary Georges Durand and the industrialist Emile Coquile agreed to hold the race for
List of female 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
List_of_female_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans_drivers
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1801-1885
Baron Dinorben Note (1832): Blackstone used crimson and white colours and Eyston used green. Note (1835): Stooks Smith gives the registered electors as 344
Wallingford_(constituency)
Llama". Glasgow Herald. No. 7920. Glasgow. 26 May 1865. "Launch of the "George Thompson"". Aberdeen Journal. No. 6125. Aberdeen. 31 May 1865. "Launch of
List_of_ship_launches_in_1865
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