Racing car at Kenley
Bigal
The racing car you saw may well have been connected with Prince Bira of Siam,who was a well known racing driver,and also an ATC gliding instructor.
He lived in London after the war,and his "racing" colour was pale blue.He also owned and flew a miles aircraft (same colour),and also sailplanes.
With Brooklands no longer available (one of his favourite places) The Kenley perimeter track would have made a good substitute for practice, (and also much smoother).
There had been a "Home Command" gliding site at Hamsey Green (small private airfield) near Selsdon, (also home of a certain Comper Swift),and this was one of the schools that amalgamated after the war to form 615 GS.
There was a certain ammount of "racing" with ATC landrovers,but the practice was very much frowned upon by the senior members of staff.
Apparently at a certain ATC school in the West Country two landrovers were "rolled" and the school closed !!
This was at either St E..l,or St M....n,however the driver of one of the rovers went on to become a centre insructor.
If you want to hear the story of the Turbulent that landed at Kenley with engine trouble i will do another post (its a real hoot,and treadders has heard it before)
Pobjoy