At last, Britain's most amazing motoring location, the Brooklands banked racing circuit built outside Weybridge one hundred years ago and the cradle of British motor racing for 30 years, is to have an event befitting its status, atmosphere and heritage.

Combining features from the Pebble Beach Concours in USA and the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival meetings, Brooklands' new event on June 28-29 promises to be unmissable. With the resources of the stunning Mercedes-Benz World on site to help, long-underfunded Brooklands Museum can at last start to make the most of its potential.

Brooklands is calling its event the Double Twelve, in memory of the 24 hour race of that name held there from 1929, and it is planned to incorporate the UK's premier concours event, in which - in keeping with pre-war tradition - cars will not just be expected to look beautiful, they will also have to perform well in a series of driving tests both on remaining sections of Brooklands' heavily banked concrete track and on the challenging Test Hill.

With Mercedes-Benz on board, serious celebs are within reach - none more so than Lewis Hamilton who, with team-mate Heikki Kovalainen and former top Mercedes GP driver Stirling Moss, will be driving some of Mercedes' most spectacular historic cars at the Festival.

Visitors are encouraged to dress in Edwardian fashions and other attractions will include Penny Farthing racing, Vintage motorcycles, Blue Eagles Helicopter Display Team and more. Full details on www.brooklandsfestival.com or tel 0844 847 2421. Prices start from £25 for adults, £10 for children or £60 for a family of up to five.

Malcolm McKay, Motorbase News Editor