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Silverstone: the defining moments from 50 British grand prixs

By Tom Clarkson Motoring Issues 03 July 2014 11:00 1948 Silverstone’s transformation from a World War II bomber station into a race circuit began in August 1948, when the Royal Automobile Club took out a one-year lease on RAF Silverstone. Under the stewardship of local farmer James Wilson Brown, the RAC International Grand Prix was staged on 2 October, using similar regulations to those that shaped pre-war grand prix racing. The track layout comprised the airbase’s perimeter roads, with straw bales and ropes protecting the piggery and the crops in the middle of the circuit.

The Netherlands trials glow-in-the-dark road

Studio Roosegarde A stretch of road in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands has been unveiled with glow in the dark markings that the designer says could make street lights a thing of the past. The paint absorbs light during the day, and illuminates for up to 10 hours at night. Glow-in-the-dark roads get green lightMany road markings 'barely visible'   Who created the glow-in-the-dark road markings?

LR2 / Freelander 2 Facelift Spied

The disguised Land Rover Freelander 2 We know it as the Land Rover Freelander 2. Elsewhere – or the US, anyway -  it is known as the Land Rover LR2. But it’s one and the same – pretty much. And it’s been with us since the British Motor Show in 2006 (British Motor Show.