The Boys’ Own record-breaker0

• Notable Surbitonians
• 21st June 2019

Noel Pope, Surbiton’s forgotten record-breaker, was fastest around the famous banked Brooklands circuit – an achievement which can never be bettered. His 124.51mph lap on a supercharged Brough Superior motorcycle on July 4 1939 will stand for all time, as the track near Weybridge never reopened after the war. He is also a key figure