This
facility has been developed by Peter Schömer of Canada and funded
by a consortium of private investors. It will be a "Working
Active" Racing Museum displaying vintage racecars from the 1950
to 1960's period . . . no wings, no advertising . . . clean and
pure racecars. It will include one-off Sportscars / Sports Racers
and Formula One type cars. We have currently found a suitable
location in Benenden Kent, England for this museum and our
private MRDC club. The MotorSport Racer Museum will be built as a
paddock theme in a mews type of courtyard so that each team garage
will have it's own separate complete service and support shop, a
sort of "diarama" for each make. eg: Aston Martin / Jaguar /
Maserati / Lancia / Ferrari / BRM / Lotus etc. . . .approximately 20
race cars in total.
These cars will be ready to "race in anger" at a moments notice,
on a standby situation. This is not a museum with marble floors
and sexy lights, but a real museum for REAL racers. We also plan
to have a complete restoration facility for the support of the
museum and a very complete automotive research
library open
to all racers and enthusiasts. Our main museum( already built)
will display 1920's and 30's Art Deco type custom coach built
cars. eg; Auburn / Cord / Packard / Duesenburg / Mercedes /
Lagonda / Bentley etc...all the greats. Approximately 35 "Great
Gatsby Cars" will be displayed in the Benenden Motor Museum.
Our own private grass landing
field the "Applepye Aerodrome" will support the flying museum that
will house 4 1930's Sport bi-planes, including a Grumman Goose
watercraft.
The Benenden Test circuit
will be used for training and race academy for new and seasoned
race pilots. The Applepye Aerodrome will also have a school to
upgrade pilots and to earn the type certificate available on all
the aircraft, in the flying museum.