In its early days motor racing was the preserve of the rich and glamorous. Drivers were likely to come from professional and wealthy backgrounds and spectators often liked to think of themselves as a cut above the rest’. During the 1920s and 1930s however there was a gradual awakening of the fact that many people, not able to go to Brooklands or the other racecourses, were still interested in motor racing. For many, midget car racing was their first introduction to the sport.
