Weybridge’s Brooklands Hotel was rated better than the Dorchester by high net worth members of Supercars Club Arabia, who caused a sensation when they parked up some of the world’s top marques for the launch of their Euroabia Rally.

Great British Life: Shaikh Salman Bin Isa Al Khalifa, James Davis and Shaikh Auf A Rahman Al DelaimiShaikh Salman Bin Isa Al Khalifa, James Davis and Shaikh Auf A Rahman Al Delaimi (Image: SUR OCT15 SOCIAL PAGE 3)

Thanks to SCA committee member James Davis, who owns Oxshott’s Clay Hair Salon, Bahrain-based club president Shaikh Salman Bin Isa Al Khalifa and vice-president Shaikh Auf A Rahman Al Delaimi were persuaded to start and finish the 12-day rally across Europe, from the birthplace of British motoring rather than Park Lane.

The Eurobia Rally is a tour rather than a race but includes some high-octane events. SCA president Shaikh Al-Khalifa told Surrey Life he was looking forward to putting his Aventador Lamborghini through its paces on the first stop on the rally, German race track the Nürburgring.