Bristol Motor Club

Driving Mirror (Jan – Feb ’20)

The latest edition of Driving Mirror can be viewed using the online reader, or by downloading the PDF to read at your [click. . .]

Driving Mirror (Nov – Dec ’19)

The latest edition of Driving Mirror can be viewed using the online reader, or by downloading the PDF to read at your [click. . .]

Throwback Thursday: 1955 Wessex Rally

On this day (and tomorrow) in 1955, we were invited to Burnham Motor Club’s Wessex Rally. We sent two teams, totalling about 30 members to compete. Things were very different back then and some of the reported [click. . .]

Social Distancing Racing: PS4 GT Sport

We’re practising social distancing and that means racing has to happen from a distance. Grab yourself a PlayStation 4 and a copy of GT Sport to get involved! We are running a virtual Vincenzo & Sons [click. . .]

2020 Great Western Sprint: Entry List and Final Instructions

Great Western Sprint Entry List and Finals

We’re ready to go for the 2020 Great Western Sprint, but we would very much like some more marshals. If you’re free on Saturday 21st March and you want to watch really fast cars from the best locations at [click. . .]

Llandow May Sprint: Entries Open!

Event cancelled We are now accepting entries for our second sprint of the season to be held at Llandow Circuit near Cardiff in Wales. Cars compete over 1.75 laps and there’s classes from standard road to single [click. . .]

Committee Digest: February 2020

This month, there’s been lots to talk about with our first events completed and organising teams flat out working on the Great Western Sprint, Autosolo and Llandow events. The karting night went well and [click. . .]

Entries Open: Vincenzo & Sons Bristol MX5 Challenge & Bristol Two Litre Cup Hillclimb

Woolbridge Motor Club are accepting entries for their hillclimb in June. It’s a round of both the Vincenzo & Sons Bristol MX5 Challenge and the Bristol Two Litre Cup. Regs and entry forms will be on their [click. . .]

2020 Great Western Sprint: Entries Now Open

You’ve been waiting for this moment; entries are now being accepted for the Great Western Sprint at Castle Combe Circuit. Enter online and pay by card using our online entries system: [click. . .]

2020 Bristol Two Litre Cup: Round 1 Entries Open

The time has come and BDCC are accepting entries for the first round of the 2020 Bristol Two Litre Cup! Enter now in class G1 using the entry form: [click. . .]

Committee Digest: January 2020

It seems a long time since our last committee meeting in November. We started with a look back to the Allen Classic Trial. It was even more of a success than usual with the last car finishing around dusk. The live [click. . .]

2020 Winter NavScatter

We are all sorted for the NavScatter on 24th January. Come and join us for a night of brilliant fun around some country lanes. Find a friend and a map to join in the fun. Regulations: [click. . .]

Digital Membership Cards and Online Renewal

We’re moving to the 21st century with the blessing of Motorsport UK. From 2020, we will no longer issue you with a physical membership card. You can join the club and renew your membership through the online [click. . .]

2019 Allen Trial Results

The near full entry list looked very pleasing with Escorts challenging BMWs in class 3, MR2s challenging Beetles in class 6 and seven pre-war cars in class 2. Not forgetting the large numbers in classes 5, 7 & 8. Of [click. . .]

2019 Allen Classic Trial: Entry List and Spectator Information

This Sunday (November 24th) is the Allen Classic Trial and we are looking forward to 74 cars touring the countryside around Bristol and ascending steep muddy hills. The cars start at The Bull in Hinton a minute apart [click. . .]

Committee Digest: November 2019

We had a lot to discuss this month. To start with, we discussed how we deal with memberships and event entries. You’ll be pleased to hear that we’ve decided to move to an online system, which will be up [click. . .]

On This Day: 1965 Roy Fedden Trophy Trial

In 1965, we ran the Roy Fedden Trophy trial, as we do each year, sadly not including this Sunday. We kick off at 11:02 each Remembrance Sunday, hopefully again in 2020. Here’s how it panned out in 1965, as [click. . .]

Club Night

Our monthly Club Night is held on the first Tuesday of each month from about 8.30pm at The OC’s Pavilion, Colston’s School, Stapleton BS16 1BJ. We have exclusive use of a room with bar. View Larger Map [click. . .]

2019 Roy Fedden Sporting Trial: Cancelled

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the Roy Fedden Sporting Trial next month. The venue is no longer available and we have been unable to secure a replacement venue. Any venue needs to have enough steep hills to [click. . .]

2019 Autumn NavScatter: Results

Organisers Ady Taylor and Dave Greenslade welcomed seven crews who competed in this year’s Autumn Nav Scatter, a mixture of new and more experienced pairings. A slightly different format this time as the route [click. . .]

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