Bristol Motor Club

2021 Pembrey Sprint: Entries Open!

We are now accepting entries for the 2021 Pembrey Sprint Weekend. The event is a round of the following championships: Bristol Speed Championship Vincenzo & Sons Bristol MX5 Challenge Bristol Two Litre Cup Trident [click. . .]

2021 Dick Mayo Sprint: Entries Open!

We are now accepting entries to the Dick Mayo Sprint at Castle Combe Circuit! One practice and at least three timed runs of 0.75 laps are planned. No spectators this year, but we will be live streaming the event on [click. . .]

Vincenzo & Sons Bristol MX5 Challenge Regulations

The 2021 Vincenzo & Sons MX5 Challenge Regulations are now available to view on our Bristol Motor Club website here. We’ve been keen to maintain the ethos of the Challenge as a relatively low cost entry into [click. . .]

2021 Bristol Two Litre Cup

The Bristol Two Litre Cup returns for 2021! The championship is designed to allow most normally aspirated cars of up to two litres to compete. All cars will run in a road-legal condition with road-legal tyres. [click. . .]

2021 Vincenzo & Sons MX5 Challenge

Bristol Motor Club will be running it’s 7th Vincenzo & Sons MX5 Challenge in 2021. The challenge is open to near standard, normally aspirated Mazda MX5 NA, NB and NC models and will comprise [click. . .]

Committee Digest: November 2020

It’s been a tough year, but we’ve come through it just fine. This was the last committee meeting of the year and we had a few things to discuss. With our AGM taking place via email, we finalised the [click. . .]

Throwback Thursday: 1949 Weston Speed Trials

1949 Weston Speed Trials Programme Cover

On this day in 1949, we ran speed trials on the promenade at Weston-Super-Mare and for the first time, cars left the line side by side. Big names attended; 17 year old Peter Collins (future Ferrari F1 driver), Joe Fry [click. . .]

2020 Bristol Two Litre Cup Review

This might not have been the ideal year to start a new championship, but that didn’t dampen the quality of the field for the Bristol Two Litre Cup. Seven drivers entered the opening round, which ended up being [click. . .]

Welsh Sprint Weekend: Finals and Entry List

With one week to go until our Welsh Sprint Weekend, entries are closed and you can see who’s competing right here: https://www.rallies.info/webentry/2020/welshaugsprint/entries.php?type=s&combined=1 You can [click. . .]

2020 Dick Mayo Sprint: Entries Open!

Competitors This will be the first sprint in the UK after the motorsport season kicks off again. In order to do this, there are key restrictions…. No Spectators One pit crew (actual pit crew, not spectating [click. . .]

August Welsh Sprint Weekend: June Update

Following a meeting of the Bristol Motor Club/BARC Wales joint organising team it has been decided that the Welsh Sprint Weekend, comprising of two sprints at Llandow and Pembrey circuits, will be going ahead in [click. . .]

How We Stream Our vSprints

Have you ever wondered just what goes into streaming our GT Sport vSprints online? Here’s the answer! We have 3 people who come together to make it happen. Clerk of the Course The Clerk sets up the audio party for [click. . .]

August 2020 Welsh Sprint Weekend: Easter Update

We have now received the permits for the two sprints being jointly organised by Bristol Motor Club and BARC (Wales) on 15th/16th August at Llandow/Pembrey circuits. Currently there is no guarantee that the Motorsport UK [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. . .]

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. . .]

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. . .]

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. . .]