Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: 1977 Wiscombe 5 Clubs

On this day in 1977, we ran the second “5 Clubs” hillclimb at Wiscombe Park Hillclimb, an event that continues to this day. Here’s what Dick Mayo, the Clerk of the Course, wrote in our newsletter at [click. . .]

Throwback Thursday: 1955 Castle Combe Race Meeting

On this day (actually it was Thursday, but it didn’t post for some reason) in 1955, we ran the Easter Monday race meeting at Castle Combe Circuit, which we had built 5 years previously. Chris Bigwood wrote a [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. . .]

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. . .]

On This Day: 18th July 1965

We ran our first ever 3 lap sprint at Castle Combe Circuit on this day in 1965. The event was stopped early due to some local residents who objected and the future of the circuit was in jeopardy. Two of our members [click. . .]

On This Day in 1964: Dyrham Park Hillclimb

During the 1960s, we ran hillclimbs up the drive at Dyrham Park, the National Trust venue off the A46. On 9th May 1964, we ran a closed to club event in addition to our restricted meeting in July and the British [click. . .]

On This Day in 1948: Naish Hillclimb Resurfacing

The cover of the June 1948 journal of Bristol Motor Club

Back in 1948, the war had just ended and the club was thriving. The club was looking for venues to run events and over the next few years would run speed events and circuit races on the sea front at Weston-Super-Mare, [click. . .]