Vintage Speed Trials

Tickets now on sale

We are delighted to offer for sale tickets and sponsorship packages for our Speed Trial at Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne on Sunday 26th August 2018

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Heritage

Speed trials were the earliest form of British Motorsport competition.

While continental Europe was able to use the vast network of open roads for competition driving, British Edwardian drivers were restricted to private estates, where the comparatively short distances of the roads led to the establishment of speed trials, or reliability trials as they were sometimes known.

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Vintage Speed Trials aim to revive the fortunes of the authentic venues used for pre-war racing and speed trials. Many are in beautiful parkland and historic locations that provide an ideal setting for our atmospheric events.

An introduction to an exciting new venue for 2018

GrimsthorpeCastle today is an historic house rather than a castle in the traditional sense, but [...]

Woman drivers of Pre-war racing

One of our themes for this year’s event at Grimsthorpe is pre-war women racers, championing [...]

Fascinating history of Speed Trials

Richard enjoys his 1932 BSA 3 wheeler. [...]

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