#BrightonSpeedTrials

The Brighton Speed Trials, officially the Brighton National Speed Trials, are widely regarded as the oldest-running motor race in the world. The inaugural event took place from 19 to 22 July 1905, after Sir Harry Preston persuaded Brighton's town council to pave the seafront road between Palace Pier and Black Rock specifically to host motor racing. In 1909, this stretch was renamed Madeira Drive, and the event continued to be held there, typically on the second Saturday of September each year. By 1936, Motor Sport magazine described the Brighton Speed Trials as undoubtedly the most important speed trials on the British calendar. The format centered on a quarter-mile sprint from a standing start, for both cars and motorcycles, run under the authority of the Motor Sports Association and organized by the Brighton and Hove Motor Club.

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