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The '''Brighton Speed Trials''', in full '''The Brighton National Speed Trials''', is commonly held to be the oldest running motor race.<ref>[http://www.brightonandhovemotorclub.co.uk Brighton and Hove Motor Club]</ref> The first race was held 19–22 July 1905 after Sir Harry Preston persuaded Brighton town council to tarmac the surface of the road adjacent to the beach between the [[Brighton Pier|Palace Pier]] and [[Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)|Black Rock]] to hold motor racing events. This stretch was renamed Madeira Drive in 1909 and the event is still held there, normally on the second Saturday of September each year. In 1936 [[Motor Sport (magazine)|''Motor Sport'']] described the event as: "undoubtedly the most important speed-trials on the British Calendar."<ref>''Motor Sport'', February 1936, Page 126.</ref>
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Following a fatal motorcycle combination crash in 2012 Brighton & Hove City Council considered banning the event. However, on 23 January 2014 the Economic Development and Culture Committee voted in favour of the event continuing. It was discontinued in 2024 due to high costs.
==History==
The Brighton National Speed Trials is commonly held to be the oldest running motor race.<ref>[http://www.brightonandhovemotorclub.co.uk Brighton and Hove Motor Club]</ref> The first race was held 19–22 July 1905 after Sir Harry Preston persuaded Brighton town council to tarmac the surface of the road adjacent to the beach between the [[Brighton Pier|Palace Pier]] and [[Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)|Black Rock]] to hold motor racing events. This stretch was renamed Madeira Drive in 1909 and the event is still held there, normally on the second Saturday of September each year. In 1936 ''Motor Sport'' described the event as: "undoubtedly the most important speed-trials on the British Calendar."<ref>''Motor Sport'', February 1936, Page 126.</ref>
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Following a fatal motorcycle combination crash in 2012 Brighton & Hove City Council considered banning the event. However, on 23 January 2014 the Economic Development and Culture Committee voted in favour of the event continuing, after a petition of more than 12,000 signatures was presented.
In 2024 the event was discontinued with losses being cited as the reason.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pye|first=Marcus|url=https://www.autosport.com/national/news/long-running-brighton-speed-trials-event-is-axed-amid-rising-costs/10568792/|title=Long-running Brighton Speed Trials event is axed amid rising costs|magazine=[[Autosport]]|date=24 January 2024|access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref>
===Timetable of events ===
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