Find out how to enter the Speed Trials in your car here.

Opening Times

The Speed Trials starts early. As a competitor i turn up around 7am as there is lots to do before we get going; signing on, fitting timing strut, etc.

If you are a competitor with a trailer then please do turn up early. You need to get unloaded and your car into its rightful place, and then you tow car and trailer must be left up the end of Madeira Drive in the car park, sealed off until the end of the day. As you can imagine, 50 people doing this makes for a complete shambles, hence turning up early!

Officially practice starts at 9am and is in no particular order (unlike the timed runs that go in class order) but the public can get through the gates from about 8am. Even before I started competing I preferred turning up early as you can walk the paddock while its relatively deserted and see all the amazing cars and bike. Its starts to fill in earnest from about 11am. Vague running times for the day go like this:

Directions

Finding the Speed Trials is easy; it runs along Madeira Drive, and Madeira Drive starts at Brighton Pier. Looking at the front entrance of the Pier, Madeira Drive is on the left and stretches all the way to Black Rock.

Finding the pier is also easy; its at the end of the main London Road which runs straight through the town from north to south. If you are coming south on the M23 that becaomes the A23 and that becomes that London Road; you simply take no turnings off that road and you'll find yourself at the pier.

From the A27 take the turn-off for the A23 and just follow it into the town, as above.

Parking

Parking requires a bit of planning. While there is a lot of on-street parking around the area, easily catered for with nearby machines that take cash or cards, most are limited to two hours, which simply isn't long enough. They will also be very busy, it being a Saturday. As opposed to driving round and round looking for a space, I suggest putting your car in an NCP or similar, and then you don't have to worry or set alarms. Yes, the daily price will be £10-15 but its done and you can carry on with enjoying your day without undue pressure.

The nearest large NCP is West Street, under Churchill Square, the nearest shopping centre. There is a slightly closer, smaller one under the large galss-fronted hotel whose name escapes me. To find them, drive to the pier as above, then turn right and continue along the seafront. Turn right at the first set of lights for the smaller one, and at the 2nd for West Street. They are both signposted clearly. The walk back to the pier will take 5 minutes or so.

Photographers

If you wish to take photographs from the 'start box' then you will need to send a written request to the club on headed paper.