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StreetCar Festival Scotland heads to Knockhill… fàilte gu Alba

On 27 September, Motorsport UK's StreetCar campaign heads to the iconic Knockhill Circuit. Our celebration of grassroots motorsport is back across the UK, with a summer of motorsport that the entire family can enjoy.

StreetCar Festival Anglesey: Sun, smiles and grassroots motorsport on a Sunday

Over 3000 attendees joined Motorsport UK’s StreetCar Festival this past Sunday at Anglesey AutoFest, at the famed Trac Môn circuit. With seven car clubs (Harlech and District Motor Club, Caernarvonshire and Anglesey Motor Club, North Wales Car Club, North Wales Land Rover Club, Rhyl and District Motor Club, Bala and District Motor Club and Liverpool Motor Club) present for the festival, with a Gymkhana, Tyro and Touring Assembly amongst some of the events on offer.

StreetCar triumphant in National Class during ecoRally Scotland 2025

In the National Class, for ecoRally Scotland, it was another podium for the daring duo of James Hoyles and Iain Tuillie representing Ilkley and District Motor Club, defending their title in the ecoRally Scotland event for the second time in their Honda e:Ny1.

StreetCar celebrates National Motorsport Week

From celebrating 111 incredible events to showcasing how to get involved, we hope you enjoyed the 2025 edition of National Motorsport Week. Running from the 10 to the 20 July, the 10-day campaign saw our StreetCar Clubs deliver 30 events and continue to encourage new people into the sport.

Club Together – Knutsford & District Motor Club

In celebration of National Motorsport Week, Knutsford & District Motor Club (KDMC) hosted a free-to-enter Motorsport Taster Day, aimed at encouraging newcomers to try grassroots motorsport using their everyday road cars. The event was a fantastic success, drawing over 32 participants, many of which were experiencing motorsport for the first time. With a friendly atmosphere and plenty of smiling faces, seven attendees even signed up as full club members by the end of the day.

StreetCar British ecoRally winners head to Scotland…

Two of the winning teams from the UK-wide rounds of the StreetCar British ecoRally will be heading to Dundee to compete in ecoRally Scotland – truly progressing from StreetCar Club event to FIA World Championship driver in under six months.

The first StreetCar Festival of the year!

The Gloucestershire hill climb was the perfect setting to kick off the StreetCar Festival for 2025 as this iconic venue, situated amidst the beautiful Cotswolds countryside, accommodated for everything StreetCar is about. Across the weekend the event facilitated a host of StreetCar disciplines, including Autotest, Rally, and Car Trial, showcasing affordable and accessible motorsport.

Electrifying results from round one of the StreetCar British EcoRally

On Saturday 26 April, the first StreetCar British EcoRally event set off from the Scottish Sporting Car Club for the curtain raiser of the StreetCar British EcoRally and produced a superbly executed event. On a misty Scottish morning, four crews took on Rallye-Donia seeking victory and a £100 discount off their entry to EcoRally Scotland. For most crews, this was their first experience of rallying, and the event provided them with a simple, yet exciting entrance into the sport.

A Scholarship Season to Remember

As the 2024 StreetCar Disabled Driver Scholarship comes to a close, we look back on what was a successful season for Dominic Pearson. Dominic has always been interested in motorsport, however it wasn’t until he attended the StreetCar Disabled Driver Scholarship assessment day in 2024 that he had the chance to get behind the wheel.

Club Together – Loughborough Car Club

StreetCar was created with the intention to showcase the accessible routes into motorsport for all. It is therefore fitting that for this month’s Club Together, we highlight Loughborough Car Club and their efforts to make motorsport more accessible.