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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.

StreetCar Disabled Driver Scholarship to launch at three locations for 2025

Following a record attendance for 2024, the StreetCar Disabled Driver Scholarship is back for 2025, introducing accessible motorsport opportunities to disabled drivers across the UK. Created by Motorsport UK in partnership with Loughborough Car Club, the scholarship aims to make the sport more accessible for disabled participants, drawing on the success of the StreetCar initiative – celebrating grassroots motorsport opportunities for all.

Club Together – Anglia Motor Club

For this month’s Club Together, we highlight one of the founding StreetCar Clubs and the continuous efforts they make to encourage inclusion within grassroots motorsport. Anglia Motor Sport Club (AMSC) signed up as a StreetCar Club right from the very start, when the initiative launched in 2022.

Diversifying motorsport in Norfolk

On the 24 of August 2024, Jane Blake from Sporting Car Club of Norfolk introduced an exciting new initiative to encourage diversity in grassroots motorsport. The ‘Womens Autotest Taster Day’ was formed to provide a unique opportunity to experience many different sides to motorsport, but most importantly, the excitement of an Autotest.

StreetCar joins Race for Diversity at Queen Mary University engagement event

Forty students signed up to join an event held at Queen Mary’s University, London, introducing students to the StreetCar and Race for Diversity initiatives last week.

The StreetCar British EcoRally: Electrifying grassroots motorsport  

The StreetCar British EcoRally – from StreetCar Club event to FIA World Championship driver in under six months.

Club Together – Scottish Sporting Car Club

For this month’s Club Together, we travel up to Scotland to visit the club hosting the curtain raiser for the StreetCar British EcoRally. Scottish Sporting Car Club are a vibrant club based in the Clyde Valley area, that have taken the opportunity to host the opener of the StreetCar British EcoRally in their stride.

An Iconic Electric Vehicle competitor

To showcase the competing power of the Electric Vehicle (EV) in motorsport, this month, we are catching up with one of the most successful EV competitors in grassroots motorsport...