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12 days of StreetCar: Looking back at StreetCar Festival…

2024 saw our inaugural StreetCar Festival take place in our Bicester Motion home, celebrating grassroots motorsport and its vibrant community across the UK.

12 days of StreetCar: Navigators

The key to the co-driver role is very much being able to work as a team, no matter the level at which you are taking part. From reading pace notes, to studying the stages and really knowing your driver, navigation is an art form in itself.

12 days of StreetCar: The StreetCar Disabled Drivers Scholarship

May saw a record 16 disabled motorsport enthusiasts attended the Streetcar Disabled Driver Scholarship event at Motorsport UK’s Headquarters at Bicester Motion.

12 days of StreetCar: Learning the trade

Car control is not something you can learn in the classroom; it is something only experience can teach. April saw StreetCar celebrate up and coming motorsport talent across the UK…

The 12 days of StreetCar: celebrating women in motorsport

With numerous programmes celebrating women in motorsport here at Motorsport UK, March saw StreetCar catch up with Katie Smith, who started off marshalling at the Hughes Rally with her grandad during primary school. From there she was hooked, she had the motorsport bug and her passion for cars continued to grow, all leading up to her first Autotest at Maidstone & Mid Kent Motor Club at age 14.

The 12 days of StreetCar: Classic Cars

In February, StreetCar celebrated the icons from years gone by… Classic Cars! There was no better way to beat the winter blues than to witness the battle between two iconic British classics… the mighty Mini.

12 days of StreetCar: How to Cross Country…

Welcome to our 12 days of StreetCar! Join us as we celebrate the festive season and share stories from our grassroots motorsport community – with a few tips thrown in for good measure.

AutoSOLO: From Novice to Expert

StreetCar is the perfect place to start your motorsport journey if you’re looking to progress your skills and ability behind the wheel. Liam Brotherhood, who was featured in our ‘star in the making’ story back in April, exemplifies progression within StreetCar. When we first took a look at Liam’s motorsport journey, it was clear that he was definitely a rising talent.

Club Together – Beverley and District Motor Club

For this month’s Club Together, we review a Club based in Yorkshire, that provides a perfect platform for progression within motorsport. Beverley and District Motor Club illustrated their commitment to growing grassroots motorsport when they signed up to the StreetCar Charter earlier this year. The Club is populated by committee members with extensive rallying experience, which they use to produce expertly run events.

From Formula 3 to StreetCar Novice

Typically, most competitors come through the StreetCar pathway to search for an affordable form of motorsport as they enter the sport for the first time. However, this is not the case for a former F3 driver who just couldn’t shake that motorsport bug and sought out an affordable way to keep his love for motorsport alive.