Motorsport UK will host the inaugural StreetCar Festival at Bicester Motion in September. StreetCar Festival is the perfect opportunity to experience motorsport in your everyday road car, with the day set to be a fun and competitive day of motorsport for all.

What to expect

If you’ve ever considered competing in motorsport but didn’t know where to start, StreetCar Festival is for you. The first event of its kind, the Festival will give you the opportunity to experience 5 of the 12 StreetCar disciplines in one incredible setting.

On the day, you can experience:

AutoSOLO – tackle a course in your standard road car
Club Challenge – compete to be named the StreetCar Festival AutoSOLO Champion
Car Trial Taster – experience the exciting world of Car Trials as a passenger
Punch Hunt (Off road event) – be a passenger in a Cross Country experience to remember
Touring Assembly – take in some of Oxfordshire’s most scenic roads

Plus, pride of ownership competitions, a table top rally to perfect your navigation skills, and walking treasure hunt for all the family.

The Venue

Bicester Motion is the home of Motorsport UK, the sport’s national governing body, and is an automotive hub in the centre of ‘Motorsport Valley.’ Host to the ever-popular ‘Scramble’ events, the 444 acre site is a former RAF WW2 Bomber Base and the UK’s only hub for historic motoring excellence.

The Clubs

There will be a number of our StreetCar approved clubs from across the country attending the event, to offer a warm welcome and offer guidance on how to get involved in the sport in your local area.

The Motorsport

StreetCar is Motorsport UK’s campaign to get more people behind the wheel and experiencing grassroots motorsport in their everyday road car. The events taking place on the day, are:

The Club Challenge

This competitive aspect of the StreetCar festival is designed for seasoned AutoSOLO competitors. Guaranteed to be a spectacle for all those in attendance, this event will bring together some of the best Club AutoSOLOists in the country to battle it out in their standard road cars, to be named the StreetCar Festival AutoSOLO Champion.

AutoSOLO Taster

The AutoSOLO taster is your chance to have a go at tackling a course in your standard road car. This event is separate to the competitive Club Challenge. Click here for more information on AutoSOLOs and what to expect.

Entry fee for this event is only £5 and includes an exclusive StreetCar sticker design. Each participant will have three runs.

Minimum age: Drivers must be at least 14-years-old.

Touring Assembly

The touring assembly is the perfect event to enjoy your vehicle and take in some of Oxfordshire’s most scenic roads, before finishing in Bicester at the StreetCar Festival. Untimed and taking place on the public road, a tour is all about navigation. You will be given a road book at the start of the event which your passenger(s) will use to direct you along the prescribed route. If you’re looking for an excuse to get your beloved car out of the garage, this is the event for you.

The entry fee for the event is £30 and includes road book, coffee and rally plate.

Entry requirements: The driver of the vehicle must hold a driving licence. Passengers can navigate from 12-years-old, with children as young as two eligible to be in the car during the event.

Table Top Rally

A Table Top Rally is a purely navigational exercise, designed to give you a taste of rally navigation before heading out on the road for your first event. After a quick briefing, you will be provided with a list of clues and a road map. It is then up to you to use these clues to start plotting the route on the map, against the clock. The winner will be the individual who plots the correct route in the fastest time.

Taking place in Motorsport UK HQ, the event will feature two classes: a taster, and an expert route.

The taster session is perfect for newcomers, as novices will have time to learn the ropes, before plotting their own Table Top Rally. Experts will be on hand to provide any assistance.

The expert route is designed for those seasoned navigators to compete against each other to become the StreetCar Table Top Rally Champion.

A leaderboard will be maintained throughout the day, with the winner of each competition receiving a prize!

Entry into this event is included with the StreetCar Festival General Admission ticket.

Car Trial

Car trialling is all about how far you can go, rather than how fast you can get there. You’ll be amazed at the terrain a standard road car can traverse. Throughout the StreetCar Festival, Car Trial passenger rides will be available to enjoy. A number of expert StreetCar Club members will be using their own standard road cars to introduce you to the exciting world of Car Trials.

This experience is included with the General Admission Ticket.

Punch Hunt

A punch hunt takes place in four-wheel-drive vehicles and is similar to a treasure hunt. Each participant will receive a ‘punch card’ before their run. Take part on your own or as a team, the aim of the Punch Hunt is to navigate through the challenging terrain to reach each punch station without leaving the car!

Punch hunts are fun for all the family, so give your own standard road car a Cross Country experience to remember!

You can participate as a passenger for free as part of your General Admission ticket.

Pride of Ownership

All cars that arrive on site throughout the day will be judged against a number of different criteria. Examples include:

Dirtiest rally car
Car with the highest mileage
Oldest car
Shiniest tail pipe
Car with the best backstory
Most standard competition vehicle

Tickets

For entry to the Bicester Heritage Site you will need to purchase a general admission ticket. If you would like to participate in any of the additional competitions, you will need to purchase a general admission ticket along with the add on you would like to compete in.

Event	Price
General Admission	£10
Add Ons
AutoSOLO Taster	£5
Touring Assembly	£20
Punch Hunt	£5

Tickets for this event are very limited, so make sure to get them quickly.