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Event Information For ' London to Edinburgh trial'

Date: 29 September 2025-30 September 2025

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Car Information

It so captured the imagination that it was repeated the following year and continued to the present day making it one of the longest established motoring events in the world. Cars / Motorcycles / Sidecars DURATION: 14 HR DISTANCE: 185 miles START:23:00 Lichfield Rugby Club, Cooke Fields, Tamworth Road. END: 14:00 The Duke of York, Pomeroy, Derbyshire. Approx 15 sections and two observed tests within Derbyshire Staffordshire and Cheshire. Entries now closed.

About London to Edinburgh trial

It was a brave decision in 1904 by the fledgling Motor Cycling Club to inaugurate a competition which involved motorcycles travelling from London to Edinburgh in a limited time. Nowadays - It’s not in Edinburgh! Experience sunrise as you navigate your way round picturesque Derbyshire villages and take on some of the counties famous scrambles.

Location: London to Edinburgh inc Derbyshire

Area: Derbyshire Staffordshire and Cheshire

Region: London+South East

Postcode:WS14 9JE

Organiser Information

The MCC. November 1901. In a dimly lit London Café half a dozen enthusiasts for the new fangled motor cycle met and decided there should be an association for their fellow enthusiasts and so the Motor Cycling Club was born.

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Contact Address: Not given - please use e-mail

View Website: http://www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk/

Email Address: peterlawley@talktalk.net

Admission

Standard Admission (£): See organiser

Admission with classic car (£): See organiser

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