British Racing and Sports Car Club
Major UK motorsport organiser, founded as the 500 Club in 1946.
Originally founded in Bristol as the 500 Club in August 1946, this organisation adopted its current name, the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC), in 1954. Now headquartered in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, it is a major UK motorsport organiser, running roughly thirty circuit racing championships for diverse cars like Citroëns, BMWs, and Mazdas.
Quick Facts
- Sport
- Motor Racing
- Founded
- 1946
- Former names
- 500 Club; Half-Litre Club
- Chair
- Peter Daly
- Board type
- Vice Presidents
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History
The 500 Club launched in 1946, focusing on 500 c.c. single-seater racers that would become Formula Three. By 1947, Earl Howe was its Patron, S.C.H. Davis its President, and Findon, Mays, and Pomeroy its Vice-Presidents, with the magazine "Iota" sold at Shelsley Walsh. After becoming a limited company, it was renamed The Half Litre Club. In 1954, that club considered a new name, the British Racing and Sports-Car Club, reflecting its broader focus. By 1966, now the BRSCC, it ran the seventh Racing Car Show at Olympia West Hall, London, with its magazine titled Motor Racing. In 2025, the BRSCC held over 35 race meetings at Brands Hatch, Donington Park, and Silverstone, covering everything from club-level events to national and international championships.
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