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In the 1930s the club was at the forefront of keeping the sport of trialling alive, running several major events every year. In 1935 came the first running of the Fedden Reliability Trial, named after the distinguished aero engine designer Sir Roy Fedden, who donated a striking trophy of unusual design that is still awarded every year to the winner of this event, which is now a Sporting Car Trial. Here’s the story behind the Fedden Trophy and its patron.Sporting Trials represent the ultimate development of 2-wheel drive car trials and as motor sports go they are unique. It’s not about speed though: the aim of a trial is to drive as far as you can over a laid-out section without stopping. Each section is marked with poles to form a twisty route up a slippery hillside; sections are sometimes so slippery and steep that you are unable to walk up them. The cars must conform to specific regulations that can be found in section T of the Motorsport UK Competitors’ Year Book.
To help each driver there is a passenger in the car (sometimes called the ‘bouncer’) who moves their weight around to get the best possible traction on each wheel. The further a driver gets up a section the lower the score: the driver with the lowest score of the day is the winner. Julian Fack has written a very helpful guide to getting started in Sporting Trials.
Schedule is approximate after 11:02.
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Bristol Motor Club, BS16 1SP Bristol, UK, Bristol, United Kingdom
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