The Brighton Speed Trials

Always held along Madeira Drive, organised by the Brighton & Hove Motor Club.

7th September 1946 - 1 km

Racing 
 1 R. Mays              2.0 ERA S                       24.47s, 91.03 mph 
 2 B. Bira              3.0 Maserati S                  25.60
 3 D. Poore             3.8 Alfa-Romeo S                26.09
 4 Taylor               2.0 Alta S                      27.75
 5 Bob Cowell           2.0 Alta S                      27.80 *

* later became Roberta Cowell.....

Sports 
 1 Featherstonhaugh     2.4 Alfa-Romeo S                31.78s, 70.34 mph 
 2 Mays                 4.2 Vauxhall U/S                33.46
 3 Emery                4.0 Hudson S                    33.49
 4 Fry                  2.3 Bugatti                     33.78
 5 Gilby                2.3 Alfa-Romeo S                34.0
 6 Innes                1.1 MG S                        34.2



1st September 1947 - 1 km


Standard Sports Class
 7 Stirling Moss        BMW 328 1971cc



5th September 1948 - 1 km

Class ?
 4 Stirling Moss        Cooper-JAP Mk II                34.14s (sick engine)



2nd September 1950

 1 R Mays               2.0s/c ERA D-type [R4D]         24.4s
 2 JB Norris            2.0s/c Alta                     25.4 
 3 APR Rolt             2.8s/c Alfa Romeo               25.6 
 = K McAlpine           3.0s/c Maserati                 25.6 
 5 E Lloyd-Jones        21.0 Triangle-Rolls Royce       26.0 
 6 PH Bell              2.0s/c ERA [?R5B]               26.6 
 7 Miss Betty Haig      1.0 Cooper-JAP                  27.6 
 8 Mrs SH Allard        5.4 Allard J2-Cadillac          28.0 
 = P Mould              2.0s/c GP Bugatti               28.0 
10 PJ Collins           750cc V-twin Cooper-JAP         28.2 
11 HA Richards          1.1 Cooper-JAP                  28.4 
 = J Goodhew            2.9s/c Alfa Romeo               28.4 
13 MB Hukins            2.3s/c GP Bugatti               28.6 
 = F Lycett             8.0 Bentley 2-seater            28.6 
15 AS Raven             3.0 ex-Bear Bugatti             28.8 
16 PJ Stubberfield      2.3 Bugatti T35                 29.0 


By Class:

1100cc Sports Cars 
 1 JM Hawthorn          Riley                           36.90 
   Lafone               MG
   AJ Toulmin           MG 
   etc

1500cc Sports Cars 
 1 Major EM Mackay      Cooper-Rover                    34.15 
   etc 

2000cc Sports Cars 
 1 G Tyrer              BMW                             30.11 
   etc 

Over 2000cc Sports Cars 
 1 S Allard             Allard-Cadillac                 28.0 
   etc 

Supercharged 2000cc Sports Cars 
 1 VJ Hern              Amilcar                         30.8 
   etc 

Supercharged Unlimited Sports Cars 
 1 GD Parker            Jaguette                        29.8 
   etc 

Bentley Drivers Club 
 1 AG Pitts             Bentley Blower 4.5              30.6 
 2 G Grozier            Bentley "Whale"                 30.99 
 3 K Place              Bentley Blower 4.5              32.2 
 4 Sedgwick             Bentley 6.5                     32.8 
   etc? 

500cc Racing Cars 
 1 D Parker             Parker-JAP                      30.2 
   etc 

750cc Racing Cars 
 1 PJ Collins           Cooper-JAP                      28.2 
 2 Symonds              Austin                          29.8 
   etc? 

1100cc Racing Cars 
 1 HA Richards          Cooper-JAP                      28.4 
 2 Richmond             Rapier
   etc? 

1500cc Racing Cars 
 1 GR Hartwell          ERA                             32.0 
   etc 

3000cc Racing Cars 
 1 R Mays               ERA                             24.4 
 2 JB Norris            Alta                            25.4 
 3 PH Bell              ERA                             26.6 
 4 P Mould              Bugatti                         28.0 
 5 MB Hukins            Bugatti                         28.6 
 6 AS Raven             Bugatti                         28.8 
 7 PJ Stubberfield      Bugatti                         29.0 
   Goodhew              2.9 s/c Alfa Romeo              38.4
   EA Bradley           2.5 Maserati 2-seater           30.7
   Sir Clive Edwards    HRG Special                     31.8

Unlimited Racing Cars 
 1 APR Rolt             Alfa Romeo                      25.6 
 2 K McAlpine           Maserati                        25.6 
 3 R Lloyd-Jones        Triangle                        26.0 
 4 F Lycett             Bentley 2-seater                28.6 
   Southon              Delage
   etc

Ladies 
 1 Miss Betty Haig      Cooper-JAP                      27.4 
 2 Mrs S Allard         Allard-Cadillac                 28.0 
   Peggy Lambert        Lester-MG
   Mrs Stapleton        Aston Martin Spa
   Mrs Mortimer         Healey Silverstone
   etc