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In 1951 the BARC Eastbourne Rally was held on 30 June with the best performance by Bancroft in a Ford 10 saloon. The event featured a Midnight Concours d'Elegance. During the period 1956–1967 the BARC organised competitive events at the
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in Sussex. The event held on Sunday, 2 June 1957, was run in conjunction with the BARC 11th Annual Rally at Eastbourne, a 50-mile road event held the day before, starting at the Grasshopper Inn near
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the Silverstone rounds of the World Sports car and Rallycross Championships and the support races at each weekend. Another major commitment is the organising of the annual Goodwood Members Meeting,
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As well as the BARC's own events, the club frequently is the national appointed club for visiting international series. For example, in 1995 the BARC organised the first ever UK round of the
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both BARC Venues. More recently it organizes the Coventry Motofest and in 2018 it was the first event to be held on public roads since the law change in 2017.
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The BARC is also in the unusual situation of running race circuits. As well as the home of the club at Thruxton, in 1990 they signed a 50-year lease on
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Goodwood was closed on safety grounds in 1966. The last event was a club meeting organised by the BARC on 2 July 1966. The club relocated to
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events. In 2010 the Kendall Award for the most successful BARC-Ontario driver, in events held outside the region of Ontario, went to
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in 2019 to support greater inclusivity across the British motorsport industry for LGBT+ fans, employees and drivers
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in 1949. Over the next 18 years, BARC organised at least one international meeting at Goodwood a year, notably
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The club also has a social side, with a number of events over a year including regional dinners and the
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races—the first night races to be run in Britain. The club was also involved in the opening meeting at
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Today, the BARC organises a large number of race series. The club is the organising club for the
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The club also organises many smaller "club racing" meetings, featuring such classes as Classic
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In 1919, with cyclecars on the decline, the name of the club changed to the
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Joint Eastbourne Rally/Firle Hill Climb Programme, 1–2 June 1957.
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The BARC runs more than just race meetings. As well as the
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was formed in 1912, running races for the small and light
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was organised, the first long-distance race to be run in
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Goodwood Motor Circuit Programme, Saturday 2 July 1966.
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