BTRDA Rally Series

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BTRDA Rally Series is a rally series in Great Britain.

The BTRDA (British Trials and Rally Drivers Association) was formed in 1938 by a group of disgruntled participants in the London-Gloucester reliability trials. The event had been promoted as suitable for amateurs with ordinary road cars, but proved so difficult that only two cars completed. [1] Originally, BTRDA organised only sporting trials (first champion listed is Ken Wharton in 1948), [2] only adding rallycross (first champion listed is Trevor Reeves in 1977) [3] and Allrounders championships in the 1970s. [4]

According to The World of Automobiles, the BTRDA event is the most important trials championship in the UK. [5]

References

  1. ↑ James Bolton, Motorsport News, p. 24, 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ BTRDA Championship Winners (Sporting Trials), btrda.com, retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ↑ BTRDA Championship Winners (Rallycross), btrda.com, retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ↑ BTRDA History, btrda.com, retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Ian Ward (ed), The World of Automobiles: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Motor Car, vol. 20, p. 2363, Orbis, 1974 OCLC   1004805042


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