It was a busy weekend for Eastern Counties Motor Club members with our Shotley Peninsula 12 Car Rally on Friday 21 February and West Suffolk Motorsport Club’s Holbecks Car Trial on Sunday 23 February. Friday evening’s Shotley Peninsula 12 Car Rally saw nine crews battle it out in the lanes of the Shotley Peninsula and…
We are thrilled to announce that 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of Eastern Counties Motor Club. A milestone testament to the passion and dedication of our members. Our story… The club was founded in January 1950 at the Bull Hotel in Woodbridge. It all began with a group of enthusiastic individuals who shared a love…
A cool but dry day greeted the competitors for the rescheduled Norman Perren Memorial Trial. Clerk of the Course, Alan Farrow, had set out a number of excellent tests in and around the Seckford Hall valley, and tweaked them during the day to ensure a good range of scores – a delicate balance! Of course…
📢It is with great disappointment that we announce the postponement of tomorrow’s Norman Perren Memorial Car Trial (1 January) due to the Met Office’s yellow weather warning for Suffolk. This decision was not taken lightly, but the safety of everyone involved – competitors, marshals, and volunteers – must always come first. With the predicted conditions,…
Before the year draws to a close, we’d like to share with you some final updates about our upcoming events and news about our 2025 club championships. Â Our next event is our Norman Perren Memorial Car Trial at Seckford Hall on New Year’s Day. Entries are building nicely and will remain open until Friday 27…
Sunday 17 November saw our Car Trial Taster Day/Academy Car Induction at Seckford Hall, Woodbridge. A group of newcomers to car trials were given an opportunity to try out the sport in a friendly, non-competitive environment in our academy car. For some of the participants, it was their first ever experience of participating in any…
Seven teams battled it out at our annual quiz on the evening of Saturday 16 November. Our quiz masters, Nick & Julie Skuse, tested brains to the max, with rounds covering geography, music, motorsport, films & tv, East Anglia, history and literature. Well done to Chelmer One for winning the quiz once again. Here are…
We had a fantastic evening with Arthur Debenham on Tuesday 22 October at Stowmarket Town Football Club. Arthur told us all about his life in motorsport, from his involvement in grassroots motorsport, to travelling the country commentating at the top flight of rallycross. For Arthur it was a full circle moment, as the first ever…
We’re pleased to announce an exciting development at ECMC – our academy car, making it easier than ever to take part in grassroots motorsport. Drivers new to Car Trials will be offered the opportunity to participate in a mini series for 2025. The ECMC Academy Car will look to support up to 8 newcomers per…
A huge thank you to everyone to came to compete and help the Woodbridge Summer Autosolo on Sunday. We had 34 competitors battling it out, 3 classes in the Autosolo, as well as an Autotest and Production Car Autosolo (PCA). Even after 20 runs, the classes were often decided by less than one second! Congratulations…
