Best known for his enduring speed, outstanding racing history and cheery outlook Barrie ‘Whizzo’ William’s legacy lives on in Bromyard. With a racing career that spanned almost 60 years, we remember Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams fondly in Bromyard for his racing achievements and for being an all-around, terrific guy, for making time for a chat with…
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Re-enacting ‘The Italian Job’
Bromyard Speed Festival 2019 is to re-enact the 1969 film ‘The Italian Job’. The popular Speed Festival returns to the streets of Bromyard on Sunday 7 April and for the fourth year running Holden Vintage & Classic are a proud sponsor of the event. This year’s theme is the 60’s with over 100 cars and…
Bringsty Grand Prix 2018 Roundup
It was a pleasure to see so many of you at Bringsty Grand Prix over the weekend. The event was an enormous success and we’d like to extend our gratitude to the organisers and supporters who helped bring this historic event back to Bromyard for the first time since 1947, including The Bromyard Speed Festival…
June Classic Car and Motorcycle Events 2018
Expect an exciting line-up of classic car and motorcycle events this month, from the historic Bringsty Grand Prix to the fun-filled Fathers Day Motorfest – whatever takes your fancy, we’ve found an event that’s just right for you. 1st-3rd June 2018 Vintage Nostalgia, Stockton Park Enjoy this summer family classic car festival with an eclectic…
Bromyard Speed Festival at Shelsley Walsh 2018
On Sunday 13th May Holden Morgan were proud to join thousands of classic car enthusiasts, owners and trade and club representatives at The Bromyard Speed Festival On Tour at Shelsley Walsh. Bromyard Speed Festival was founded in 2012 with the purpose of celebrating Bromyard’s rich motoring history which includes links with companies such as Morgan,…
The Bringsty Grand Prix 2018
The Bringsty Grand Prix will run in the Herefordshire countryside for the first time since 1947 on 7th April 2018. Supported by local land owners and in keeping with the ethos of The Bromyard Speed Festival, this historic motorcross event will take place at the Tiblands Farm, Linley Green Road, Bromyard WR6 5RE, where motoring…
Bringsty Grand Prix 2018
Bringsty Grand Prix is a classic Motocross event taking place on Saturday 7th April 2018 from 10.30 am. The venue is Tiblands Farm, Linley Green Road, Bromyard WR6 5RE. The first instance of this event was in 1946 to celebrate the end of World War II but also to protest at continuing shortages of fuel and…
Bromyard Speed Festival 2017
At 10am on a crisp Sunday morning, Peder Nielsen, Bromyard’s Town Crier, formally announced the opening of Bromyard Speed Festival – the much anticipated classic motoring event that attracts thousands of classic motor enthusiasts from around the country annually. You might be wondering – why Bromyard? Nestled between Worcester and Hereford, it turns out this…
EDWARD, LORD MONTAGU WOULD HAVE APPROVED.
Visitors to the Bromyard Speed Festival on Sunday 3rd April this year, will be thrilled by the presence of Sir Malcolm Campbell’s Land Speed Record breaker, the Sunbeam 350hp ‘Blue Bird’, which took the world’s land speed record in 1924, at a speed of 146.16 mph, on Pendine Sands in Carmarthen, Wales. Sir Malcolm Campbell…
Bromyard Speed Festival 2017
On Sunday 2nd April we will be returning to the streets of Bromyard to celebrate the annual Bromyard Speed Festival. Every year, over 5000 spectators travel from all over the country to watch more than 140 vintage and classic cars and motorcycles drive through the picturesque market town streets of Bromyard. As part organisers of…