Motorsport comes in many forms, but perhaps the oldest variation is the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which this year celebrates its 107th anniversary.
First held on November 14, 1896, the run was originally organized as a celebration to commemorate the passing into British law of the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the speed limit for “light locomotives” from 4 mph to 14 mph and abolished the need for vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot carrying a red flag! Held every November since, the London to Brighton has proved to be an annual right of passage for lovers of veteran cars from around the world. This year more than 400 veteran cars are expected to leave Hyde Park on November 2, and take the 63-mile journey to Madeira Drive in Brighton.
