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Join or renew your Membership of Minehead Motor Club Ltd. Memberhip is only £12 and £3 for each additional member living at the same home address and runs until 31st Dec.
2026 APPLICATION FORM

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Car Trials
The club run regular car trials throughout the year.
Dates for 2026.

Date Trial Venue Map reference Nearest
Postcode		 What3words
01/02/26 Slowley Car Trial Luxborough 181/998380 TA23 0SB mixing.walked.vacancies
01/03/26 Armour Lane Trial Exton 181/952348 TA24 7BY rejected.daylight.leathers
19/04/26 Treborough Trial Treborough 181/003369 TA23 0QW worker.study.buckling
10/05/26 Slowley Car Trial Luxborough 181/998380 TA23 0SB mixing.walked.vacancies
07/06/26 Armour Lane Trial Exton 181/952348 TA24 7BY rejected.daylight.leathers
05/07/26 Treborough Trial Treborough 181/003369 TA23 0QW worker.study.buckling
09/08/26 Beech Trees Trial Luxborough 181/970384 TA24 7BP newspaper.strange.paradise
06/09/26 RolliesTrial Bratton 181/940458 TA24 8SR remotest.navigate.trips
15/11/26 Beech Trees Trial Luxborough 181/970384 TA24 7BP newspaper.strange.paradise
06/12/26 Slowley Car Trial Luxborough 181/998380 TA23 0SB mixing.walked.vacancies

As these events can be very weather dependant, its advisable to check with Ian Hutchings that the event is on.
Ian Hutchings......trials@mineheadmotorclub.com

General Trials Entry Form

Autotests
The club run grass Autotests in the summer.
Autotests are timed driving tests between cones and are a great way of learning car control. At present we have two dates for 2026 these being held at Ellicombe, near Minehead on 21/06/26 and 26/07/26. Hopefully we may be able to include more dates.
Our members have also been invited to the MG Car Club South West Centre Grass Autotests at Clverham on 19th April and 9th August

Classic Car Tours

We run 4 tours during the year and 2025 proved very populay with some of our highest number of entries received for these events. Open to classic cars, modern cars, kit cars and anything of interest. You don't need to be a club member to enter these events.

Firstly we run the Spring Tour on April 12 starting from Tropaquaria Zoo at Washford with hot drinks and optional Bacon Roll before setting off to finish at Oake Manor Golf Club for an optional Carvery.

Our next run on June 14 also starts from Tropaquaria Zoo this time finishing at the Lyn Valley Classic Show in Lynmouth.

Our third tour, The Keith & Pat Hole Tour of Exmoor which will be the 33rd running of this event, which starts from Allerford with optional Bacon Rolls and finishes back at Allerford with an excellent opional cream tea.

Our Final tour of the year is the Autumn Tour in October, more details of this nearer the time.

Dick Hutchings Exmoor Clouds Classic Trial
1st November 2026
The Exmoor Clouds Classic Trial named after long time Clerk of the Course, Dick Hutchings and sponsored by Derek Merson Garages takes place on Sunday 1st November. This will be the 55th running of this trial for cars and motorcycles.

Winner of the ACTC trial of the year in 2022, 2023 and 2024

Somerset Targa Rally
In 2024 together with Burnham-on-Sea Motor Club, Taunton Motoring Club, and Tavern Motor Club we ran the successful Somerset Targa Rally, unfortunately we weren't able to run in 2025. We have a date of 24 October and we will let you know whether we can run as soon as we know

Contacts

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Chair Person Andy Potter chair@mineheadmotorclub.com
Secretary Yvonne Poole secretary@mineheadmotorclub.com
Treasurer Denise Woodward treasurer@mineheadmotorclub.com
Club Safeguarding Officer Sarah Cox cso@mineheadmotorclub.com
Competition Secretary Paul Merson competitions@mineheadmotorclub.com
Membership Secretary Denise Woodward membership@mineheadmotorclub.com
Car Trials Co-ordinator Ian Hutchings trials@mineheadmotorclub.com
Classic Tours Denise Woodward tourofexmoor@gmail.com
Newsletter Richard Williams mineheheadmotorclub@gmail.com

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The Minehead Motor Club was formed in the early 1960's to further motorsport, and today is organising various events for the enjoyment of motorsport enthusiasts. The club is located in West Somerset, and in 2025 we had over 200 members of all ages.

We are recognised by the Motor Sports Association, the Auto Cycle Union and are a member club of the Association of South-Western Motor Clubs (ASWMC), and the Association of Classic Trials Clubs (ACTC).

Events include The Exmoor Clouds Classic Trial, and The Classic Tour of Exmoor, Spring and Autunm Tours and the Lyn Valley Tour. Together with other local motor club we run the Exmoor Targa Rally. We also run Car Trials and Autotests.

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Membership of Minehead Motor Club Ltd runs until 31st Dec is only £12 per member and £3 for each additional member living at the same address

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