Team Jarrott

 

Team Jarrott achieved significant recognition in 2024, securing its position as the world’s oldest motor racing club through official Motorsport UK acknowledgement of its 1899 rules. Its crowning achievement came through the revival of historic motor tricycle racing at Montlhéry’s centenary, winning Best Club honours whilst recreating the spirit of the 1900 Paris Olympics’ unique motorised competition.

The event drew over 20 period motor tricycles dating from 1897-1900 from across Europe, supported by Bosch in recognition of its own automotive heritage. The gathering’s historical significance was particularly poignant through the attendance of a great-grandson of a Paris-Vienna and Paris-Madrid competitor, bringing his ancestor’s original medals from Canada.

This remarkable fusion of period competition rules with contemporary organisation demonstrates how early motor sport heritage can be authentically preserved and celebrated.