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AutoSOLO at Smeatharpe
- Clubman's event - (see below)
- Not seen AutoSOLO before - it's great fun!
- Use your StreetCar!
- Venue: Smeatharpe Airfield, EX14 9RF
Saturday 23rd January, 2027
Have a road legal car? Want to have some fun in it with the safety of a closed off area? Want to find the limits of the car and your ability? Or just a good day's motorsport trying to get one over on your mate in a similar car?
AutoSOLO could be the event for you! What is it all about?
It's a Grass Roots form of Motorsport, consisting of a series of tests that are run in a forward direction only, with no navigator/passengers allowed as course markers are numbered. Combine this with being able to walk the simple course prior to competing and HAVING FUN suddenly becomes very easy! In essence, a Road legal car and a club membership is all you need to compete. What's stopping you?
- £?? Entry Fee (per driver)
- ? tests on offer
- A day of good cheap enjoyable motorsport!
- Read all about StreetCar at MotorsportUK
NOTE:Please note due to planning restrictions on the venue, noise levels are monitored closely – to comply with these restrictions please ensure that noise is kept to an absolute minimum before 0900 and after 1600. Please arrive/depart the venue in a quiet, controlled and respectful manner. Anyone not doing this may be excluded from the event without refund.
You need to be a member of one of the invited motor clubs and have a MotorsportUK RS Clubman's licence, which is free. Apply here.
If you can't enter then marshals are always needed and welcome, any help is greatly appreciated.
UPDATE: 26th September, 2026
Our friends at Silverton and Mid-Devon Motor club will be running an AutoSOLO at Smeatharpe on 23rd January 2027
Save the date! DETAILS TO FOLLOW....
Join the Silverton & MD MC Facebook group to keep up to date!
Event Information for 2027
Updated when published / available
- Download Regs HERE
- Download Finals - HERE
- Download Results - HERE
Autotests are similar to AutoSOLO - the main difference is that there is NO reversing in AutoSOLO
Join in the fun on an Autotest!
How do Autotests work?
Drivers compete on courses – usually on tarmac or grass areas such as car parks or smooth fields – marked out by plastic pylons or cones. They tackle a number of tests, with two or three attempts at each. The driver with the lowest accumulated time is the winner, although penalties are incurred for hitting cones, failing to stop on a line, or for taking the wrong route.
You can read more on the MotorsportUK website... and on the dedicated StreetCar website.
CO2 and Climate change
As part of our commitment to:
• The protection of the environment
• Reducing the detrimental impact of events on the environment
• Improving the sustainability of motorsport in the UK
We donate a small environmental levy from our events to offset the CO2 produced by all competing vehicles, and that of the South Hams Motor Club organisers on the event. We invest this in a local tree planting scheme managed by local charity MOOR TREES to permanently offset the carbon produced and to achieve net-zero carbon for our events.