Overview
- More than 400 veteran vehicles set off at dawn from South Carriage Drive in Hyde Park, following the traditional red-flag ritual before departing for the coast.
- The 60-mile route took entrants past Buckingham Palace and Whitehall before finishing on Brighton’s Madeira Drive, with arrivals spanning late morning to late afternoon.
- The field included four motorcycles and 25 pre-1905 bicycles, with the oldest car a single-cylinder 1894 Benz entered by Germany’s Hermann Layher and over 100 overseas participants.
- Transport for London advised of heavier traffic as veteran cars used bus lanes to Coulsdon, with local closures and speed limits in Cuckfield and on Clayton Hill near Pycombe.
- The non-profit event commemorated the 1896 Emancipation Run and spotlighted the 125th anniversary of the 1900 1000 Mile Trial, as Royal Automobile Club entries ran on SUSTAIN biofuel.