BTRDA® History
It was 1938,and a band of Triallists met up on the way home from an event in the Cotswolds.
The story goes that they were discussing the variance of quality in events, and so there and then the British Trial Drivers Association (BTDA) was formed.
Their ideal was to encourage a high standard of organisation, and to assist clubs to do so, the result being a BTDA Championship comprising the best club events in the UK, a Championship to attract competitors and produce a worthy winner.
In those early years the only Championship was for Sporting Trials, but in the 1960's Production Car Trials and Driving Tests (now Autotests) were added. In the following period, the now famous Gold Star Rally Championship began and BTDA became BTRDA®.
Rallycross and Allrounders Championships were added in the 70's and 80's, together with a variety of Junior challenges, and the latest venture an AutoSolo Challenge.
One of the original founding members was the late Denis Flather, a wonderful character and one of only 4 Presidents since 1938. His ideal of enthusiasts promoting the best Championships for the best competitors lives on, the current President, Mike Broad, promoting BTRDA® as "serious fun".
2008....70 years on, over 100 events, 8 major Championships...BTRDA®.....serious fun.
Allrounders Champions