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Blackpalfrey's annual subscriptions are only £15 single, £20 for joint (family) members living at the same address or only £5 for under 25's.
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Members Subscriptions are due on 31st March each year, but new members who join after 1st January will not need to renew until 31st March the following year.
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To join the Club or renew your membership you can now access our online membership system here. Your details will be held securely and payment is via Paypal, credit or debit card and for those who prefer it cheque. Our privacy and data protection policy is published on the bottom of the 'Join Us' Page. For further information about membership please contact our Membership Secretary, Lee Busbridge, at membership.blackplafrey@gmail.com or click on the name on the contacts page.
About Us
The Blackpalfrey Motor Club was formed in 1965, by a group of rally enthusiasts, as an amalgamation of the Black Horse (a Public House) Car Club from Tunbridge Wells and the William Palfrey Limited (an engineering company) Car Club from Rochester.
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We formed our base in Maidstone and immediately applied for R.A.C. Motor Sport Division (now Motorsport UK) recognition, in order to promote Motor Sport at club level in the South East. We became a limited company in about 1972. In the mid '70s we became aware that not being affiliated to a town was a disadvantage and we changed the name to 'The Blackpalfrey Motor Club of Kent'.
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In the early years we promoted annually three night road rallies; the Hughes Rally, the Hassel Rally and the Harris Rally, three Autocrosses, Production Car Trials, Grass Autotests and Social events, including Dinner Dances attracting 350 guests etc. In the 1980s we moved on to promote Slalom Autotests and Sprints on West Malling Airfield, but unfortunately these events came to an end with the development of the Kingshill complex on the old airfield.
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In 1996, we decided that the future of the Club would be with the development of the Classic Motorsport and social scene in Kent and the annual Hughes Historic Rally, with 150 mile road section and tests on private land, was born. In 2004 we ran our first Tour of Kent for cars 'over 20 years old and newer 'interesting' cars'.....and here we are today
Contact
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Chairman
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Vice Chairman and Treasurer
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Club Secretary
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Competition Secretary
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Chief Marshal and Club Stickers​
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Club Safeguarding Officer and Publicity
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Membership Secretary
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Highway Editor
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Webmaster and StreetCar
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Social Secretary
Hughes Rally
The 2023 Hughes Rally took place on Saturday 27th May 2023. The full results are available on Hughes Rally page.