RILEY - MOTORSPORT RECORDS

as Old as the Industry, as modern as the Hour
From their first entry into the world of Motorsport, Riley built up a formidable reputation across both Britain and Europe. Sadly some of the records have been lost, but below are a selection of the sporting records and acheivements for Riley cars, both works and privately entered:

1905

Riley 9hp Tricar

  • Dashwood Hill Climb - Fastest Time
  • ACC 6 day reliability - 1st Class Award
  • ACC Penalty Run - Silver Medal

    • 1906

    Riley 9hp Car

  • Skegness Speed Trials - 1st in Class
  • Kettleby Hill Climb - Fastest Time (2 Gold Medals)

    • 1907

    Riley 9hp Car

  • Shelsey Walsh Hill Climb - 2nd on Handicap
  • Notts MC Speed Trial - 53.4 sec for flying KM
  • London to Edinburgh Reliability Trial - On time / without incident

    • 1908

    Riley 12-18

  • Ballinaslaughter Hillclimb - Highest aggregate for Climb & Speed
  • Wellbeck Speed Trials - 48mph for flying KM
  • Coventry - Holyhead Trial - 3 cars within scheduled time

    Riley 9hp Car

  • Lippet Hill Hill Climb - Won Light car class
  • Kettleby Hill Climb - Fastest Time

    • 1909

    Riley 9hp Car

  • Kettleby Hill Climb - Fastest Time in class (Gold Medal)
  • Shelsey Walsh Hill Climb - Fastest Time in class
  • Aston Clinton Hill Climb - Club Cup, 1st & 2nd in members event

    Riley 10hp & 12-18

  • Scottish Reliability Trials - Won every award in their classes

    • 1910s

    Many further successes fell to Riley in the years up to World War One. Hill Climbs and Reliability Trials were the events most frequently entered, but other events were entered too, whether by the Riley Brothers, who had acheieved many of the events noted above, or by private cars. It was all good publicity for Riley, and helped boost the publics perception of the brand and their cars in these early days of motoring.

    1920/1

    Riley 10.8hp

  • London - Lands End Trial - Gold Medal
  • London - Exeter Trial - Gold Medal
  • London - Edinburgh Trial - Gold Medal
  • First car to ascend The Wrekin in Shropshire

    • 1922/3

    Riley 10.8hp

  • Scottish 6 days trial - 2 Gold Medals
  • Scottish Light Car trial - Gold & Silver Medal
  • London - Birmingham on 2 Gallons (59mpg) RAC confirmed
  • London - Exeter Trial - 4 Gold Medals

    • 1924

    Riley 10.8hp

  • Brooklands Light car handicap - Winner
  • Brooklands Long handicap - Winner
  • Brooklands Short handicap - Second
  • Lands End - John O'Groats Trial - 3 silver cups

    • 1926/7

    Riley 11.9hp

  • Nairobi - Mombassa - First car to drive route
  • Brooklands Short Handicap - Winner

    • 1928

    Riley 9

  • Monte Carlo Rally - JoG start & finish in time
  • Class G International record - 97mph
  • Brooklands 6 hour race - 4th overall & won class
  • International TT, Ulster - won class

    • 1929

    Riley 9

  • Brooklands Short Handicap - Winner
  • International TT, Ulster - won class
  • Singapore - London - 11,000 miles; only incident - broken spring.