Michael Leete and Christine Bird Tony and Tom Purdy Allana and Mark Burgess

Perfecting any partnership takes time and patience. Whether you are driving at speed or making a decision under pressure, it can test your relationship to the limit. Despite that, all around the UK there are men and women teaming up with their partners, and sons and daughters joining with their parents, to take part in competitive motorsport.

Grassroots disciplines such as trialling, navigational road rallying and Cross County are perfect for participating with a partner – they are low in cost, can be done in an everyday car, require no special equipment and require teamwork to take part. They offer family members the chance to travel and compete together, build stronger relationships, grow wider social groups, and experience the sport on an entirely different level – as these three motorsport matchups can reveal.

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Revolution- August 2025