The Time Travel Tour of Bexhill-on-Sea 1902 v 2022 The first Motor Race in Britain! Bexhill-on-Sea is recognised as the birthplace of British Motor Racing, with the first race organised in 1902 along the sea front road. More than 200 entries competed in the inaugural meeting, with local hotels and boarding houses packed and spectators lining the sea front road. For the first time on British soil, they witnessed cars racing at speeds in excess of 50mph when the speed limit of the day was only 12m