1980 the first Official BMX Race in the UK at Redditch

August 30th 1980 the first Official BMX Race in the UK at Redditch, which was sponsored by Halfords, some of the key guys involved in setting up the UKBMX association, and this event race included Alan Rushton, David Duffield (Halfords), Geoff Wiles, Peter Selby, Malcolm Jarvis and Don Smith. A select number of Dutch riders made the trip out to Redditch for the first event. History was made and the start of organized BMX racing as we know it in the UK was underway.

Reference, Gerrit Does universityofbmx.com.