World Land Speed Record holder Wing Commander Andy Green OBE will be joining the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the world land speed record being set in Southport.
Spectators are welcome to gather at Ainsdale Beach on Monday (16th March 2026) where they can witness the historic return of Sir Henry Segrave’s Sunbeam Tiger.
This special event, organised by Aintree Circuit Club and supported by Cataclean and Corkills VW, will mark the centenary of raising the world land speed record to 152.33 MPH at this historic location.
On 16th March 1926, Segrave took the record with Tiger in front of remarkably few witnesses and, thanks to long term owner Vijay Mallya, her return will form the centrepiece of a weekend of celebrations planned around this highly significant anniversary.
Wing Commander Andy Green OBE is expected to drive the V12 Supercharged Sunbeam Tiger WLSR car along the original measured mile section of the land speed record course.
Vijay Mr Mallya will also be at the wheel to drive the exact course used by Segrave, exactly 100 years on from the record run.
Monday 16th March 2026 – Segrave 100 Anniversary World Land Speed Record
Parade Runs – Vintage Cars and the V12 Sunbeam Tiger
Ainsdale Beach – entrance via Shore Road
Parade Runs 10.30am – 11.30am
Sunbeam Tiger beach runs 11.30am-12pm
Event finishes 12pm
Beach runs are weather dependent
Free public admission
Public viewing areas will be strictly controlled for safety and environmental reasons – please follow marshals’ instructions
No public access to the dunes next to the spectator area
Limited public parking at The Pontins Holiday Park 8am-4pm £5 / car cash only
Organisers recommend you travel to enjoy the anniversary by Merseyrail to Ainsdale Station – <15min flat walk. Free Station parking en route.
Keep an eye on the Aintree Circuit Club website and associated social media for further information.
Wing Commander Andy Green OBE and his wife were guests of honour at the evening charity Celebration Dinner on Saturday (14th March 2026).
Sir Henry O’Neal de Hane Segrave, the Baltimore born British national, already had a successful Grand Prix career under his belt when he turned to record breaking.
The car that allowed him to take the first of his three land speed records was Sunbeam’s “Ladybird” (later known as “Tiger”), designed by legendary engineer Louis Coatalen.
This compact, supercharged V12 car would be the last holder of the ultimate speed record that also built a successful career away from the beaches and on the race circuits.
Only a year after his success at Southport, Segrave along with Coatalen’s twin engine Sunbeam “1000 hp”, now a part of the National Motor Museum collection at Beaulieu, would be the first to take the record to over 200 MPH at Daytona Beach in America.
For more details visit the Aintree Circuit Club website: www.southportclassicandspeed.com
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