Motorsport Returns to the Seafront
The Isle of Wight Sprint is a closed-road, timed motorsport event held on Culver Parade in Sandown — one of the few places in the UK where competition cars race flat out on public roads, metres from the sea.
The 2027 event is delivered in partnership with the Isle of Wight Car Club (IOWCC) — the Island's long-established motor club. IOWCC managed the competition side of the previous Isle of Wight Speed Trials, also known as the Sandown Sprint, bringing the same proven expertise to running safe, professionally organised, closed-road competition. Under new ownership and working side by side with the club, the 2027 Sprint combines fresh investment and ambition with that hard-won experience.
For 2027 the event returns bigger and bolder: two full days of competition across multiple classes, an expanded paddock open to the public, a growing trade village, and a genuine seafront festival built around the Island's motorsport community. Expect historic machinery alongside modern hot hatches, WRC and Group B rally cars, a Pikes Peak Legend, modified specialist vehicles, Racing Cars and anything else in-between, all chasing that fastest time on the Parade.
Whether you're a competitor chasing a class win, a trader looking for one of the Island's busiest weekends, a sponsor seeking standout brand exposure, or a family coming for the spectacle — there's a place for you at the start line.