Auto Cycle Union
| Sport | Motorcycling |
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| Founded | 1903 |
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| Affiliation date | 1904 |
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The Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) is the governing body of motorcycle sport in Great Britain, including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, but excluding Northern Ireland.
The ACU was founded in 1903 with the name of the Auto-Cycle Club, as a branch of the Automobile Club of Great Britain (later to become the Royal Automobile Club). Its aim was to develop motor sport through clubs and arrange touring facilities for members. The ACU acquired its current name in 1907, the same year that the ACGB became the RAC.
From page one of the Auto-Cycle Union Official Pocket Handbook, 1964:
Auto Cycle Union: Founded in 1903 as a Branch of the Royal Automobile Club to protect the interests of Motorcyclists and to encourage the Sport and Pastime of Motorcycling, and since 1924 has existed solely for the purpose of encouraging and controlling the Sport.
In 1904 it was a founding member of the .
The ACU is currently (2016) administered from offices in Rugby, Warwickshire, UK.
As at June 2016, some hundreds of ACU-affiliated motorcycling clubs are listed by the ACU in 21 regions within mainland Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), plus 46 x 'Non-Territorial' Clubs, 6 'Recognised Associations', and 42 'Recognised Promoters'.
In its capacity as governing body for motorcycle sports, the ACU covers: grasstrack (track racing), enduro, , road racing (Including Supermoto, Motorcycle drag racing, Motorcycle sprint racing, Hillclimbing, Pocket Bike and Scooter), speedway and trials.
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