The Auto Cycle Union, founded in 1903, is the National Governing Body for Motor Cycle Sport in the British Isles. It sets the rules by which the various aspects of our sport run. It maintains standards so that competition is fair. It trains meeting officials, it sets safety standards for events and tracks, it organises insurance cover for riders and much, much more.
The ACU, the governing body of motorcycle sport in England and Wales is divided into 20 centres to allow easier local administration of the sport.
Each centre has its own ruling body and as such, the Eastern Centre has a structure designed to suit its needs for governing motorcycle sport in its local area.
This covers the area of England comprising the counties of Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, and the area of Greater London north of the River Thames and east of the River Lee
The map on the right gives a rough guide to the area covered by the Eastern Centre of the ACU.
Within the ACU, the Eastern Centre is an affiliation of some 33 clubs and over 2,400 like minded members in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. We manage all aspects of motor cycle sport in the region and organise some 150 competitive and social events a year across all disciplines.
Centre and Club Officers are all volunteers, who give of their time freely to ensure the stewardship of the Centre's assets, the safe running of events, the organisation of Championships and the myriad of administrative duties that need to be done to ensure that the Centre's business is professionally carried out.