As a mark of respect for their Irish hosts the English Napier cars were painted shamrock green. When Selwyn Edge won the 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup race for England in his Napier & Son it was decided that the 1903 race would be held in Ireland, as motor racing on public roads was at the time illegal in Great Britain. When Britain first competed in 1902, they had to choose a different colour from the national flag colours of red, white and blue, because those had been taken for the 1900 race by America, Germany and France respectively. The races were hosted in the country of the previous year's winner. Every component of a car had to be produced in the competing country, as well as the driver being of that nationality. In the days of the Gordon Bennett Cup, Count Eliot Zborowski, father of inter-war racing legend Louis Zborowski, suggested that each national entrant be allotted a different colour.

Origins of the association A 1907 Napier 60hp T21, one of the earliest and lighter examples of British racing green 'British racing green' in motorsport terms meant only the colour green in general – its application to a specific shade has developed outside the sport. There is no exact hue for BRG – currently the term is used to denote a spectrum of deep, rich greens. As a mark of respect, the British cars were painted shamrock green. This originated with the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup, held in Ireland (then still part of the UK), as motor-racing on public roads was illegal in Great Britain. It takes its name from the green international motor racing colour of the United Kingdom. ( May 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īritish racing green, or BRG, is a colour similar to Brunswick green, hunter green, forest green or moss green ( RAL 6005). Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. (C) 2010 - PaintRef.This article possibly contains original research. Reduce search to shades of: yellow red blue green black white orange gold silver brown gray pink purple

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