Pendine has a 7 miles stretch of sand beach, and is one of three speed trials venues in the British isles, it's been used for speed trials since the 1920's when Campbell and Parry-Thomas were reaching speeds over 140 up to 170's in the Sunbeam and Napier
for a big gallery of the races and historic beach: http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/09/pendine-pounders-speed-trials-on-sand/
