Our speaker this month is Kevin Bourne, a motorsport instructor and mechanical engineer, who is pursuing a project to break the Jaguar land speed record. The car based on a 1980’s Jaguar XJ6 saloon, stripped of its luxury trimmings is nicknamed “Alfred”. Kevin designed, built and created it, including a totally unique V12 engine, powering…
This month we explore the field of artificial intelligence with entrepreneur William Sachiti who formed The Academy of Robotics. The company is based within the former RAF base at Neatishead in Norfolk and is in the forefront of developing autonomous vehicles and helper robots. Kar-Go is van using sensors and artificial intelligence to learn its…
Robin Jackson takes us into the world of Drag racing, the fastest and loudest category of motorsport. It emerged from the ‘hot rod’ craze which swept post-Second World War America. The sport arrived in Britain in the early 1960s. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1964 British International Drag Festival, when sportscar manufacturer…
Champion motorcyclist and truck racer, television presenter, practical joker or just plain survivor - Steve Parrish has been called them all. Parrish Times tracks his amazing journey over the last four decades, through a rollercoaster ride of emotions in surely the most dangerous and exhilarating sporting arena there is. In the 1970s Steve was…
The speaker at the Bourne Motor Racing Club evening on 8th February 2024 will be Rob Jaina, Head of Learning and Engagement at Silverstone Museum. Museum was a key partner, together with BRM Ltd in our Engineered in Bourne 2023 event to promote motorsport and the range of career opportunities working with local schools and…
Our speaker will be Nick Owen with Part 2 of the BRM film show "1963 onwards". Members may recall the films that Nick showed earlier this year covering the 50's and early 60's. These films come from the Rubery Owen archives and have rarely been seen in public.
Ivan's career in the motor trade began when, upon finishing his apprenticeship in pattern making, he joined the workshop of the Chequered Flag, quickly becoming foreman and experiencing the sights and sounds of the golden age in British motorsport. During 1963 he started his own business and competed in his first motor race in Mk1…
Building a Bonneville race car is easy, you take some old car you've been using as a daily runner, beef up the engine and drivetrain, chuck in a rollcage and you're done! This is basically what Ian Northeast and a small group of friends did in 2018. We shipped our 1965 Jensen C-V8 out to…
Over the past few months we have been collaborating with Silverstone Museum, BRM and the B.R.M Association on an exciting project to raise public awareness of Bourne’s proud motorsport heritage and importantly to inspire the next generation of engineers. This project was energised In June last year, when the BRM Association marked the 60th Anniversary…
Closed Road Interclub Sprint 16th Sept 2023 Entry is by completion of the online form Entry Fees: This is for “early bird” entries paid for before 20th August: ACC Members £140 Non Members £150 From 20th August to 2nd September “closing rate entries”: Members £150 Non Members £175 For the Supplementary Regulations, please click here…
David has completed in over 700 races and driven saloons, sports cars, and Formula Three single seaters. Having raced at virtually all the European circuits, Brodie also competed in a number of 500 km and 24-hour races. The last of these was Le Mans in 1994 when he qualified as fastest team driver and then…
