In 2019 Chris Rolph and Mitch Gross drove a 1910 40hp White Model MM steam car from Beijing to Paris as part of the reenactment of the original event won by an Itala in 1907. kW They drove for 5 weeks, over 8000 miles through 12 countries and 7 time zones. They had the engine…
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Our speakers on March 12th will be David Hands and Keith Alexander from Nene Valley Railway. They will be talking about the history of the line, and some of the events that have happened there. After 37 years as an accountant / Finance Director, David spent 6 years as a Tourist Officer in Oundle Tourist…
Rally driver and circuit racer. British Historic Rally Champion 2024 . Regularly competes in the famous Lancia Stratos around Europe. Also has had much success with Porsche on the stages and circuits. Perez successfully competes as a professional rally driver with the Kick Energy Rally Team in his many cars Including a 2007Ford Focus…
The speakers this evening will be Les Thacker from BP Fuels Motorsport and Paul Tarsey, Le Mans commentator. Note This meeting is a week earlier than usual. Les Thacker On leaving the army in 1963, Les was recruited by Shell-Mex & BP and began a career in the oil industry; initially in the Sales…
For our November meeting, we look forward to an illustrated talk from the formidable double-act of Ian Titchmarsh and Peter McFadyen. Ian commentated on his first race in the mid-70’s and was a journalist and motorsports fan for many years before that. Having been principal commentator at Silverstone from 1983 to 2015 and covered races…
An evening with Richard Jenkins, Award winning Motorsports writer Our speaker is Richard Jenkins: Richard is an award-winning author and motor racing historian who writes for oldracingcars.com and is known for well-researched books such as Richie Ginther: Motor Racing’s Free Thinker, Mike Spence: Out Of The Shadows and Tyrrell: The Story Of The Tyrrell Racing…
We will be showing the acclaimed documentary "Vincenzo Lancia and the Birth of Modern Motoring". We also plan to have a display of Italian cars in the car park. More details and how to book your entry to follow. This meeting will be a ticketed event with free admission for BMRC members and…
In 2023 Andrew Osborne rowed 3000 miles solo across the Atlantic totally unsupported, to raise funds for cardiac risk in the young. Row for Amy, his daughter who died aged 24, is a charity to get young people tested or undiagnosed heat conditions. Fascination account of endurance and how to persevere under pressure.
Our President, Warwick Banks is hosting a lunch at the BRDC suite, Silverstone on Saturday 9 August. On track that day is the Bentley Drivers Club Summer event featuring racing with these classic English cars. The costs of the two course lunch will be £40 per person and this includes admission to the circuit, parking…
In July we will be running our annual Summer Social event. A chance to meet up and chat with other members. If you have an "interesting" vehicle, whether modern or vintage, bring it along to the display. The bar will be open and a finger buffet available during the evening.
Celebrating The Life of Richard ‘Dick’ Salmon (1925-2025) Former BRM Formula 1 Mechanic. Born in Irnham, the son of the village postmaster and his wife, who ran the village shop, Dick grew up with a fascination for things mechanical and left school at 14 to work in local garages. Keen to serve his country, he…
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