Bourne Motor Racing Club

Summer Social Event
2023-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Lincolnshire
Once again we are running our popular Summer Social Evening.

Bring along an “interesting vehicle” and display it in the car park at the Corn Exchange for other members to view.

The bar will be open and a buffet supper will be served.
Please note the earlier start time of 7pm. You are welcome to arrive any time after that.

Shelsley Walsh Classic Nostalgia
2023-07-22 08:00 - 2023-07-23 17:00 (Europe/London) | Shelsey Walsh, Shelsey Walsh, Worcester, WR6 6RP, United Kingdom
Celebrate the glory days of motorsport at Shelsley Walsh Classic Nostalgia

Special guests include Ian Flux, John Fitzpatrick, Warwick Banks, and Mike Wilds

Spectacular motor racing at one of the oldest motorsport venues in the world

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NEW FOR 2023 The Startline VIP Club

Full weekend of action and entertainment at Shelsley Walsh, both on and off the hill

Plus live music, family entertainment, C&SC concours and more!

With just five months to go until this years Classic Nostalgia weekend, organisers have announced more details of what is sure to be an unforgettable weekend at Shelsley Walsh. The flagship event returns to the famous Worcestershire hillclimb on 22-23 July and will feature great cars from across motorsport history including fabulous celebrations of the British Touring Car Championship, the Mini Cooper S and many other British legends!
This year marks the 12th running of Classic Nostalgia, which features a spectacular blend of exciting action both on and off the hill, plus demonstration runs, the popular Classic & Sports Car Concours d’Elegance, quality trade stands and non-stop live entertainment
Celebrating 65 years of the British Touring Car Championship
One of the themes celebrated at this years Classic Nostalgia will be the 65th anniversary of the British Touring Car Championship. Established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship, it is one of the most popular racing series in the world and has featured countless great names who have had international success, from Jack Sears and Jim Clark all the way up to more recent stars such as Alain Menu and Jason Plato.
Entries confirmed include the 1978 Beaconsfield Toyota Celica, which will be reunited with Mike Wilds. The Celica raced for three years in the BSCC in the hands of Wilds (1978), Alec Poole (1979) and future Formula 1 star and Le Mans winner Martin Brundle (1980). It remains in highly original condition, even down to the hand-painted HOB livery.
It will be joined by the recently restored Escort RS1600 that was formerly owned by Ford but built and run by Broadspeed in 1971 for John Fitzpatrick. Fitz had a very successful season with the car and took several outright wins. The vehicle will make its Shelsley debut and will be reunited with Fitz.
Classic Nostalgia will also welcome a Group A Ford Escort Mk3 RS1600i that was driven by Barry Lee in the 1984 and 1985 British Saloon Car Championship. The Escort has been restored with great care to its original condition and features full Total Oils livery, as raced in a support event for the 1984 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch.
Other notable anniversaries that will be honoured at Classic Nostalgia include 90 years of ERA the famous voiturette single-seaters that enjoyed so much success at Shelsley Walsh plus 60 years of McLaren and 60 years of the giant-killing Mini Cooper S. It promises to be another unmissable celebration of motorsport history.
Mighty Minis take to the hill in special Cooper S tribute
Gregor Marshall son of tin-top legend Gerry will be taking part in a special anniversary to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Mini Cooper S. Gregor will take to the hill in the Austin Cooper S that won its class in the 1965 Snetterton 500km, alongside European Touring Car Championship racer Warwick Banks. The Mini will be joined by the oldest surviving Austin Cooper S 732 HOP, the second Cooper S to roll off the production line in Birmingham.
For more details, see below

Historic Rallying
2023-07-13 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Lincolnshire
Jerry Watson will talk about his experiences in Historic car rallying , how he built and competed with the “ Muska TR’s” a trio of works replica TR4’s.

Baston Car and Bike Show at Grimsthorpe Castle
2023-07-09 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Grimsthorpe Castle, Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne, PE10 0LY, United Kingdom
The Baston Car & Bike Show will be returning to Grimsthorpe Castle in 2023. Taking place on Sunday 9th July, we will be welcoming a whole host of special vehicles – vintage, classics, road, race, sports, customised, commercial and more! Not to mention the wide array of traders, live music, entertainment for the kids, food & drink, all set to the gorgeous backdrop of Grimsthorpe Castle.
The show kicks off at 10am and ends at 4pm.
More details Baston Car Show

The Festival of the Dead Car Clubs
2023-07-02 | Burghley House, Burghley House, Stamford, PE9 3JY, United Kingdom
A CELEBRATION OF MARQUES NO LONGER WITH US
A new event is The Festival of the Dead Car Clubs at Burghley House on Sunday 2nd July.
The aim is to raise as much money as possible for Mission Motor Sport which is an excellent charity supporting injured Service Personnel.
For more details see www.festivalofthedead.uk

Grimsthorpe Speed Trials
2023-07-01 | Grimsthorpe Castle, Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne, PE10 0LY, United Kingdom
The Grimsthorpe Speed Trials will take place again this year on Saturday 1 July.
For entry and more details, please see speedtrials.co.uk

Stovebolt Special - Simon Taylor
2023-06-08 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Bourne Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EF, United Kingdom
The speaker at the Bourne Motor Racing Club evening on 8th June will be the well known Motoring Journalist and Historian Simon Taylor.
Simon has been immersed in motor sport for nearly 50 years joining the weekly magazine Autosport from university, and was its editor by the age of 23. He moved on to become a publisher for Haymarket Magazines, devising and launching other car magazines such as What Car? and Classic & Sports Car, and went on to be the Company’s Managing Director and eventually its Chairman.
Simon was BBC Radio’s voice of motor racing for more than 20 years, reporting on Formula 1 from all over the world, and his TV commentary and presentation work includes being a member of ITV’s F1 team. He is the author of several books on car and motor racing history, and appeared in the movie Rush playing himself and describing the James Hunt/Niki Lauda battles during the 1976 F1 season.
Simon has a small collection of classic cars, and competes in historic motor sport with his ex Stirling Moss 1950 HWM sports-racing car known as the Stovebolt Special.

Jacky Ickx - Jon Saltinstall
2023-05-11 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Lincolnshire
The speaker at the Bourne Motor Racing Club evening on 11th May will see a return of the Author and Biographer Jon Saltinstall who will be talking about the Motor Racing Legend Jacky Ickx.

Jacky Ickx started racing motorcycles becoming Belgian Champion twice before moving on to car racing in Formula two. He won the F2 European Championship in 1967. He signed for the Ferrari F1 team in 1968 and had an illustrious Sports car career with 6 Le Mans wins driving Ford GT40’s, Ferraris and Porsche 917’s. Jacky was runner up in the F1 World Championship in 1969 with Brabham and again in 1970 with Ferrari where he achieved eight F1 victories in the period between 1968-1972. Jacky later competed in Rallies such as the Paris-Dakar driving for Mercedes Benz and Porsche.

Jon Has just completed his book on the career of Jacky Ickx and will have copies for sale at the BMRC night

Drive It Day
2023-04-23 10:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Sainsbury’s Car Park, Exeter Street, Bourne, Sainsbury, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9NW, United Kingdom
Meet Sainsbury’s car park, Exeter Street, Bourne At 10-30 to leave at 10-45.
In North Street on right Wake House, early home of Charles Worth, 1825-1895, Fashion Designer.
At 11 he started work at a printers in Bourne. Aged 12, he went to London as an apprentice at Swan & Edgar, Department Store.
1846 he moved to Paris and established himself as dress designer/maker and rose to top of Paris society. Now considered the first couturier. Famous for ” House of Worth ” fashion brand.
On the left by traffic lights the Burghley Arms, William Cecil, 1520-1598, born in a house on this site. He was the first Baron Burghley and was Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth 1. From the fortune he amassed he was able to build Burghley House, Stamford, one of the finest examples of Elizabethan houses in Britain.
In South Street at the end of the Eau, on the right is Baldocks Mill, the last survivor of the 6 water mills that were in Bourne. Fred Baldock who was a miller and carpenter, took over the mill in 1905.
Now the mill is Bourne Heritage Centre & Museum holding displays of local history with a room dedicated to Raymond Mays, ERA & BRM memorabilia and another to Charles Worth.
Eastgate House birth place and lifetime home of Raymond Mays. Next door the last remaining building of the BRM works, now the auction rooms.
On Spalding Road, on the right, Delaine’s bus depot on the main site of the BRM works.
Cherry Holt Road, right on Graham Hill Way past Hall & Hall and on right Pilbeam Racing Designs, home of Mike Pilbeam motorsport designer and engineer. He worked on BRM P67 in 1964 and the BRM H16 engine in 1966. Mike then went on to Lotus and Surtees returning to BRM in 1973 and designed the BRM P201 for the 1974 F1 season.
In 1975 he established Pilbeam Racing Designs and a very successful hill climb car constructor winning the British Hill climb championship 17 times between 1977 & 1997. He has also designed sports car chassis for LeMans and the World Sportscar championship.
Main Street, Baston, on the left now Chapel Motors, formerly ” Antique Automobiles ” owner Colin Crabbe. He was a collector/dealer in old racing cars rescuing many from the 1920’s/1930’s from South America and Eastern Europe probably most famous Mercedes W125.
He also ran a Cooper Maserati and a March 701 DFV, with Vic Elford and then Ronnie Peterson through the 1969 & 1970 F1 seasons as a Private entrant.
On to Deeping St James and the C15th stone market cross, in 1890 the base was converted to an overnight lock up for vagrants, drunks and any miscreants prior to appearing before the magistrate the following morning. A ten minute stop here to inspect the quality of accommodation offered.
Continue to Crowland and the Trinity Bridge, early construction in timber, existing bridge built 1360-1390. This was a point where the river Welland divided and the bridge was built to span the division. With the draining of the Fens and diversion of the Welland in the mid 1700’s the bridge was left high and dry.
Continue on to Flag Fen Bronze age settlement to arrive approximately 12-00-12-15.
As well as joining with other enthusiasts to show support for FBHVC this day also aims to raise funds for the NSPCC so I would ask participants to make a donation to this very worthy cause.
Looking forward to meeting with you on Sunday 23rd April 2023.

Fuzz Townsend - Car SOS
2023-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Lincolnshire
The speaker at the Bourne Motor Racing Club evening on 13th April will be TV personality ‘Fuzz’ Townshend
Real Name John Richard Keith Townshend, he got his nickname ‘Fuzz’ from his friends at his junior school due to his Afro hairstyle.
After his mother bought him a drum kit, ‘Fuzz’ took lessons and made his stage debut with a local band aged 12 years. He served an apprenticeship with West Midlands Transport working on buses at the Dudley depot. During that time he continued his music career, eventually releasing 2 albums in 2001/2002. He also became a part time music lecturer at a local college.
‘Fuzz’ took a job working for Practical Classics magazine and went on to become Technical Editor in 2011, when he decided to go freelance and set up his own car restoration business Westgate Classics. He later started his own Company SOS Workshops and from there he went on to become the TV star in the Channel 4 series Car SOS. In 2018 the show won a National Reality TV award for the most inspirational show.

Lissy Whitmore
2023-03-09 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Lincolnshire
Lissy has been competing in the British Junior Supersport 300 championship at the British Superbike Championship rounds last season. She will be talking mostly about her past year of racing with the big team, how the experience went for her and what it was all like being a bit in the spotlight with a championship winning team mate like Bradley Ray. She will also talk about some funny stories over the past 5 and a half years in her career and her plans for 2023.
See more about Lissy
Facebook: Lissy Whitmore Racing #34
Twitter: LissyRacing34
Instagram: lissy_whitmore_34
YouTube: Lissy Whitmore Rides
Website: www.lissywhitmoreracing.co.uk

BRM Film Night with Nick Owen
2023-02-09 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Bourne Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EF, United Kingdom
At our February meeting we are pleased to welcome Nick Owen who will be showing a selection of rarely seen films from the BRM archive.

The meeting will be preceeded by our AGM.

An evening with Guy Martin
2023-01-12 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Bourne Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EF, United Kingdom
As Guy was unable to attend our December meeting due to illness, he will be the speaker at our January meeting.
The AGM and Membership renewal will be delayed until February.
As previously advised, due to space limitations at the Corn Exchange, this meeting will be Strictly Members only, guests will not be admitted.

Change of programme - Film Show
2022-12-08 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Bourne Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EF, United Kingdom
Our speaker at the December meeting was expected to be Guy Martin, however, unfortunately he is unwell and unable to attend on this date.
We hope to reschedule his talk for a later date and will advise members via TrackNotes when this is confirmed.
Instead of this talk, we plan to show a motoring related film.

Speaker: Race Fuels and Oils - Anders Hildebrand, Anglo American Oil Co
2022-11-10 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Bourne Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EF, United Kingdom
Our speaker will be Anders Hildebrand, Managing Director of Anglo American Oil Company Ltd.

His talk will cover:-
Ethanol and petrol

The issue
The solution

Engines and engine oils are changing

The difference between oils made for modern engines and modern specifications to older types of engine design
Make up of an engine oil
Why is that not a good idea to continue using the latest version of a product that was recommended for my car when it was new 20-30 years ago

Speaker: Jon Saltinstall - Racing career of Niki Lauda
2022-10-13 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Bourne Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EF, United Kingdom
The BMRC Speaker for 13 October will be the author Jon Saltinstall who will be talking about the entire Competition history of the great Niki Lauda.
Jon’s presentation will cover the earliest days of Niki’s career in motorsport driving Minis and Formula Vee, Formula 3 and Formula 2 before graduating to Grand Prix racing with March in 1971. With little success at March, Niki took out loans to make the move to BRM in 1973. Whilst driving for BRM his talent was spotted by the Ferrari team at Maranello. It was here, with the Italian team, that he finally fulfilled his ambition, winning two World Championships in 1975 and 1977.
After some altercations at Ferrari, Niki spent a season with Brabham before he retired in 1979. A substantial salary package offered by McLaren tempted Niki back to GP Racing in 1984 and the following year he secured his third World Championship title.
This is sure to be a very special evening celebrating one of the greatest drivers in Grand Prix motor racing history.
