BMMC National Chairs
Alex started marshalling at Castle Combe in 2012 and has attended two overseas international events, the 2015 FIA Formula One Texas Grand Prix and the 2019 FIA Formula E-Prix at Brooklyn, New York and also attended the 2016 FIA Formula E-Prix at Battersea Park in London. Alex progressed through the grading system gaining his incident grade in 2015 after which he switched to flagging.
Alex qualified as a MSUK Licensed trainer in 2017 and delivers training days for the BMMC. He has been the SW Training Officer since 2017 and took up the post of SW Regional Chair in 2020, before progressing to National Chair in 2024
Nadine started her marshalling journey in 1997. A friend heard marshalling being discussed between Mike Farnworth and Ken Finnie on local radio. She took down the number and Nadine called Mike to sign up for a taster day. Cliff Hammond was the tour guide for the morning at Oulton Park. Nadine was put on the Avenue for the afternoon and had a TVR land at her feet - she was hooked! In 2009 Nadine won the 2009 JLT/MSA Marshal of the Year Award
Nadine took on several roles in the Northwest region before becoming National Chair in 2016.
Nadine has sat on various Motorsport UK committees, including Chair of the Marshals Working Group, and was instrumental in getting marshalling restarted after the COVID pandemic.
One of the many highlights of Nadine's marshalling journey was to be asked to present Sergio Perez with the second-place trophy at the 2022 F1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone.
Chris joined the marshals club in 1967, shortly after moving to Leeds and volunteered for his first event, the world speed records weekend at Elvington and so began 50 years of involvement with motorsport and the club. Chris quickly became involved in the monthly club nights held between Leeds and Bradford. Chris was asked if he would take on the role of regional training officer as the grading scheme was just being introduced and training was taking on a far more important role within the club.
In 1980, Chris took on the National Training and Grading officer role. In 2004 Chris took on the role of National Chair which stretched into a 12-year term during which the club celebrated both its 40th and 50th anniversaries. Chris retired from the role at the AGM in December 2016, when he was asked to become a Vice President of the club
Pete's first visit to a motorsport event was Oulton Park in 1968 - the Gold Cup meeting. Pete watched all forms of car and bike racing at Oulton Park until he was 20. He knew Fred Myerscough and he invited Pete to help marshal at a BARC Sprint meeting on a wet and cold April day in 1978. Pete then joined the BMRMC and started marshalling at Oulton.
Standing in the queue one day to sign on at the old hut, located where the cafeteria is now, Pete started talking to Richard Newton and they became lifelong friends from that point, and who introduced Pete to Donington circuit and marshalling abroad. During the early 1980's Pete went to many UK circuits plus Zandvoort, Zolder, Spa and Hockenheim. Pete rose through the ranks to Examining Observer and attended every British Grand Prix from 1980 until 2000, as a marshal.
In 1978 Ray Sumner invited Pete to become a trainee Clerk of the Course and asked to stand in for one of the permanent Clerks on the TOCA package in 2001, joining the TOCA team as Admin Clerk in 2002. Pete was made a Championship Clerk in 2004 and continued with the BTCC until the end of 2016.In 2011 Pete was interviewed and ultimately appointed as the Porsche Mobil 1 Super cup Race Director.
John started marshalling at Shelsey Walsh Hillclimb in 1962, joining marshals club at grade F A few years later John joined Midland Region, later to become Midland chairman and then eventually became National Chairman for approx. 20 years.
When John was Chair, he spent a lot of time in Ireland and could see an opening there, which eventually became BMRMC NI under Colin Rosborough together with its rescue unit.
John was instrumental in forming the Donington ES team and was involved with planning marshals post positions even before the track was laid. Donington ES was then formed which John led at the start. This then became Donington racing club where John became Clerk of the Course.
John Ashton's interest in motorsport started purely as a spectator before the war. He joined the North Staffs Motor Club as it was being formed. In 1952 John became Chief Marshal for the NSMC races at Silverstone which had gained great popularity. Each year the Secretary of the club and John would hunt through masses of letters from people they had written to, in order to figure out what job to give to each person. This continued until one year Jack Bannister, a very active member of the NSMC, joined them in this onerous task.
They decided a register of Marshals was required and decided that a note against each name with the person's capabilities would be a step forward. Jack then suggested they should start the Marshals Club. After much deliberation and discussion, they had plans in place to launch a club, and so, the Marshals club was formed, with John becoming the first official Chair of the club.