Secretary’s NogginAll marshals know that motor racing is dangerous, but thankfully incidents involving marshals are very few and far apart. Unfortunately, during the month or so, there have been 2 accidents involving marshals.  The 1st was on 31st August 2025 at the BTCC meeting at Donington Park, a marshal sustained a broken knee and wrist whilst assisting […]

National Chair’s ChatSeptember already! Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun. I hope you are all enjoying your roles in motor sport whichever disciplines you support. In my role as an MSUK steward I am appointed to all aspects of the sport, including karts, sprints, hill climbs and circuit racing at venues around the country […]

Zhou Guanyu’s Silverstone crash was one of the most dramatic the sport has seen in many years – but how did F1 marshals rescue the trapped driver from the car? Gareth from the British Motorsport Marshals Club was on hand during the 2022 Silverstone crash and explains what F1 Marshals do and how they got […]

Secretary’s NogginSummer has truly arrived and I hope all marshals are taking care of themselves when on the bank in this weather, taking plenty of fluids, wearing a hat and applying a high factor sunscreen regularly. I have just returned from almost 2 weeks spent at the Le Mans 24hr race, marshalling on the outside […]

Martin Brundle  Congratulations to Martin Brundle upon his appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours list.  Chair’s Statement.After the horrendous incident in the British Supersport race at Oulton Park earlier in the month, last Saturday was another very sad day for motorsport in this […]

After the horrendous incident in the British Supersport race at Oulton Park last month, Saturday was another very sad day for motorsport in this country.  It makes you realise that, even with all the safety measures we have in place, our sport can still be very dangerous. On the Jim Clark rally co-driver Dai Roberts died […]

It was with great sadness that we heard about the tragic incident at Oulton Park during the Super sport race on Bank Holiday Monday.  Our heartfelt sympathy goes to the families of Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson for their terrible losses and we send best wishes to Tom Tunstall and hope for a speedy and […]

Chairman’s Chat It’s Spring and the fixed venue season is well underway, I hope everyone is enjoying the events they attend. So far, I’ve been stewarding at two kart events, two circuit races and a sprint.  At all the events it was gratifying to see so many BMMC members and to have the opportunity to talk to […]

A group of volunteer BMMC marshals have committed to working with Team BRIT to enhance safety standards linked to disabled racing drivers. Representatives from the South East Region of the British Motorsports Marshals Club (BMMC) visited the Team BRIT headquarters in West Sussex on Friday 28th March to learn more about the team, the technology and […]

At a special Directors meeting last week (6/3/25) it was unanimously agreed that Chris Hobson (currently a Vice-President of the club) would assume the role of National Chairman on a pro-tem basis until the next AGM in December. Following the resignation of the previous National Chair, the club advertised the position and was intending to run […]

Award winners at North West Training Day

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2025.  Earlier this month we were pleased to announce that Ian Ashcroft and Mike Sargeant will be taking over as National Secretary and National Treasurer, effective 1st February. There is still time to apply for the National Chair role, please contact nat.secretary@marshals.co.uk  for an informal discussion about this key role.   Marshal […]