Training, training, training One word that can’t be mentioned enough and an activity we should partake in as often as it’s available. Recently BARC NW ran a mid-season training event and the BRSCC NW Rescue Unit offered BMMC marshals the opportunity to watch and partake in an extrication exercise. A great hands on experience with […]

Where’s summer? We’re already more than half way through the calendar year and there’s so many more events to go!  July was a mixed bag of events and I’m not even talking about the weather. F1 came to town in July – literally in London town for F1 Live.  What an event that turned in […]

Social media – love it or hate it So there’s Instagram, Twitter and Facebook just for starters. Ten-Tenths, YouTube and Blogging – which is kind of what this is. There are various forms of Social Media in existence and new ones appearing all the time. It’s interactive, conversational and open-ended. It enables like-minded individuals to […]

A change of scenery. As many of you will know my first love of motorsport is circuit racing. Knowing I would never be able to race (without swearing and screaming inside the car with my eyes shut!) I still get the thrill of seeing a full grid of cars eagerly waiting for the lights to […]

On Easter weekend UK motorsport witnessed one of the most horrible accidents seen in recent history. Broadcast live on National television an aspiring 17 year old Billy Monger, at the start of his single seater career, was involved in a serious accident at Donington Park leaving him permanently disabled. For those who were first on […]

Last week I was away from home with work but watching with interest the comments on Social Media as the goodie bags started to arrive.  On returning home on Friday I was pleased to see that ours had also been delivered. And aren’t they great?!  A huge thank you to Eric and Colin for putting […]

A year of celebration ahead! This year the British Motorsports Marshals’ Club celebrates our 60th anniversary.  The official formation date of the club was 16 June 1957 at the Queens Hotel in Birmingham.  Originally the club was formed by representatives of various motor sports clubs with a view to making motor sport safer. We still […]