British endurance racing star Alex Brundle is the latest BMMC Club Ambassador recruit joining the exclusive ranks of racers, journalists and other prominent supporters of 2,400+ strong marshals club. Alex is a British endurance racing star, with two visits to the Le Mans 24 hours podium, multiple World Endurance Championship race victories and the 2016 […]
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April already upon us I can’t quite believe we are heading into April already – where did those first three months of the year go? I think I may have been a bit busy! National Council meeting at the start of the month was great to virtually catch up with everyone and we had some great […]
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We’re delighted to share the news that Lille Racewear is under new management and can assure BMMC members of their ongoing commitment to support our members with Proban overalls. Former owner Anthony Bianco has been retained as a consultant to the business and new owner Alan Corfield is himself a racer and member of 750 Motor […]
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I have attended a few more training sessions this month at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch plus a few online sessions with the South Mids region. I was also delighted to be able to present the Barrie Williams award (https://www.marshals.co.uk/national-trophies/unipart-trophy/) to Margaret Simpson. Whilst at Brands Hatch the Norrie Bergin Trophy was awarded to David Dray and the BARC […]
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Nominated by the North West region, Margaret Simpson has given continual, tireless work in the organisational side of running motorsport events in the North West in her role as Chief Marshal; a mammoth task had been made even more difficult due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Margaret is always a fantastic presence at race meetings and […]
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The Mini 7 Racing Club has made a generous donation of £1500 to the British Motorsport Marshals Club (BMMC) at its recent annual awards evening. Since the first Formula Mini Se7en race at Brands Hatch in 1966, the Mini 7 Racing Club has remained a favourite for drivers, race commentators, spectators and marshals alike. The […]
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I finished January with a trip to Snetterton to take part in their training day. It was a great feeling to be back face-to-face after a couple of years away and despite COVID still being amongst us everyone was sensible and took lateral flow tests beforehand. The sessions were run in well ventilated garages and thankfully the […]
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I hope you have all been able to enjoy a Happy Christmas with family and friends and are well rested and renewed for the year ahead. I spent Christmas at home with family and Ian and I enjoyed a few days away in a cosy cottage in the village of Eyam for New Year. A historic […]
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The 2021 annual Formula Junior Historic Racing Association (FJHRA) charity auction has raised £2000 to be shared between the British Motorsports Marshals’ Club (BMMC) and Air Ambulance UK this year. It is the second such kind donation BMMC has received in as many weeks in the run up to the festive period and has helped […]
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British Sim racing group BSR has donated £570 to the British Motorsports Marshals’ Club (BMMC) after hosting a 3-hour SIM race at a virtual (?) Brands Hatch on Iracing on Monday 6th December. With over 40 cars on the grid on the night, the generous donation from BSR will be ring-fenced for marshal recruitment activity and […]
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The British Motorsports Marshals’ Club (BMMC) is delighted to announce it has secured a new sponsorship deal with Clapham North MOT that will further boost the BMMC members’ subsidy for PROBAN overalls. The new deal comes into effect for the 2022 season and will ensure BMMC members ordering ready-made overalls will continue to receive a […]
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It’s been an eventful month since my last blog…..and the liberty of a few extra days before publication! Regional AGMs, last Council meeting of the year and the National AGM on Sunday for starters – thank you to everyone who attended. Hopefully face-to-face possibilities next year! Motorsport UK created the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee […]
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