BMMC South Midlands is delighted to have the opportunity for our members to visit the Silverstone Brewery (https://silverstonebrewery.co.uk/), for a beer tasting evening on Thursday 21 August (just before the Silverstone Festival weekend). The evening will start at 7pm and will take around 2 hours.

The tastings and talk is limited to 30 Marshals, and will include 8x 0.25 pint tastings (2 pints in total). There will also be a discount for marshals who would like to make purchases on the evening.

Since places are limited, please register using this form. We will inform you by 14 August if you have been lucky to be selected.

(please don’t drink and drive!)

On 16 July, two groups of BMMC and BRMC marshals had the opportunity to visit Prodrive in Banbuy. Famous for their rally cars, their history covers most almost all types of motor sport, as well as some amzing road vehicles

Below a picture of the afternoon!

The July 2025 newsletter is now available

A message from Chris Hobson:

Motorsport UK is inviting applications from individuals to join its various Committees This is a uniqueo pportunity to contribute at the heart of motorsport governance in the UK.  As the largest marshals club in the country we would like to see as many members as possible on these committees representing the views of our members.

In the past we have had members on many of the committees, I can personally vouch for the fact that taking part is enjoyable and rewarding – and a great chance to influence what happens in our sport.

As a Committee Member, you’ll work alongside fellow enthusiasts and professionals to help guide the strategic direction, development, and sustainability of the sport across the nation.

The Committees play a critical role in advising the Motorsport UK Board and the Motor Sports Council, ensuring that regulations and practices remain progressive, inclusive, and aligned with the needs of the motorsport community.

You will be supported by Motorsport UK’s Executive Team and work closely with the Committee’s Chair and Secretariat to lead key initiatives, support innovation, and deliver tangible outcomes.

Please consider volunteering – if you have any questions please give me a call on 07789206809 or email bmmc.chair@marshals.co.uk.

If you have specialist knowledge, professional experience, or a passion for contributing to the growth of motorsport in the UK, they would love to hear from you.

Submit a short covering letter outlining how you can contribute and a CV to: committeeinterest@motorsportuk.org and a copy to bmmc.chair@marshals.co.uk

Deadline: Sunday 3 August

The Role:

• Voluntary position (reasonable travel expenses reimbursed).
• Up to three meetings per year, either held in person (at Motorsport UK HQ, Bicester), hybrid, or online.
• Initial probationary period, followed by appointed terms of three years.

Applications are sought for Members to join:

Discipline Committees

• Autotest
• Cross Country
• Esports
• Historic
• Kart
• Race
• Rallies
• Trials

Cross-Discipline Committees

• Judicial
• Medical
• Safety
• Technical
• Timekeeping
• Volunteers & Officials

Sub-Committees

• Autocross & Rallycross
• Dragster
• Kart Technical
• Medical Expert Group
• Rescue & Recovery
• Sprint & Hill Climbs
• Young Officials (under 35 years)

Advisory Committees

• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
• Sustainability

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 at the scene after emergency services were called at around 10:50 whilst his driver, James Williams, 27, was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. The remainder of the closed-road event, held near Duns, was cancelled along with the Reivers Rally, scheduled for Sunday.

Julian Grimwade was competing at the Vintage Sports Car Club’s race event at Donington Park when he was fatally injured.  Known for his spirited participation and prowess behind the wheel of pre-war machines, Grimwade was driving his Oakland Romano Special in the Mephistopheles & Lanchester Trophy event but tragedy struck during the first lap, leading to an immediate red flag. The second and third races went ahead about an hour behind schedule but then a  simple announcement was made that the meeting was being abandoned.

To the families, friends, team members and others who knew Dai or Julian, we send our deepest sympathies and condolences.  We also hope James recovers fully and speedily from his injuries.  To those involved in dealing with the incidents we offer our complete support.

Whenever there is an incident, be it minor or major, simple or serious it is the marshals and officials who are called on to deal with the consequences.  All of us react in different ways – some can shrug off the incident, others find it more difficult to deal with.  Whether you are closely involved or just see or hear about it, if you feel you have been affected, we would implore you to talk to someone – a fellow marshal, a friend, your GP, Motorsport UK, anyone who will lend a sympathetic ear to help you realise your feelings.

BMMC, the organising clubs and Motorsport UK offer counselling services to all registered officials.  We encourage anyone who thinks they may benefit to contact us so we can ensure the correct support is in place. 

We also encourage all marshals and officials to attend a “First Marshal on Scene” training module, where you can acquire and practice the required skills needed in the event of a serious injury event.  Understanding what needs to be done and being confident in your actions helps enormously if you are involved in this type of incident.  The need for this module was discussed in a trainers Zoom call only last week – BMMC is ensuring our trainers are fully conversant with the requirements for this module to be given to all who want it.

Motorsport is a fantastic sport, we will continue to ensure that, wherever possible, all precautions and actions needed are taken to ensure your safety and enjoyment.  Please remember that your safety and that of your fellow marshals and officials is our primary focus alongside the necessity to ensure everyone from the competitors to the spectators can enjoy their motorsport in the safest possible environment.

Chris Hobson

National Chairman

 Tel: +44 (0) 7789 206 809

Prodrive have very kindly offered to provide a factory tour on Wednesday 16 July. We have two available slots, from 10-12 and from 2-4. Spaces are limited to 10 marshals per timeslot.

This is an amazing opportunity to see behind the scenes and to see some of the amazing cars that Prodrive have built over the years.

Registration for this event has now closed and everyone who registered has been e-mailed on 28 June. If you have registered but not received your e-mail, please contact Emile.

The March 2025 newsletter is now available

We were delighted to learn that Catherine Smart has been awarded the Gold Star Award by the British Women Racing Drivers Club.

BWRDC says “The BWRDC GoldStars Award is an initiative conceived by our unique motorsport club to promote talented women in motorsport. Only two of the prestigious GoldStars Awards may be presented annually at the discretion of the Club, and the GoldStars are not always awarded. GoldStars Awards are given to Club Members to recognise their progress and to help them take their motorsport career to a higher level. The Volunteers Award recognises the many members who generously donate their time to our sport, whether as marshals, officials or in another capacity. The nominees are put forward by the BWRDC committee to an independent panel of judges who decide the final winners. The judges are Helen Bashford Malkie, Louise Goodman and Lorina McLoughlin”.

As Catherine was unable to attend the awards presentation Marion Quarrington presented the trophy on behalf of BWRDC at a meeting at HKRC at Kimbolton in early February. Catherine was the 2023 winner of the BMMC South Midlands Lesley Harris Trophy for New Marshal of the Year.

If you are looking for the MotorSport UK Marshal Application file, you can find it on their website under the Resource Centre. You can use this for renewal, upgrade or first time applications.

It is also included here for ease of use: