New archive at Silverstone

July 7, 2014

Access to racing history should be simpler and quicker in future thanks to a new initiative to centralise the archives of major clubs and circuits. A new body called the British Motorsport Central Archive, to be based at Silverstone, is being set up to bring together and permanently house reports, programmes, posters, photographs, film, video, books and other material on the sport. The wide range of bodies co-operating in the venture includes clubs such as BRDC, BRSCC, BARC and MSA, specialist clubs (VSCC, HSCC, 750MC, 500 OC), circuits (Castle Combe, Mallory Park) as well as organisations such as the Formula One Register, BMRMC and Haymarket Publishing.

The centre will provide facilities for those researching racing, and will have details of other archives, producing a resource which will be accessible by internet. GC

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Gordon Cruickshank

Deputy editor

Bravely ignoring his degree in industrial design after discovering night rallies in a Renault 8, GC joined Motor Sport by accident, in the Teesdale days around 1982 when Jenks and WB were office regulars and Mr Tee ruled with a rod of cardboard. He took part in some of the early historic rallies, winning one of the Pirelli Marathons, and regularly runs his Mk2 Jaguar in road events.

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