Letter from the Chairman

As I write this, we’re only 19 days away from the start of the 2026 season. For myself and I’m sure many others, that’s going to be a busy few weeks! After the bumper number of racers we had last season, and with lots of new faces at the AGM, I’m hopeful it’s going to be another fantastic year, kicking off at the Spring Live show in Ardingly.

Ahead of that, the committee had a good spring clean in the store last weekend, removing all the dust from the 2025 season from the trailer and making sure all the equipment is ready to go again. Pugs will be visiting the Spring Live site this week and is hoping to secure a larger space, as we recognise things were a bit tight last year with the number of racers we had. Hopefully it won’t be a dusty start to the season from the outset!

All that’s left for us to do now is open race entry for the first meeting of the year, which we have done today. Remember, your entry entitles you and your family (2 adults and 3 children) to camp for the weekend. Any additional campers will need to purchase a weekend camping pass from the BLMRA website shop. Entries will close at 23:59 on Monday 13th; any entries after this will be subject to a late entry fee.

While we often try to cover all the major roles between us on the committee for the season’s events such as trailer towing, organising, and lap scoring there are a number of weekends where we currently have gaps. If you think you could help in any way, please do get in touch with me. For things like organising and lap scoring, we’re more than happy to show people the ropes and support you, so you won’t be thrown in at the deep end. Many hands really do make light work.

So, enjoy your remaining days getting the mower, caravan, and race gear ready (I did hear one committee member only just took his mower out of the van from Reservoir Dip, including his used race gear from the weekend! ). We look forward to seeing you all at Spring Live!

Regards,

Dean Fuller

BLMRA Chairman