BRM - British Racing Motors DVD

A History Of Motor Racing brings you the story of the names that were to change the direction of the Grand Prix and Sports Car racing history - the cars the drivers the characters the big race glory and the tragedy. BRM was founded just after the Second World War by Raymond Mays who had built several hill-climb and road racing cars under the ERA brand before the war and Peter Burton a long-time associate. Mays' pre-war successes inspired him to build an all-British Grand Prix car for the post-war era as a national prestige project (which naturally he would drive himself!)... with the initial backing both financially and in kind and labour of the British motor industry and its suppliers. Without doubt the project created huge public expectations even King George VI visited Sterling Moss testing the car but progress was slow until Sir Alfred Owen who had by the late 1950's taken over the project promoted Tony Rudd to Chief Design Engineer. The focus was targeted on developing a winning Formula One racing car the P57 and in 1962 it all came together as BRM won the Constructors' Title and its principal driver Graham Hill became World Champion. In 1963 1964 1965 and 1971 BRM came second in the Constructors' Competition before bowing out of the sport in 1977. [show more]

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