TICKETS FOR BRITISH DRAG RACING HALL OF FAME BENCH RACING GOING QUICKLY

Beech Underwriting Agencies, major sponsorship partner of the BDRHoF has announced that tickets for the Bench Racing session, to be held from 1pm to 3pm on 19th November at the Atlantic Suite at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel, Heathrow are selling quickly.

Beech Underwriting Agencies managing director Geoff Stilwell said ‘There has been tremendous demand and there are not many places left. We have over 50 already reserved out of a capacity of 100, so potential attendees need to get in touch as soon as possible to make sure they have a seat’.

Last year’s Bench Racing session was a major feature of the day with many of the personalities present telling their stories and anecdotes as well as their current views on the sport. This year’s fantastic line-up is bound to move the session to a new level.

The official list of panel members at the Bench Racing session is:

From Great Britain:

Dennis Priddle – “Mr. Six” – Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car legend

From USA:

Reunited for the first time since 1973’s Santa Pod “Funny Car Summer” –

Don Schumacher – former Funny Car star, now NHRA’s premier team owner

and

Paula Murphy – Miss STP, Funny Car star and round-the-world driver

Carl Olson – former Top Fuel star; ex-NHRA Vice President; founding President, FIA Drag Racing Commission

Graham Light – NHRA Senior Vice-President, Racing Operations; President, FIA Drag Racing Commission

Harry Hibler – former publisher, Hot Rod Magazine and other Petersen publications

‘Waterbed’ Fred Miller – co-crewchief, Raymond Beadle’s Blue Max Funny Car

Bob Muravez – alias ‘Floyd Lippencotte Jr.’, renowned driver of John Peters’ Freight Train twin-engined Top Gas Dragster

Ron Hope – owner/driver, Rat Trap Fuel Altered

Tony Thacker – ex-editor, Custom Car magazine; former Director, NHRA Motorsports Museum

The Bench Racing session will be hosted by:

Bob McClurg – distinguished US drag racing photo-journalist and author

The BDRHoF is also offering the press the opportunity for individual interviews with panel members during the morning of 19 November before the Bench Racing session. There will also be a unique chance to mix with legends socially before, during and after the Gala Dinner being held on the same evening.

You can reserve your place for the BDRHoF Bench Racing session by sending an email to geoff@beechunderwriting.co.uk to enable your place to be registered and confirmed. Admission will be by ticket only.