BENCH RACING RETURNS TO BRITISH DRAG RACING HALL OF FAME GALA ON 19 NOVEMBER

A major addition to the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame Gala last year was the Bench Racing session. The panel of US and European legends held the packed audience in thrall with their stories and views on the sport for two hours in the afternoon prior to the main Gala dinner and presentations in the evening.

Beech Underwriting Agencies, major sponsorship partner of the BDRHoF is delighted to announce that plans are in place for an expanded Bench Racing session at the Gala’s new venue, the fabulous Sheraton Skyline Hotel at Heathrow. Bob Muravez, Fred Miller, Harry Hibler, Paula Murphy, Carl Olson plus some very special guests will be on the panel and and the legendary US motoring and drag racing journalist and writer Bob McClurg will be hosting the event.

BDRHoF chairman Stu Bradbury said ‘This is a great chance to get face to face with some legends of drag racing from the 60s and 70s and movers and shakers of the sport in more recent years. We are 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.’

Beech Underwriting Agencies managing director Geoff Stilwell said ‘We are delighted to have an expanded Bench Racing session this year as it was one of the most popular events during last year’s gala. The addition of Bob McClurg is fantastic; he has been active for almost 50 years and interviewed all the legendary racers of the sport. The Gala has become a must for anyone remotely interested in drag racing and we urge attendees to apply for tickets now to avoid disappointment’.

The BDRHoF Bench Racing session sponsored by Beech Underwriting Agencies will take place from 1pm to 3pm on 19th November at the Atlantic Suite at the Sheraton Skyline Heathrow. Admission will be by ticket only. You can apply for tickets by sending an email to geoff@beechunderwriting.co.uk to enable your place to be registered and confirmed. But hurry – the maximum capacity of the room is 100 and it will be first come, first served. Be there!

Images: 2015 Bench Racing courtesy Simon Groves; Bob McClurg courtesy Bob McClurg