The British Motorcycle Racing Club (BMCRC), informally Bemsee, is the largest

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club of its type in the UK and organises a range of championships including Clubman and Supersport 600, Thunderbikes, Superstock 1000,

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and sidecars.

History

Founded in 1909, it was originally based at the classic Brooklands circuit near Weybridge in

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. During the 1960s the offices were at

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, Surrey and are now located in Romford, Essex. It is the oldest motorcycle racing club in the world. Many champions have emerged from starting out in the homemade Aprilia Superteens championship for example: *Two Time world superbike champion James Toseland *Double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner *Moto2 Racer Bradley Smith *Moto3 Racer Danny Webb *MotoGP Racer and 2009 Supersport Champion Cal Crutchlow

Racing Classes (2019)

In 2019, the BMCRC had classes available, based on machine type and rider age. Some classes also had sub-classes determined by various factors such as rider licence level (such as Clubman and National) or machine configuration: * BMZRC 250 MZ *"Blue Haze" GP 2-Strokes * RKB-F1/BMCRC F1 & F2 Sidecars * BMCRC Formula 400 * MRO 600 * MRO Minitwins * MRO Powerbikes & Clubman 1000 * ACU Team Green Junior Cup/Senior Ninja Series * BMCRC Rookie 600 & Rookie 1000 Open * BMCRC Thunderbike Sport, Thunderbike Extreme & Thunderbike Ultra * Yamaha Past Masters * Junior Supersport

Circuits

BMCRC leased the Lydden Hill circuit from 1993 to 2007.White Cliffs Country https://www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk/things-to-do/activities/lydden-hill-race-circuit The 2022 season uses the following circuits: * Brands Hatch (Indy and GP circuits) * Snetterton *

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* Oulton Park *

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* Cadwell Park

References

External links

Bemsee.net Official site Motorcycle racing organizations Motorcycle racing in the United Kingdom {{motorcycle-racing-stub