Countdown to the BWRDC GoldStars Presentations by Sir Stirling Moss OBE

14.00hrs on Saturday 16th January on the BWRDC Stand at Autosport International, with just 60 minutes to go before we welcome the legendary Sir Stirling Moss onto our stand for the BWRDC GoldStars presentations.

Anticipation mounts as the BWRDC GoldStars Nominees gather around Chairman Helen Bashford-Malkie for a final briefing, on the presentaion format. Meanwhile other members add final touches to 'dress' the stand, distribute club literature, press releases and give loads of BWRDC/Perfect Promotional Products Key rings out. While the nominees chatted excitedly to the crowds of show visitors, Helen welcomed representatives from the GoldStars sponsors, each one world-class leaders that she had charmed into supporting the BWRDC including IWI - handmade luxury watches (donating a stop-watch for winners), Millers Oils (winners receive one' year's supply of engine & gearbox oil), Blueleaf - creative and digital agency (dedicated GoldStars webpages) and competition specialists companies OMP (donating a suit for the winners) and leaders in the supply of racewear, competition and road tuning parts for cars and bikes - Demon Tweeks who together with Phoenix are providing an Arai GP-5K helmet for the winners.

Finally, the scene is set; a massed crowd of family, friends and show visitors, jostle aimiably besides camera crews and photographers in readiness for the presentations to begin. With the girls fully briefed, it was time for LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION as one of the greatest-ever grand prix driver and sports-car driver Sir Stirling Moss arrived on the BWRDC Stand to a tumultuous applause!

BWRDC 'Club' Mentor, ALMS driver and broadcaster, Liz Halliday meanwhile had finished briefing the MotorsTV crew that she has lined-up to cover the proceedings, and I finished briefing Ian Titchmarsh, the doyen of circuit commentators, who, as the Judge was not only announcing the winners but would host the entire proceedings on our behalf. A cloud of glittering gold strips exploded over the stage when the BWRDC Gold Stars winners Ilsa Cox 'Club' and Alice Powell 'Elite' were announced. Sir Stirling stepped forward to present the awards to the worthy winners. Once the excitement levels had settled somewhat and photographs and interviews with the winners and BWRDC 'Club' Mentor Liz Halliday were completed it was over to Ian Titchmarsh again, who interviewed Sir Stirling Moss about his support for the BWRDC stand and also on his latest book - 'All My Races' which he had been promoting on the LAT Stand. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful event and we were all thrilled to have an opportunity to listen to him talk about the golden era of motor racing when he reigned supreme.

Georgie Shaw, BWRDC, PR



Moss sets pulses racing as BWRDC GoldStars Nominees await Announcement!
(Back row, left to right) BWRDC GoldStars 'Club' nominees: Victoria Pickles, Sarah Franklin, Gail Hill, Sir Stirling Moss, Ilsa Cox, Lorraine Gathercole, Amy Barker (Front row, left to right) BWRDC GoldStars 'Elite' nominees: Kirsty Young, Alice Powell, Louise Richardson, Zoe Wenham
Photos courtesy: Jakob Ebrey






Sir Stirling's Girls Covered in Gold as 2009 BWRDC GoldStars Winners Announced!
(left in forefront) BWRDC GoldStars 'Elite' Alice Powell & BWRDC GoldStars 'Club' Ilsa Cox (rgt of SM)
Photos courtesy: Jakob Ebrey






PURE GOLD!
(left to right) BWRDC GoldStars 'Elite' winner Alice Powell with Sir Stirling Moss OBE & BWRDC GoldStars 'Club' winner Ilsa Cox
Photos courtesy: Jakob Ebrey




For more information please contact:
BWRDC PR Georgie Shaw m: 07967 806929 e: georgiemshaw@btinternet.com
BWRDC Exhibition CoOrdinator Lynn Jones m: 07967 707959 e: joneski@onetel.com