{"id":489849,"date":"2008-03-01T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2008-03-01T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=55938"},"modified":"2024-09-07T00:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:16:24","slug":"the-brm-information-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-brm-information-center\/","title":{"rendered":"The BRM Information Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As touched upon in this month\u2019s interview with one-time BRM (British Racing Motors) team manager Tim Parnell, the Bourne-based Grand Prix team enjoyed a long, and sometimes star-crossed, history. Built by Raymond Mays, on the prewar foundations laid with the creation of the ERA line of racecars, BRM was conceived in 1945 and launched in 1949 with the introduction of the V-16. From 1949, until the last cars were built in 1977, BRM created a steady slew of Formula One racecars. Though success was sometimes elusive, BRM was able to win the F1 World Championship in 1962, with Graham Hill driving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This month\u2019s featured Web site is one enthusiast\u2019s repository of information on the cars and people associated with BRM. The site includes segments devoted to the history and specifications of every BRM and ERA Grand Prix car built; the Le Mans cars; Can-Am cars; Interseries cars; the engines; the people; places of BRM significance; complete race results; an account of the fastest Grand Prix (Monza, \u201971), which was won by the BRM of Peter Gethin; as well as links and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though there isn\u2019t much narrative, or a definitive history from start to finish, there is a lot of information, with varying amounts for every car spanning some 50 years. Worth a look, if you\u2019re interested in learning more on either BRM or the ERAs.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-592425 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2-770x545.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/HD200803-p2-293x207.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/members.madasafish.com\/~d_hodgkinson\/brm.htm\">http:\/\/members.madasafish.com\/~d_hodgkinson\/brm.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As touched upon in this month\u2019s interview with one-time BRM (British Racing Motors) team manager Tim Parnell, the Bourne-based Grand Prix team enjoyed a long, and sometimes star-crossed, history. Built by Raymond Mays, on the prewar foundations laid with the creation of the ERA line of racecars, BRM was conceived in 1945 and launched in 1949 with the introduction of the V-16. 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