It is with great regret that we must inform Members of the death of Michael Bowler on Saturday 16 August after a long period of illness. Michael was 85 years old and a Full Member of the BRDC since 1981.
Among his many achievements in historic racing, he won the FIA European Cup in 1979 and 1980, was named Jaguar Driver of the Year in 1979 and awarded the Club‘s Nigel Moores Trophy in 1980. An engineer who had turned to journalism, he was Sports Editor of Motor in the early 1970s and the founding editor of Classic Cars magazine. A full BRDC tribute to Michael will appear here in the coming days.
Michael’s funeral will take place on Friday 5 September at 12.15pm at the Hampden Chapel, Chilterns Crematorium, Whielden Lane, Amersham HP7 0ND with a gathering afterwards at Chorleywood Golf Club, Common Lane, Chorleywood WD3 5LN. All BRDC Members are welcome to attend.