The Endurance Rally Association will host a memorial service for its founder Philip Young to mark the first anniversary of his passing, following a motorcycle accident in Burma. The event will take place at the Brooklands Motor Museum on 9 March.
Philip Young was a tireless campaigner for the historic rally movement, founding the Historic Rally Car Register and reviving the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, as well as setting a record for driving from Cape Town to London in 10 and a half days. His final achievement was gaining permission for 70 really crews to be the first to cross the land border between Thailand and Burma.
Rally director Fred Gallagher said: “We are planning for this to be a true celebration of an amazing man, a happy occasion with words, video footage and pictures to lighten the mood and make sure that we all remember Philip as the incredible life force and innovator that he was.”
