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Raymond Mays bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque

Why this matters

Raymond Mays CBE was a prominent British motor racing figure who founded ERA and later BRM, significantly contributing to British success in Formula One; his efforts put Bourne on the global motorsport map and led to Graham Hill's 1962 World Championship victory with BRM.

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Overview

Raymond Mays bronze plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England South Kesteven. This bronze commemorative plaque records: To commemorate The Motor Racing Heritage of Bourne celebrating the Centenary of the birth of Raymond Mays CBE (1899-1980) A veritable giant of motor sport, he put the Town on the World Map of Motor Racing. (1934-1999) These voiturette racers became renowned worldwide for success in the classes for which they were designed and built, Successes which continued into the 21st century with Historic Events.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This bronze commemorative plaque records: To commemorate The Motor Racing Heritage of Bourne celebrating the Centenary of the birth of Raymond Mays CBE (1899-1980) A veritable giant of motor sport, he put the Town on the World Map of Motor Racing.

People and events

The saved account records: (1934-1999) These voiturette racers became renowned worldwide for success in the classes for which they were designed and built, Successes which continued into the 21st century with Historic Events.

How it worked

The saved account records: (1949-1999) The natural successor to the E.R.A.

What remains

The saved account records: was aimed at the Formula One World Championships in a determined effort to put British cars in the front line of racing.

Why it mattered

Raymond Mays bronze plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: To commemorate The Motor Racing Heritage of Bourne celebrating the Centenary of the birth of Raymond Mays CBE (1899-1980) A veritable giant of motor sport, he put the Town on the World Map of Motor Racing. 65 years of E.R.A. (1934-1999) These voiturette racers became renowned worldwide for success in the classes for which they were designed and built, Successes which continued into the 21st century with Historic Events. 50 years of B.R.M. (1949-1999) The natural successor to the E.R.A. the B.R.M. was aimed at the Formula One World… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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