Here is a summary of the discussions and decisions from the AGM on Saturday 6 December 2025.
Present at the AGM were 9 CRMC Committee members and 60 members and guests.
Andy Pike, CRMC Chairman, welcomed everyone and explained the committee had been working hard to stabilise the club after a tough 2-3 years
We've seen excellent racing and have had great feedback from members, spectators, the ACU and circuits
The way we run the meetings is first class, widely applauded
Financially it has been a challenging year but we have reduced losses this year by a significant amount
We're going in the right direction, and whilst next year is ambitious, offering great circuits, we believe CRMC remains the best place to race or parade a classic or post classic machine in 2026
Sponsorship Summary
Della Bufton, Sponsorship Co-Ordinator thanked all our sponsors for their support, confirming the total value
Mentioned the Sponsors Pack, available to anyone considering sponsoring the CRMC, which explains the attractive marketing and publicity the CRMC offers sponsors
This can produce real commercial benefits in addition to helping the CRMC keep entry fees as low as possible
(For more information about becoming a CRMC Sponsor, please contact Della Bufton)
Chris Barfe's treasurer’s report was presented by Mark George, Committee Consultant, webmaster & former chairman as Chris wasn't able to attend
Summary of meetings, profit and loss – e.g Donington Park costs over £100,000 but continues to be a profitable meeting
By comparison, cheaper circuits such as Lydden Hill – cheapest meeting of the year - made a £12,000 loss
Timing of events will be improved in 2026, as timing of events, often outside our control wasn't great in 2025 – we've taken account of that and next year has been amended based on what we've learned from 2025
Mallory Test day was a success and will continue
Ending the year with a good bank balance to fund all necessary circuit fee deposits for 2026
There will be a modest 5.5% increase in entry fees for solos
Mark thanked Chris for his excellent work in managing fees and expenses
Eligibility Reports
The Eligibility Reports were presented by John Davidson (Classic Eligibility), Andy Pike (Post Classic Eligibility) and Steve Reilly (Sidecar Eligibility) and all were pleased to remark that we are still receiving many new applications each year, now mainly for post classic but there is still a steady stream of classics, sidecar and a large number of parade bikes.
Measuring Engines
After a few questions from the audience about eligibility and using non-period parts, we announced we have purchased specialised equipment to enable the bore and stroke measurement of many machines without stripping the engine down. This equipment will be trialed early next year, but is seen as a good deterrent to over-size engines being used.
FRC - smell the two strokes!
Forgotten Racing Club has been re-kindled and is back and will be joining CRMC, putting on races for two stroke Grand Prix bikes, hopefully they get the support they hope for - we can't wait!
2026 Circuits
Ben Robinson introduced the exciting calendar we have planned for 2026 and answered questions about what we're doing and where we're doing it. Further details are show on our Home page and we'll be giving more information on our Next meeting page as we get nearer to each event.
New CRMC Committee Members
After votes online and at the meeting, the following new candidates were voted on to the CRMC committee and Gavin Kidwell and Ben Robinson who stood for re-election and were re-elected by majority votes. The votes were very close and the committee thanked Andy Reynolds, who came close but wasn't successful on this occasion
Steve Reilly joins the committee full-time and will continue his great work with the classic sidecars
June Morris joins the committee and is a familiar face to you all, having worked for many years in the Race Office
Rule Change to 2002
Members heard more about the reasons why the committee asked to extend the CRMC rules to allow slightly younger bikes to race with the club.
It's part of the general strategy to encourage more people to race with CRMC and recognises the need to appeal to a younger age-range. The committee stressed at this time, it will be limited to specific classes of machine and will not affect the recently-introduced Post Classic Era 3 machines. Plans are to allow Honda CB500s and Mini-Twins to race, as there is a demand for the CRMC to include these bikes.
Tyre Warmers
After much debate and careful consideration of the votes from CRMC members both digitally online before the meeting and at the meeting, the CRMC committee has agreed to tyre warmers being used for some Post Classic machines. These will only be allowed for classes that currently can use moulded "wet" tyres
This decision has been decided by a majority vote of members.
We are re-writing the eligibility rules and these will be published shortly.
Some of the CRMC members and guests at the AGM listening to Andy Pike, CRMC Chairman
The minutes of the meeting are available to members on request to the webmaster
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