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The Lloyd's Motor Club
was formed in 1951 by a number of enthusiasts in the London insurance
market, following an upsurge of interest in motoring and motor sport
after the Second World War. Membership was - and remains - limited to
members of Lloyd's and those involved in the Lloyd's and company
markets of the London insurance industry.
At its peak in the 1970s and 1980s, membership ran well into four
figures; after a quiet spell in the early 1990s, numbers have once
again been increasing rapidly - thanks in no small part to the club's
award winning quarterly newsletter, which was launched in 1997 - with
a current level of approximately 750 members and rising.
Having run its own sprint meetings at Brands Hatch and Lydden Hill in
the1950s, the club was able to expand its sporting activities when it
was invited to join the Eight Clubs in 1968 and participate in their
annual event at Silverstone.
The club has also resumed the occasional sponsorship of its racing
members, which has recently seen the Lloyd's name return to Le Mans
after many years' absence, and operates its own highly successful
karting team which take part in various championships across the
country.
What was formerly the
social highlight of the club's year - the Annual Dinner - resumed in
1999 after an absence of many years, much to the pleasure of those
members who retained fond memories of the legendary events of yore,
which on their own right would often draw the LMC to the attention of
the national motoring press!
In addition to this meeting, today's LMC members are able to avail
themselves of exclusive circuit-hire events such as the long-standing
track days at Goodwood, and an annual kart racing meeting at Buckmore
Park, one of the country's leading outdoor karting venues.
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