The ERA Club
Peter Berthon is standing to the right of R1’s cockpit, with John Lea to the left, and Lawrence pushing the car from behind.
ENGLISH RACING AUTOMOBILES
ERAs raced competitively at the highest level of motor racing from 1934 until 1952.
The marque is almost unique, as a major motor racing marque, in that, for every one of the twenty cars which ERA built during this period, each car’s ownership history is known at every point throughout its life.
THE ERA CLUB - ITS HISTORY
The ERA Club was formed in 1936 by a group of enthusiasts who wished to support the English Racing Automobiles (ERA) marque.
Until World War II the Club was very active and most of the contemporary ERA owners and drivers were Club members.
After World War II the Club was not active again until the mid-1950s.
By that time a new generation of ERA drivers was establishing the cars as the leading marque in historic motor racing.
Since then the Club has had a more or less continuous existence.
The ERA Club now exists as a forum for owners, drivers and anyone who is interested in ERAs.
Almost all of the current ERA owners are Club members.
The Club Secretary is Guy Spollon.
The two principal milestones in the Club’s year are the publication of Hearsay, its annual journal, and its Annual Lunch, both of which usually take place during the autumn.
HOW TO BECOME AN ERA CLUB MEMBER
The Annual Membership subscription for U.K. members is £26.
The subscription for Overseas members is £36.
Members may pay their subscription by any of the following methods -
- Making a Bank Transfer or Direct Deposit to the Club's bank account :-
Sort Code - 20-48-08
Account No. - 00537268
Account Name - The ERA Car Club
(IBAN No. - GB70 BARC 2048 0800 5372 68 - SWIFT BIC - BARCGB22)
If you are making a subscription payment by this method please also email info@eraclub.co.uk notifying the Club that you have made such a payment, and providing full details of your postal address.
- Making a PayPal payment to the Club's PayPal account :-
info@eraclub.co.uk
- Sending a Cheque by post (UK only) :-
Please email info@eraclub.co.uk for further details.
Please Note - Overseas members are requested to pay their subscription by PayPal.
ANNUAL JOURNAL ‘HEARSAY’
The Club's journal, Hearsay, edited by Adam Wragg, is produced annually for Club Members.
Each edition contains approximately 100 colour pages in perfect bound, landscape format.
The latest edition of Hearsay was published in November 2025.
Back copies of the 2024, 2023, 2018 and 2017 editions are still available to Club Members.
Please email info@eraclub.co.uk if you are interested in obtaining copies of any of these issues.
ANNUAL LUNCH
The Club's Annual Lunch is held each November, when the event is addressed by a Guest Speaker, and the Club's trophies are presented.
The 2025 Annual Lunch was held on Sunday 23rd November at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, where the Guest Speaker was top ERA driver Mark Gillies.
CLUB TROPHIES
The Club’s trophies are competed for throughout the season at races, hillclimbs and sprints.
They are then presented to the winners at the Club’s Annual Lunch in November.
The Winners of the Club’s Trophies for 2025 were :-
The Leslie Brooke Trophy
Best Performance in an ERA at the Goodwood Revival
2025 Winner - Mark Gillies
The Rivers Fletcher Trophy
Best Performance in a 2 litre ERA
2025 Winner - Ben Fidler
The Bob Gerard Trophy
Best Performance in a 1½ litre ERA
2025 Winner - Tom Hardman
The Anthony Mayman Trophy
Best Performance in an ERA in Hillclimbs and Sprints
2025 Winner - Tom Hardman
The Gordon Chapman Trophy
Fastest Time in an ERA on the Prescott Short Course
2025 Winner - Nick Topliss
The Overseas Trophy
Best Performance in an ERA outside the UK
2025 Winner - Douglas Stuart
The Rubery Owen Trophy
Best Performance in an ERA-engined car, other than an ERA
2025 Winner - James Baxter
The Francis Howe Trophy
In Recognition of a Significant Contribution to the advancement and/or preservation of the ERA Marque
2025 Winner - Mark Gillies