2025 AWARDS
Brian Horne
Brian Horne has been involved in club motorsport for more than seventy-five years. He is the longest serving member of Herts County Auto & Aero Club( HCAAC), joining the club in the early 1950’ s. He is also the longest serving HCAAC committee member and, at the age of 89, still plays an active role in the club’ s affairs.
He competed in motorsport for over 65 years including sprints and other speed events, hillclimbs, navigation rallies, and other road rallies. Additionally, he helped to organise, marshalled, or competed at HCAAC hillclimb and speed events over seven decades – including those at Westbrook Hay, Duxford, North Weald, Brands Hatch and Debden Airfield. He continues to support the running of the club’ s sprints at Debden and Hethel. Despite approaching his 90th birthday, which will be in January 2026, Brian’ s enthusiasm for, and commitment to motorsport remains undiminished and he continues to enjoy being an active part of Herts County Auto and Aero Club.
Brian Millen
Brian Millen was a founding member of Blackpalfrey Motor Club of Kent, founded in 1965. In 1999 he became a Director of the club and was also appointed the club’ s President. He has been a committee member since the club’ s formation, performing many roles over the years. He has held the post of chairman for over 25 years, as well as holding the posts of treasurer, competition secretary and newsletter editor.
Brian has been the club representative on the Association of South Eastern Motor Clubs for over 55 years, and for a period was its Rally Championship Secretary. He also represents Blackpalfrey MC on the Association of Eastern Motor Clubs and the Association of Central Southern Motor Clubs.
Brian organised many rallies and autocross events acting as Secretary of the Meeting or Clerk of the Course – including Secretary for over 20 years on The Hughes Road Rally( a round of the HRCR Clubman’ s regularity rally series). He was also secretary for The Tour of Kent, one of the HRCR Touring series.
David Bowlas
David Bowlas has been a committed participant in UK Motorsport since the late 1950s. He began as a competitor in road rallying, car trials, and autocross, before becoming a licenced scrutineer.
David started as a Rally Noise official for road rallying, and was a member of Quinton Motor Club where he organised, prepared, and competed, in all events except Race and Sprint. David progressed to car and kart scrutineering and supported off-road trials and comp safari events, scrutineering for Midland Rover Owners Club and MOC, and occasionally some kart scrutineering at Birmingham Wheels track and other local venues.
In parallel David, joined Fred Southall’ s scrutineering team, who involved him in stage rally, sprint and sporting trial scrutineering. David has continued to be a committed Scrutineer for over 50 years, recently reducing his event support, but maintaining a consistent, detailed and trusted vehicle passport inspection service for local competitors. David will step down from Scrutineering duties at the end of 2025 to support and care for his immediate family.
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Revolution- December 2025