www.rivers-fletcher.com
The Croft, Lighthorne Rd, Kineton, Warwick CV350JL
Tel: 01926 642313, click on the link below to e-mail me
Rivers at home
In his first Cooper 1100cc
Checking the oil in his Alvis
The 2.5 litre BRM being built.
The prototype 2.5 litre BRM
Rivers tests the V16 BRM
With Sir Alfred Owen,
the BRM team owner.
How racing used to be!
Those were the days.
Shelsley Walsh June 1932
The “Rivers Fletcher Talk and Film Shows”, were a part of Motorsport activity throughout the
early post war period. With no television coverage of motor racing, the motor clubs in England relied on Rivers Fletcher to put on regular shows with films of the Grand Prix in Europe and
talk about what was happening in the world of Formula 1.
As TV coverage increased, the need for the shows reduced, but Rivers carried on doing the shows,
now with a leaning towards his own amateur racing, thus providing an interest for enthusiasts and
their wives/girlfriends. These films now form the basis of a show about Rivers’ life. Unique footage
of family and motorsport life in the 1950-1960 period is shown by Rivers’ younger son Jeremy with explanations and reminiscences of life 50 years ago.
Rivers’ horrific crash when he rolled his HWM at Prescott, ( no roll cage or harnesses in those days), grand prix, hillclimbs, a young family learning about cars and larking about with comedian and world movie star Norman Wisdom, all feature in the relaxed evening show that Jeremy presents to clubs
and groups all over England.
For more information, please contact Jeremy - details below
