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The High Performance Club was founded in 1978. Its original membership was made up of people who had successfully completed the British School of Motoring's High Performance Course. This had been running since 1962, when the Chairman of BSM, who had also been instrumental in setting up the Institute of Advanced Motorists, saw the need for training those with 'high performance' cars. This was at a time when there was no 70mph maximum speed limit and the new Jaguar E-type was claimed to be capable of 150 mph. For more information, read our potted history.
BSM's High Performance Course has not existed for many years. The Club is now in sole control of its entry standards. These standards are developed and assessed by our two 'gatekeepers' and membership to the Club is recommended by completing one of their qualifying courses.
The name 'High Performance Club' is of course, gloriously, politically incorrect. It conjures up images of cars rushing around at high speed. The reality is very different. High Performance refers to the driver, and not the car. The Club has three values:
- Passionate about driving
- Focused on self improvement
- Fun-loving