Saturday, August 15, 2026 12:00PM Moderated by Dr. Jon Murden with Martin Braybrook, and Ian Stanfield This presentation will show the story of how the 1000 HP Sunbeam was built and its successful 203.7mph land speed record attempt by Sir Henry Segrave on Daytona Beach, securing its globally recognized status in motoring history. Ian Stanfield and Martin Braybrook will also outline its recent restoration at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England, and the joy of hearing its engines roar here at Pebble Beach, ahead of a short US tour, culminating in a return to Daytona Beach to commemorate the anniversary of the land speed record in March 2027. Dr. Jon Murden – Moderator Dr. Jon Murden is the Chief Executive of the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England. A graduate of Mediaeval and Modern History at the University of Birmingham, his PhD analyzed labor relations in postwar British motor manufacturing. This makes him ideally placed to lead recent projects, including delivering Driven: Britains Motoring Story in a newly refreshed gallery and a street scene reflecting life in the 1950s and 1960s, displaying contemporary items from the museum’s vehicle, costume, archive and automobilia collections. Jon is working with the museum’s workshop team and other business partners, overseeing the 1000 HP Sunbeam’s visit to friends in the United States, where it debuts at the Pebble Beach Concours before the trip culminates in its return to Daytona Beach to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the land speed record on March 29, 2027. Outside of work, Jon divides his time between running, maintaining, and restoring a small fleet of classic cars (including a 1957 Hillman Minx and a 1968 Sunbeam Rapier Fastback) and umpiring and coaching club cricket. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is delighted that his football (soccer?!) team Notts County was recently promoted to League One just in time for the new season this summer! Martin Braybrook Martin Braybrook is the founder and CEO of Brookspeed Automotive Group, a specialist UK automotive engineering, restoration, and motorsport business, and one of the driving forces behind the restoration and recommissioning of the legendary 1000 HP Sunbeam. A lifelong enthusiast whose passion for motorsport began as a teenager attending the 1969 British Grand Prix at Silverstone—seeing Jackie Stewart triumph over the likes of Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt, Jacky Ickx and Bruce McLaren—he has built a career spanning professional motor racing, historic vehicles, high-performance engineering and business leadership. From preparing Formula Ford and Sports 2000 cars in his spare time during the 1970s, Martin progressed into professional motorsport, working with, among others, Sir Jack Brabham’s Formula 3 team in the 1980s and the Harrods McLarens that competed at Le Mans in the mid-1990s. Over a glass of wine or two on New Year’s Eve 1996, Martin decided to strike out on his own and Brookspeed was born, quickly developing a reputation for technical excellence and competitive success in the UK and internationally. All these years later, Martin’s passion and enthusiasm remain as strong as ever. A chance conversation at Britain's National Motor Museum about the possibility of bringing the 1000 HP Sunbeam back to life and returning it to Daytona Beach sparked the next chapter. “I can help you do that,” he said. The result is the remarkable project being celebrated here today. Ian Stanfield Ian Stanfield, affectionately known by all as “Stan,” is the Senior Engineer in the workshops at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England. Born in South Africa, he moved to the UK when his family emigrated, and in 1978 he found himself working part-time in the museum while on a training course at a local technical college. He was offered a role in the workshops in the early 1980s and has worked since on all the vehicles in the museum’s collection. While he describes himself as a Rolls-Royce freak, he has devoted much of his recent career years to the Sunbeam vehicles, completing the 350 HP Sunbeam restoration project in 2014. Around this time, Stan and the workshop team began looking at the 1000 HP Sunbeam. Although it had been on display in the museum since its loan in the 1950s, the 1000 HP Sunbeam was purchased from the Rootes Group by Edward, Lord Montagu, in the 1970s, but its condition was largely unknown. Following completion of the 350 HP Sunbeam restoration, the team decided to remove, clean, and oil the engines of the 1000 HP Sunbeam with a view to preserving them for future generations, and it is from this decision that the current project has grown. After the Sunbeam’s centenary visit to Daytona in 2027, Stan plans a well-deserved retirement! Forum panelists subject to change. Attendee expressly assumes all risks incidental to and associated with attendance at the Event. 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