Raymond Mays Bugatti loses a wheel early s Mays looks remarkably calm as a wheel flies off the left side of his car Mays was a racing driver of the prewar period and played an important role in the creation of the ERA English Racing Automobiles Ltd and BRM British Racing Motors cars He started racing in with a Hillman specialising in hillclimbs and sprint events He also raced Bugattis ACs and Vauxhalls With Victor Riley he built the White Riley and with the sponsorship from Humphrey Cook the project developed into the ERA Mays was cofounder and head driver of the team and the cars were built on his home yard at Bourne In ERA and Mays dominated the Voiturette season In Mays raced his ERA as an independent After the war Mays continued to compete but gradually became engaged in promoting BRM He retired from racing after the International Trophy