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Motionsport sends news of their excellent result in the Britcar 24 hour race at Silverstone last weekend, with a fantastic 6th place in their highly modified, Honda powered, S2 Elise.<\/p>\nMotionsport sends news of their excellent result in the Britcar 24 hour race at Silverstone last weekend, with a fantastic 6th place in their highly modified, Honda powered, S2 Elise.<\/p>\n
The team managed this despite a last minute engine change before qualifying.<\/p>\n
You can read the full press release below…<\/p>\n
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Lotus endurance racing team, Motionsport, set about 24hrs of giant-killing in its Lotus Elise at this year\u2019s Britcar24hr by finishing 6th<\/sup> overall. Facing tough competition from much higher powered, large engine GT cars such as Moslers, Ferraris, Porsches, Marcos\u2019s, Aston Martins and Ginettas, Motionsport\u2019s custom built endurance-spec Elise put in a fast, solid, reliable performance to move up the rankings over the entire 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The Honda powered Elise was piloted by Motionsport driver Pete Storey and fellow Britcar regular Paul Mitson alongside Caterham racers, Ben Gower and Mike Rowland.<\/p>\n
Qualifying a reasonable 26th<\/sup> on a grid of 55 cars; the enormity of the task ahead was starting to become apparent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a few dramas during day qualifying with a couple of engine gremlins and had to perform a last minute engine swap to be sure of reliability. The team did a great job to get the spare up and running in time to get the drivers qualified at night. I think we made it with 9 minutes to spare\u201d Said Motionsport Team Principal, Simon Phillips<\/p>\n
\u201cQualifying positions are almost irrelevant over 24 hours, the car definitely has more in it and our long race pace should be very competitive. I doubt some of the cars ahead of us will be able to keep their pace up like we can. A long way to go yet\u201d added Pete Storey<\/p>\n
Starting the race on Saturday 1st<\/sup> October at 16:30, Storey almost immediately set about making up places and by the end of the first stint had the Lotus sitting 13th<\/sup> overall and 4th<\/sup> in class. As the night set in the team kept pushing forwards and by one third distance had made it up to 8th<\/sup> position, maintaining good pace.<\/p>\n
As dawn broke over an unseasonably warm Silverstone, Motionsport, still holding a top 10 position, could now start to push and try to move further forward. As the hours passed the positions were gained.<\/p>\n
In front of one of the biggest crowds the Britcar 24hr has ever seen, Ben Gower took the chequered flag for Motionsport in an incredible 6th<\/sup> position overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat an amazing result! I\u2019m ecstatic! It goes to show that with a well prepared car, the right strategy and a team that all work toward a single goal you can achieve great results!\u201d said Gower.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very, very pleased with the result. It\u2019s a great reward for all of the hard work we\u2019ve put in and hopefully we can build on this for the future.\u201d added Phillips.<\/p>\n
Motionsport are a Lotus specialist, based in Banbury, in the heart of motorsport valley. Offering full race builds, performance upgrades, track and race management services.<\/p>\n
For more information contact Simon Phillips on 0044 7970 518 968 or see www.motionsport.co.uk<\/a> . email info@motionsport.co.uk<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n