Our first wet race of the year but another great result. The Friday test didnt go so well, lots of red flags meant limited running and we picked up a whining noise from the rear diff that we diagnosed simply as worn bearings so would require a rebuild which isnt...
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MSV Track Day Championship Round 2 – Snetterton
Well if it aint broke dont fix it, with a class win in round one we decided to leave the M3 in the same class and run it this year in part as a learning year for Callum as he gets used to the extra power and weight. Well he's learning, a near faultless drive and...
MSV Track Day Championship Round 1
You never know what will happen with a new season and its fair to say that this one was a bit of a surprise. Pre-season went well, the car has been heavily updated with new brakes, aero, less weight, new exhaust but the one thing we didnt touch was the power, plan was...
2019 Season BMW Racing
Well 2019 is with us and there has been a lot of changes to the BMW E36 M3 driven by Callum Noble. Last year was a test year really to see how Callum adapted to the higher weight, power and grip of the E46 M3 chassis which bearing in mind he came from the 1125kg BMW...
Badger Oak Sponsors Day
To reflect the enhanced support we have had from Badgers Oak this season we decided to host a fun day out for them at Bruntingthorpe Training Ground. Bruntingthorpe is basically an airfield where you can use areas simply for fun and also a short course track to both...
2018 Season Report BMW M3
2018 Season report - BMW Racing Over the past few weeks we've had a few people ask why we've not been releasing race reports this year and whilst we dont want to disappoint our followers we did have a couple of reasons why we havent. The first reason is that Goodwood...
2018 Race Season
Our 2018 racing plans are our most exciting yet and the first one we can announce is our latest E46 M3 (our 9th we have built) to be driven by our regular driver - Callum Noble. Callum has decided to jump into the deep end moving from two successful seasons in...
BMW Racing 2017 Round 3 Silverstone
Well if ever there was a weekend of highs and lows this was it. Having never raced the Silverstone National circuit before we used the test day for Callum to find his way round and get an idea of the track, personally I love the National as its about braking and...
BMW Racing 2017 Round 2 Brands Hatch
Second race of the year and seeing as Callum likes the GP Circuit at Brands we had high hopes, Friday test went well with Callum improving his times throughout the day and our track walk on Friday night showed up some areas we could improve on. Saturday qualifying...
BMW Racing 2017 Round 1 Cadwell Park
The start of Callums third season with us has brought about some changes for the 2017 season. For a start we have a new car, Callums last got enough of a hit at Brands Hatch to mean that the shell was a little past its best so we brought out the spare car from...
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