BPM's Supercopa....the work begins!

[Ash-Supercopa]

Car looks amazing

And feels amazing.

 

[Ash-Supercopa]

Rockingham on the 28th August, we will be testing the day before if anyone wants to come.

 

[AndrewJB]

i might be down for that i know ive got a few hours to work in MK But got rest of day off

 

[knackerdecobre]

I may come down for a nosey then!

 

[thePHILosipher]

car looks immense, best of luck with the series, hopefully i will be off on the 28th so i will have a mosey on over

 

[obes]

make sure you come down to the garage and say hello guys, good to put some faces to the names

 

[lexyy]

that is a mega car!!! have to ask though, have you made a replica on forza yet??

 

[obes]

that is a mega car!!! have to ask though, have you made a replica on forza yet??

I have no idea what that means??

 

[obes]

A rainy Rockingham once again proved to be a tough challenge for team as we ironed out a few teething problems with the Supercopa. Friday testing saw us struggling with the right front corner, a problem which unfortunately took all day to resolve and was eventually diagnosed as a bent wishbone. We were happy though to have found the problem, plus a couple of other niggles and sorted them out by the end of the last session. With the 24hr race looming the whole weekend was sprinkled with various experiments and trials. Brakes, fuel, oils and several other items and set-ups were all tested throughout the meeting as we gather as much info as possible for the flagship race in October.

Raceday started brightly enough and a solid qualifying performance put is in the middle of the pack. The race began well and despite a few problems getting our trial super-endurance brake pads up to temperature, we soon clambered up 5 places and were challenging for more as we made our first pit-stop. The weather intervened shortly afterward but with only a heavy shower falling we stayed on slicks and settled in to the mid part of the race. Two more solid stints followed, but as the last quarter of the race started a huge thundery downpour bought chaos to the track! Several safety car periods followed as car after car lost control in the deluge and the pit-lane became a flurry of frantic activity as everyone stopped for wets. We then lost several places due to extra stops to clear a misted up windscreen! This was a valuable lesson though as the car will now be modified with a demisting system. The conditions proved to be so bad that race control bought the chequered flag out early, leaving us 16th overall.

In all, a very satisfactory result but tinged with the disappointment that we could have easily challenged for the top ten. We did however learn a huge amount about the car this weekend and will be better prepared for the 24hr because of it.

Speaking of the 24hr, we have now begun sorting out tickets and passes for visitors. For anyone who hasn't been to see us yet, this really is the one to come to. The weekend will include trade stands, airshows and a funfair and you'll be able to get right up close and personal with all the race cars during the public pit and grid walks. As always we'll be welcoming guests to the BPM pit and really hope to see some of you there. Details here: http://www.bpmracing.co.uk/24hr.html

Cheers! and see you soon.

Owen & Ashley.

 

[obes]

All guns blazing towards the 24hr now!
We've just fitted the illuminated number panels for the doors and we're wiring up for some serious lighting on the front!
We've still got some tickets available and car passes for parking inside the circuit, so PM me of you want to come - Silverstone - Saturday 2nd Oct.
Here's the entry list for the race:

Class One - Red - 1 - 15
1 Andrew Beaumont (GB) / Pat Gormley (GB) / Ben Clucas (GB) Henry Fletcher (GB)) Topcat Racing / Runnymede Mosler MT900R GT2
2 Michael McInerney (GB) / Sean McInerney (GB) / Phil Keen (GB) Eclipse Motorsport Mosler MT900R GT2
3 Nigel Mustil (GB) / Chris Jones (GB) / TBA Wessex Vehicle Aquilla GT2
4 Paul White (GB) / Calum Lockie (GB) / Piers Masarati (GB) Strata 21 Mosler MT900R GT2
5 Mitch Millett (GB) / Alan Bonner (GB) / TBA / TBA Xero Competition Chevrolet Corvette C5R GT2
6 Martin Short (GB) / Andy Neat (GB) / Steve Quick (GB) / TBA Rollcentre Racing Mosler MT900R GT2
8 Javier Morcillo (ESP) / Manuel Cintrano (ESP) / Jay Shepherd (GB) / Jan Persson / Rod Barrett / Oliver Campos Hull (ESP) Neil Garner Motorsport Mosler MT900R GT2
7 Gary Lindley (GB) / Tim Hood (GB) / TBA / TBA GTF-MCC GTF/TVR?

Class Two - Blue - 16 - 30
16 TBA / TBA Nick Jarvis Chevron GT3
17 TBA / TBA Nick Jarvis Chevron GT3
18 Keith Ahlers (GB) / Christian Bock (D) / Michael Bock (D) Aero Morgan Plus 8 GT3
19 Graham Bryant (GB) / Oliver Bryant (GB) / Will Goff (GB) / TBA Chesterton Commercial Holdings Marcos Mantis GT3
20 Yosuke Shimojima (JPN) / Ryu Seya (JPN) / Masashi Kakiuchi (JPN) / Toru Nakano (JPN) Topcat Racing Marcos Mantis GT3
21 TBA / TBA Topcat Racing Marcos Mantis GT3


Class Three - Yellow - 31 -70
31 Fiona James (GB) / Alistair Mackinnon (GB) / Mike Donovan (GB) MacKinnon Construction Ginetta G50 GT4
32 Keith Gent (GB) / Steve Clark (GB) / Julian Westwood (GB) / Steve Evans (GB) / TBA K G Motorsport BMW M3 E46
33 Ian Barrowman (GB) / Mark Griffiths (GB) / James Baxter (GB) / Mathew West (GB) Nick Gooch (GB) Birchwood Racing Aston Martin N24 GT4
34 Kevin Hancock (GB) / Leigh Smart (GB) / Craig Wilkins (GB) / Aaron Scott (GB) Jemco Racing Ginetta G50 GT4
35 TBA / TBA Nichlolas Mee Racing Aston Martin N24 GT4
36 Martin Roos / Simon Phillips (GB) / Lars Viljoen / Daniel Schwerfeld Red Motorsport Lotus Exige GT4
37 Colin White / Frank Norring / Meryik Cox / TBA CWS Engineering Ltd BMW E46
38 Sam Hancock (GB) / Simon Dolan (GB) / TBA Jota Sport llp Aston Martin N24 GT4
39 Kevin Clarke (GB) / Wayne Gibson (GB) / TBA Intersport BMW M3 E36
43 Peter Fairbairn (GB) / Paul Mclean (GB) Michael Quinn (GB) GT Classics Team Porsche 993 RSR
44 Malcolm Niall (AUS) / Brett Niall (AUS) / Clint Harvey (GB) / TBA John Welch Motorsport Strategic Racing 1 Seat Leon Supercopa
45 Mark Pilate (GB) / TBA / TBA / TBA John Welch Motorsport Strategic Racing 2 Seat Leon Supercopa
46 Mick Mercer (GB) / Gary Smith (GB) / Luc Paillard In 2 Racing Ginetta GT4
48 Ian Stinton (GB) / Neil Clark (GB) / Del Bennett (GB) Stark Racing Ginetta G50 GT4
49 Michael Tischner (D) / Matthias Tischner (D) / Ulrich Becker (D) Tischner Motorsport BMW M3 E46
50 Patrick Mortell (GB) / Alric Kitson (GB) / Simon Aris (GB) / Lee McKee (USA) Team Rogue Racing Toyota MR2 Roadster
52 Tom Black (GB) / Stuart Hall (GB) / Alan Bonner (GB) Vantage Racing Aston Martin N24 GT4
54 John Thorne (GB) / TBA / TBA / TBA Thorney Motorsport BMW E92 M3 GT3
57 Lucas Ordonez (ESP) / Jordan Tresson (FRA) / Alex Buncombe (GB) / Richard Meaden (GB) / Holger Eckhardt (D) RJN Motorsport Nissan 370z

Class Four - Orange - 65 - 100
68 Andre Severs (GB) / Peter James (GB) / Peter Rigg (GB) Mark Heywood (GB) Your Sign Company / Sams Boyz Honda Accord
71 Owen Thomas (GB) / Ashley Woodman (GB) / Rob Cullum (GB) / Greg Noble (GB) BPM Racing Limited Leon Supercopa
72 Paul Follett (GB) Jafeth Molenaar (NL) / Timothy Raven (GB) / Douglas Titford (GB) / Terry Flatt (GB) Brunswick BMW 130i
73 Dave Cox (GB) / Jason Cox (GB) / Michael Cox (GB) Race Car Spares Motorsport Ford Escort Cosworth Turbo
74 Spencer Vanderpal / Christopher Wishart (GB) / Jonathan Simmonds (GB) / Paul Denby (GB) Spencer Vanderpal BMW 120TD
75 Dave Allan (GB) / Daniel Ludlow (GB) / Junichi Umemoto (JPN) / Andy Barnes (GB) Synchro Motorsport Honda Jazz Type R
76 Peter Venn (GB) / Rob Hedley (GB) / Kouichi Okumura (JPN) Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type R FN2
77 Jamie Martin (GB) / Colin Hays (GB) / Oliver Danker (GB) Bidmedia Ltd VW Golf MK II
79 Darron Anley (GB) / David Joseph (GB) Drivers Honda Integra Type - R
80 James Thorpe (GB) / Jan Prowse (GB) / Craig Davies (GB) Brunswick BMW
81 John Mawdsley (GB) / Marcus Mahy (GB) / Simon Hill (GB) / TBA Saxon Motorsport Honda Civic Type R
82 Richard Chamberlain (GB) / Zubin Randeria / James Fillingham (GB) Chimp Tune Racing Lotus Elise GT4
83 Lawrence Tomlinson (GB) / Mike Simpson (GB) / Stewart Linn (GB) Nigel Moore (GB) Ginetta Cars Ltd / Team LNT Ginetta G40
84 Ivo Breukers (NL) / Henk Thijssen (NL) / Monny Krant (NL) Red Camel Racing Leon FR 2.0 TDI
85 John Clonis / Phil Donaghy (GB) / Chris Bentley (GB) CTR - Alfatune BMW 330 Diesel
86 Mark Ticehurst (GB) / Owen Mildenhall (GB) / Ollie Marriage (GB) / Jamie Corstophine (GB) Team Jota Mazda
87 Ben Whitworth (GB) / Jim McGill (GB) / Matt Joy (GB) / Jade Paveley (GB) Team Jota Mazda
89 Matthew Perkins (GB) Mike Nippers (GB) / Robert Kubica (GB) Chris Davies (GB) SLN Racing Honda Integra
91 Desmond Smail (GB) / John George (GB) / Alex Osborne (GB) / Kevin George (GB) Mardi Gras Racing Honda Integra
92 Thomas Schwartz (FRA) / Lionel Mesnager (FRA) / Jeremy Beaux (FRA) Simon Bax (FRA) Feu Vert / Moteur Incentive Clio 3 Cup
94 Michael Hartley (GB) / Malcolm Edeson (GB) / Nick Bowers (GB) / Rex Nye (GB) Daniels Motorsport Ltd Honda Civic
98 Daniel Wheeler (GB) / Andrew Hack (GB) / Tim Stanbridge (GB) / Alex Dew (GB) Dread Ltd / Carmedic / Giles Seat Leon Supercopa
99 Robin Walker (GB) / Mats Wahlgren (SWE) / Doug Cole (GB) / Simon Byrne (GB) DC Motorsport MG ZR 190


a couple of pic's from Rockingham

 

[obes]

Last Race at Brands Hatch

It was the last race of the season for the Supercopa at the weekend and the car ran brilliantly! In fact, other than the bit of a hiccup in the 24hr, the car has been awesome since we switched to it mid-season! It's an amazing piece of equipment and we're only just beginning to grasp some of it's potential.

Friday testing was very difficult, with the conditions changing from damp to wet and with the temperature down in single figures keeping heat in the tyres was a real challenge as was the patchy track, it was very easy to lose control in a wet area....as this onboard video of a couple of laps shows!...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbIdJ_wt68w

Sterling work from the team soon saw the front fixed and the car was set-up ready for qualifying.

We completed the installation lap without any issues and set about building the heat up in the car for a fast lap. We knew the Bullrun Seat would be quick and that the Cox escort would enjoy some great traction on the cold track but with the seconds ebbing away we managed to put in a 52.6, good enough for 18th overall and just pipping Bullrun to the class pole.

As night fell we switched to our spare bonnet, which has our uber lighting rig on it! We've learn't that lighting is everything with night racing and as the green flag fell we began the 90 minute battle in the dark. I kept well out of the way of Bullrun and the Wilds BMW at the start - they were battling for the championship and I didn't want to be the meat in that sandwich! It turned out to be a good move as they took each other out slightly later in the race!

We enjoyed some good battles with the topcat marcos and the Lunn Civic, and clambered up to 14th before our first pitstop. Unfortunately we didn't restart the car in the correct sequence after the refuel which left Ash without a working dash. A quick second stop soon saw it fixed, but in our hurry to get back out before we lost too much time, we exited the pit lane before the minimum 90 seconds....A 2 lap penalty ensued and despite a sterling effort from Ash, including the class fastest lap, we couldn't quite claw it back.

We finished 4th in class and although disappointed with the result, we continue to improve our performance and are really looking forward to next year. We'll make a few changes over the off season and will be back to challenge for the Britcar Production Championship class 2 win next season! Big congratulations to the Bullrun team who took the champ by 1 point from the lawson/wilds BMW!

O.

 

[jonjay]

Nice read and nice car!

 

[Ash-Supercopa]

Brilliant write up Owen as usual

 

[AndrewJB]

Top work


I want one of them splitters for shows lol

 

[AndrewJB]

Obes do the Wheels stick out of the arches or are they in line with the Arches? and do they use spacers?


Reason i ask is Dave (i think his name was) From Supercopa UK has offered me some of them wheels but looking at them they will to far to wide for the standard road going Leons.

 

[obes]

Hey Andrew,

It depends on whether he's got the 'old' 8" ones which the supercopa UK used to run or the 'new' eurospec ones which are 9.5". We run the 9.5's and they definitely stick out of the standary body. The supercopa has extra arches to keep them in.

O.

 

[Richy M]

Looks amazing does that, my mates got a supercopa aswell, he won the lma saloon championship in 2008 but hasnt done that much in it since.

 

[abhardwaj1990]

This car looks like pure madness!
Would love a drive!

Keep up the good work

 

[AndrewJB]

Hey Andrew,

It depends on whether he's got the 'old' 8" ones which the supercopa UK used to run or the 'new' eurospec ones which are 9.5". We run the 9.5's and they definitely stick out of the standary body. The supercopa has extra arches to keep them in.

O.

8" ones

Sent From my Android Powered Samsung Galaxy S

 

[obes]

I think the 8's might well be OK. AFAIK they are not spaced.
If you're anywhere near, give me a shout and we can try one of our wets.