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Ratcliffe and Parfitt set to rock British GT’s for Optimum Motorsport

Ginetta G40 regulars, Ryan Ratcliffe and Rick Parfitt, will pair up to compete in the 2013 British GT4 Championship with top GT squad Optimum Motorsport.  The pair have their sights firmly set on the British GT4 title after signing for the 2013 season. Ratcliffe and Parfitt cut their teeth in the single make Ginetta Championship, which supports British GT’s, so both know the circuits well. They are confident and ready to take on the best of the British GT4 racers. Having progressed through the Ginetta Junior and Senior Championship, in which he finished 3rd overall in 2012, Ratcliffe

Optimum Motorsport finish 27th overall at Dubai 24hr

Optimum Motorsport travelled to Dubai last week with high hopes of retaining their 24hr GT4 title. A strong driver line up and the experience gained from last years success gave Shaun Goff and his team every reason to be confident of a successful defence in the 8th running of the Dubai 24hr.   A strong qualifying result was always going to be difficult when running with the 3.5 litre engine, which was slightly down on power, compared to some of the main rivals. Joe Osborne put the Ginetta 42nd of the 82 car grid and 6th in class, with a lap time of 2.12.06, which was right on the BOP 2.

Optimum Motorsport countdown to the eighth edition of the Dubai 24hr, less than 7 days away

Optimum Motorsport are flying out to Dubai today for the Dubai 24hr (January 10-12, 2013), which is now less than 7 days away. This week, teams from across the world will be arriving in Dubai with over 80 cars now awaiting their arrival at the Dubai Autodrome Circuit for the first international endurance race of the year for GTs, touring cars and 24H Specials. Joe Osborne and Lee Mowle, two of last year’s winning team, will be partnered by Flick Haigh and Ryan Ratcliffe. As well as retaining its GT4 title, Optimum Motorsport is aiming to secure a top ten finish having finished 14th

Optimum Motorsport updates driver line up for their Dunlop 24H Dubai title defence

Optimum Motorsport, 2012 Dunlop Dubai 24hr GT4 champions, have updated the driver line up for their defence of the title at the Dubai Autodrome which gets underway on the 11th January next year. Unfortunately Jake Rattenbury has had to be pulled from the line-up due to a shoulder operation; he will be replaced by Flick Haigh. Joe Osborne and Lee Mowle, two of this year’s winning team, will be partnered by Ginetta challenge front runner, Ryan Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe has previous 24hr experience having raced in the Britcar 24 hr event for the last two years. As well as retaining its GT4

Optimum Motorsport confirms driver line up for their Dunlop 24H Dubai title defence

Optimum Motorsport, 2012 Dunlop Dubai 24hr GT4 champions, have confirmed the driver line up for their defence of the title at the Dubai Autodrome which gets underway on the 11th January next year. Joe Osborne and Lee Mowle, two of this year’s winning team, will be partnered by Ginetta challenge front runner, Ryan Ratcliffe and British GT racer, Jake Rattenbury. Both Ratcliffe and Rattenbury have 24hr experience having raced in the Britcar 24 hr event for the last two years. As well as retaining its GT4 title, Optimum Motorsport is aiming to secure a top ten finish having finished 14th

Optimum Motorsport – Live the Dream

If it’s excitement you’re looking for, Optimum Motorsport Academy Days are as exciting as it gets. The Academy is designed to get you in the driving seat of a high performance racing car. Each programme is designed to give you maximum seat time, and an insight into the high octane experience of GT motor racing. With world famous circuits from Silverstone GP to Brands Hatch, an Optimum Motorsport Academy Day is your chance to experience the unbridled exhilaration as you put up to 350 bhp through its paces. The Academy is brought to you by one of the UK’s leading racing teams. Unlike

Simms flying at Cadwell Park

Optimum Motorsport’s Gary Simms literally flew round the twists and turns of Cadwell Park on Sunday to claim his second win of the season. He also took a further two podiums over the weekend, bagging a bundle of points in the Total Quartz Ginetta GT5 Challenge. Simms topped the table at Cadwell with 91 points - a result that sees him close the gap on the championship leaders. Simms is now in third place overall and just 24 points adrift of current table topper, Ryan Ratcliffe. ‘The DNF at Brands Hatch last time out has left me chasing my main rivals, but a few more weekends like

Optimum Motorsport takes their first win of the season in Total Quartz Ginetta GT5 Challenge

Gary Simms delivered Optimum Motorsport’s first race win of the 2012 campaign with a lights to flag victory in the first race of the weekend at Rockingham. Simms and fellow Optimum Motorsport team mate, Thiago Calvet, were blisteringly quick all weekend around the Corby circuit and would have blocked out the front row of the grid but for Calvet having his fastest lap and what would have been pole from Simms by just 7/100th taken away for exceeding track limits. The opening race saw Simms lead the 24 car grid in to turn one from which he controlled things through to the flag ahead of Sean

Top 10 finish for Optimum Motorsport’s Ginetta GT3 at Rockingham

George Murrells and Ginetta development driver Mike Simpson secured a 10th place finish at Rockingham in round 5 of the British GT Championship on Sunday. The result sees Optimum Motorsport take their first British GT championship points and is also the first top 10 finish for Ginetta’s new G55 GT3 car. Hopes were high coming in to the weekend with the pace of the car greatly improved since its last outing at the Nurburgring. Qualifying only heightened expectations with Simpson securing 12th with a lap time of 1.24.708, 1.3 seconds off pole which was set by Stephen Jelley in the Porsche

Optimum  Motorsport secures another podium at Brands Hatch

Optimum Motorsport claimed another podium on Saturday with third overall in the fourth round of the MSA Britcar Endurance Championship from Brands Hatch.  George Murrells qualified the GT3 Ginetta third with a time of 46.4 seconds around the twisty 1.21 mile Indy circuit. Murells was just a 1/10th off the Ferrari 430 with pole going to Javier Morcillo in the Mosler with a stunning time of 45.8 seconds Lee Mowle started the two hour race and was running in a comfortable third when 45 minutes in to his one hour stint he made contact with the Ferrari 430 of Duyver and Hollings at the

International sportscar driver Luke Hines to drive Optimum Motorsport’s GT3 car at Nurburgring round of British GT

Luke Hines, son of the triple world, five time European and six time British Kart champion Martin Hines, has never hidden behind his famous father’s reputation, but clearly has inherited his raw talent.  A former British Touring Car Champion Hines earned international acclaim in the American Le Mans Series GTC. Rarely can a driver boast a winning pedigree in every category he’s raced in, but Hines can, claiming numerous podiums and wins across karting, single seaters, the BTCC, GT1 and GT2. Hines dominated the Production class of the 2003 British Touring Car Championship taking the

Optimum Motorsport takes all 3 class wins in GT Cup opener

Optimum Motorsport’s Ginetta G50 in its new GT4 specification was put through its paces at Donington Park on the 29th April in the opening round of the Bute Motorsport GT Cup Championship.  New groupings based on power to weight ratio and a new three race format ensured that a variety of GT cars, sixteen in total took to the grid and with such a diverse collection of cars the racing was always going to be close. This proved to be the case with three different overall winners taking the spoils in each race. An Aquila CR1 taking race 1 the Nissan GT-R GT3 of Benji Hetherington race 2 and a

Optimum Motorsport takes class win in second round of MSA Britcar Endurance Championship at Donington

Optimum Motorsport’s new Ginetta G55 GT3 got off to the perfect start in its first outing in the MSA Britcar Endurance Championship, taking the Group 1 class win. The car also finished second overall behind the invitation Ginetta-run G55 GT3 driven by Ginetta works driver Mike Simpson and ex Le Mans winner and Ginetta Chairman, Lawrence Tomlinson. Optimum Motorsport lined up on the second row of the grid alongside the works Ginetta after George Murrells snatched 3rdin the closing minutes of qualifying with a lap of 1.06.4 - just 1/10th of a second quicker than the Ginetta-run car. The

Solid start for Optimum Motorsports GT5 quartet

Optimum Motorsport made an encouraging start to their Ginetta GT5 Championship efforts, taking 3rdplace in the teams Championship after the season opener at Oulton Park during Easter weekend. The Wakefield based team’s newest recruit David Barker made excellent progress throughout the weekend, getting quicker with every session as his confidence grew in his Ginetta G40 Challenge car. The unmistakeable yellow number 8 machine of Lee Mowle was on the pace from the word go, lapping consistently in the 1.55’s, establishing himself firmly as a front runner over the weekend, backed up with

Optimum takes well earned second in season opener

Optimum secured an unexpected podium finish on Saturday against difficult circumstances, with Lee Mowle and George Murrells taking second in Class 1 at the MSA Britcar Endurance opener at Silverstone. The result was much better than the team had expected going in to the weekend, as unforeseen delays with the delivery of their new 530 bhp Ginetta G55 GT3 meant the team was forced to run their G50, which with a mere 330bhp was grossly under-powered compared to its Class 1 rivals. “The lack of straight line speed, especially on a circuit like Silverstone, is a huge disadvantage,” said

George Murrells confirmed as one of Optimum’s GT3 drivers for 2012 British GT Championship

Optimum Motorsport has confirmed George Murrells as one of their drivers to race in this year’s British GT Championship in their new Ginetta G55 GT3. George joined Optimum in 2010 to race in the Ginetta Challenge which he went on to win taking six race victories across the season and earned himself a place in Autosport’s Top 10 National Drivers at the same time. In 2011, George stepped up to race in the Ginetta GTSupercup championship, taking a win at the Rockingham round, and most recently was in Optimums victorious Dubai 24 Hours driver squad ‘The British GT Championship is the

Gary Simms confirmed by Optimum Motorsport for the 2012 Total Quartz Ginetta GT5 Challenge

Multiple Ginetta Challenge Championship winning team Optimum Motorsport have announced that they’ve retained the services of last year’s G20 runner-up driver, Gary Simms. Simms has been promoted to the G40 class and will be behind the wheel of Optimum’s 2011 winning car for the 2012 Total Quartz Ginetta GT5 Challenge. “It was an easy decision for me to make,” said Simms. “I’ve got a great relationship with Optimum, and was keen to stay with them this year. I know the car will be on the pace and can’t wait to get racing in what I am sure will be an extremely exciting and closely fought

Optimum Motorsport: Ginetta Media Day

5th March, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TNOptimum Motorsport are thrilled to announce the triumphant return of their GT4 Ginetta G50 from the Dubai 24 hour. The winning Ginetta will be displayed in all its hard fought racing glory at the Ginetta Media Day hosted at Silverstone on Monday 5thMarch. This will be the only chance to view the battle scarred GT4 Ginetta as Optimum will be stripping and rebuilding the car post event in preparation for the British GT and Britcar Endurance Championships. The Ginetta Media Day will attract celebrities from the racing

Brazilian to race in Ginetta Challenge

Thiago Calvet, the Brazilian racing driver has confirmed that he will once again be making the 10,000 mile round trip to the UK to compete in this years Ginetta Challenge. Calvet has teamed up once more with Optimum Motorsport to make a serious assault on the Ginetta Challenge Championship. The Rio de Janiero born 25 year old has been steadily making a name for himself in the UK and has high hopes for 2012. Shaun Goff, Team Principal at Optimum is excited to confirm Calvet’s return ‘We are looking forward to working with Thiago.’ Goff explained. ‘He is an exciting racing driver and

Shaun Goff takes the reins at Optimum Motorsport

Optimum Motorsport, the Wakefield-based Ginetta racing outfit, has announced that Shaun Goff has taken over as Team Principal. He replaces Ron Linn, who, after 11 years, is stepping down to concentrate on his other business interests. Optimum Motorsport has a busy year ahead as it continues to contest both the Ginetta Challenge while expanding into endurance racing in both the Britcar and British GT Championship. The team takes delivery of the 540 bhp Ginetta G55 GT3 in February and has a comprehensive testing programme planned ahead of its British GT debut in April.  On taking up his

Optimum Motorsport enters 2012 British GT and Britcar with Ginetta G55 GT3

Optimum Motorsport announced today that it will be contesting both the MSA British Endurance Championship (Britcar) and the British GT Championship in the new Ginetta G55 GT3 in 2012. The team, which has a successful track record with Ginettas in both the Ginetta Challenge and the GT Supercup, will continue to compete in these championships this year while expanding into endurance racing. Optimum Motorsport claimed three wins in the 2011 GT Trophy and Britcar rounds with drivers Lee Mowle and George Murrells. The pair is expected to return in 2012 to lead the assault on the Britcar

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