Serverware Racing
Encyclopedia
Serverware Racing is a motorsports team, competing in the UK Britcar
championship. The team came first in class at the August 2003 and May 2005 Snetterton races and the October 2004 Silverstone race, and attained pole position
for the Brands Hatch GP in April 2004.
). The team was named after main sponsor, Serverware Group plc
.
As well as many other races in 2006, 2007.
Britcar
Britcar is an Endurance Motor Racing series formed in 1997, as a result of a discussion in a Nürburgring bar between Willie Moore and James Tucker. Folklore has it that James Tucker and John Veness formed the organizing European Endurance & Racing Club with a £10 note found on the ground...
championship. The team came first in class at the August 2003 and May 2005 Snetterton races and the October 2004 Silverstone race, and attained pole position
Pole position
The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...
for the Brands Hatch GP in April 2004.
History
Serverware Racing was formed in 2003 by Peter Seldon (father of journalist Myma SeldonMyma Seldon
Myma Seldon is a British television and radio presenter and voiceover artist.-Background:Seldon was born 9 August 1979. She has a 2:1 English/Philosophy B.A. from Leeds University...
). The team was named after main sponsor, Serverware Group plc
Serverware Group plc
Serverware Group plc is a software company formed in November 1983 following a management buyout of Information Systems Group plc.-Early history:...
.
Highlights
- SnettertonSnetterton Motor Racing CircuitSnetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...
August 2003 - 1st in class - Brands HatchBrands HatchBrands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
November 2003 - 2nd in Class, 5th overall - Brands Night Race November 2003 - 2nd in Class, 2nd overall
- SilverstoneSilverstone CircuitSilverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
October 2004 - 1st in Class, 2nd overall - Brands Hatch GP April 2004 - Pole Position. 5th overall
- Brands Night Race November 2004 - 3rd overall and 3rd in Class
- Snetterton, Britcar 300 May 2005 - 1st in class, 4th overall
As well as many other races in 2006, 2007.
2008 season
In 2008 the team aim to take part in the following races:Date | Meeting | Time |
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2008-03-22 | Silverstone International Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
120 minutes |
2008-04-19 and 2008-04-20 | Snetterton Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... |
240 minutes |
2008-05-03 and 2008-05-04 | Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... . A1GP Meeting A1 Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"... |
2 x 50 mins |
2008-05-30 and 2008-05-31 | Spa Francorchamps | 240 mins |
2008-06-14 | Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... Indy |
120 mins |
2008-07-19 and 2008-07-20 | Silverstone International Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
120 mins |
2008-11-15 | Brands Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... Indy (Night Race) |
180 mins |