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NEWS / RESULTS
15.02.10
A great start to the season, completing a tough event on the Isle of Man to make it 7 out 7 on the island. We happy with an 11th overall and 4th in class.
30.01.10
To start 2010 we are heading to the I.O.M. for the Chris Kelly Memorial Stages. Watch this space...
13.11.09
Another great run round the I.O.M. on the Black Horse Stages finishing 13th overall and 2nd in class 8^)
Bruvsmotorworks Brit-lube Rally team prove that good maintenance is the key to reliability with 6 out 6 finishes on the Isle of Man's challenging stages. We have now cleaned the motor and will spend the next few months preparing for next year using Brit-Lube and Millers oils. Thanks to all our supporters for another great year!
05.10.09
We are proud to
announce our new sponsor: 
Brit-lube are a Lubricants Company in Manchester. Using their products and advice will help us maintain our engineered reliability.
We will start a complete spanner check on the entire running gear prior to The Black Horse Stages Rally on the Isle of Man in November.
05.07.09
After a good run on Otterburn smashing our poor seed, we'll take a short break then prepare for the Pendragon Stages in August.
08.06.09
Going to start preparations for Otterburn at the end of the month.
19.04.09
All spannered and just about ready for the Lee Holland stages at the Anglesey circuit.
04.03.09
Another great event on the Isle of Man. We will spanner, service and check the car over for our next event - To be announced soon.
27.01.09
The next few weeks will be spent fettling the cars for the Jaks Stages on the Isle of Man, February 27th-28th. The Bruv's will be out in the 320iS Red Baron, Jonny and Andy will also be out in the 318iS - should be fun!
20.01.09
Just had a good weekend at Croft on the Jack Frost Stages running our friends 318iS E30. It was the first time out since we built the car and everything worked as it should. Our friend Jonny enjoyed the return in a RWD car, also forging a new link with `new to navigating' Andy - Well done on finishing 44th from over 90 entries.
06.12.08
The Black Horse Stages were cancelled so we have been finishing our friends 318iS off, we are now looking forward to events in 2009.
10.10.08
With the Black Horse Stages in sight on the I.o.M. we are removing the gearbox and diff for maintenance. Watch for updates.
28.08.08
With the Pendragon over, we are not sure what is next, currently working on `the Baron's' little cousin.
03.03.08
Yet another great event on classic Manx roads.
14.12.07
After another good event on the I.o.M. We are looking forward to next year, just some longer springs to source and some servicing.
21.09.07
With the Pendragon over we are fitting the `new engine' ready for the I.O.M. in November.
20.08.07
Pendragon Rally next week on pace notes with no recce. We have spent the last few months sourcing and building a 5.125:1 Crown wheel and pinion diff, fitting a larger oil cooler and trying to sort the 4th gear problem. Lets see what happens?
10.03.07
We finished 2nd in Class (RWD up to 2.5 litres) and 21st overall. Great weather and classic rally stages. A superb event! -See write up.
08.03.07
On the high seas again to the Isle of Man for quick Recce & The Jaks/Porsche Centre Rally
09.12.06
Track day at Oulton. Carefull, Over exuberence bends wing and Steering arm.
30.11.06
We finished 2nd in Class (RWD up to 2.5 litres), 17th overall and we won the “best overall overseas” crew and “best newcomer” too….bloody fabulous -See write up.
24.10.06
We are just about done (...in ! ). We are setting off tomorrow for the ultimate challenge.
30.09.06
A big push is on to get ready for our next rally - Black Horse Finance Stages on the Isle of Man !
02.09.06
Sourced Donor Engine whilst the rally engine is being rebuilt. Currently fitting donor engine, to enable us to get out again, Hopefully some news soon.
02.06.06
Just come back from Millbrook, a bad down change left us with 8 bent exhaust valves. The engine has already been taken apart for repair. We will update soon on progress and calendar.
05.03.06
Just completed the Menai Stages Rally at the Anglesey Circuit. This was our first rally for 3 years and was a good shake down for our car in rally trim. We finished 18th out of 52 competitors with no problems other than being a little rusty. A few tweeks and we will be cooking on gas!
10.01.06
We are currently rebuilding the engine and gearbox for the black car so we can get some much needed left hand drive practice prior to our first major competition.
19.11.05
We are currently finishing left over rally preparation jobs for next year including Sump guard, auxiliary lights, raising the ride height and fitting bump stops.
1.09.05
Sprint at 3 Sisters. Heavy rain but adjusted suspension rates to aid grip .5 sec off feather weight class winner - not bad.
10.08.05
Track day at Oulton Park. Time for a real blast, Rattled a few bolts loose but much fun and miles had after a spanner check. Everything is working in harmony.
25.07.05
Rolling road tune @ Chip Wizards: Mapping Alpha-N and Bosch Motronic ECU's to optimise ignition and fuelling.
28.05.05
Track day at Aintree. Reluctance to start first thing was the only glitch. But once warm ran great. Driven at competition speeds we were both surprised how well the 320iS behaved. Played with some spring rates, fitted comp. pads and played with toe settings. Everything worked surprisingly well and was a positive albeit late start to the year's motorsport.
14.04.05
Start website constructing with little spare time.
26.03.05
We're MOT'd and running the engine in, Further preparation and setting up.
