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Excelr8 Motorsport

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United Kingdom Excelr8 Motorsport
Founded2007
Team principal(s)Antony Williams
Justina Williams
Current seriesMini Challenge UK
BTCC
Current driversBTCC:
Tom Ingram
Chris Smiley
Jack Butel
Drivers'
Championships
8 Mini Challenge UK titles since 2010

Excelr8 Motorsport is a British racing team that is currently competing in the Mini Challenge UK and British Touring Car Championship.

The team have successfully competed in the Mini Challenge since 2010 racking up multiple championships, including in the most recent 2020 season.[1]

Joining the BTCC in 2019, the team ran ex-Triple Eight & AmD MG6 GT cars with drivers Rob Smith and Sam Osborne.[2] In 2020, the team replaced the aging MG with Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance cars.[3] For the 2021, Excelr8 joined forced with Trade Price Cars to enter four Hyundais under the name Excelr8 Trade Price Cars,[4] retaining the services of Chris Smiley, and taking on Tom Ingram and Jack Butel.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.minichallenge.co.uk/2020/11/15/harrison-crowned-champion-as-brown-ends-season-on-high/
  2. ^ https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/03/sam-osborne-graduates-to-btcc-with-excelr8/
  3. ^ "Hyundai name to debut in 2020 with new-look Excelr8 entry". TouringCarTimes. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/153454/trade-price-switches-to-hyundai-for-2021-btcc-season
  5. ^ http://www.btcc.net/2021/01/20/ingram-announces-multi-year-deal-with-excelr8-trade-price-cars/
  6. ^ https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/154595/smiley-remains-with-excelr8-hyundai-btcc-team