Everspeed is a French holding company for motorsport related companies. The company was founded by

Jacques Nicolet Jacques Nicolet (born 5 April 1956 in Gigondas) is a French businessman and racing driver. He is the chairman of the Supervisory Board for Altarea SCA, a French real estate investment and development company, which he co-founded in 1994 with Al ...

as JN Holding. The company was renamed as Everspeed in 2016.

History

took over Saulnier Racing in January 2007. He later founded JN Holding on 14 December 2007. Saulnier Racing was rebranded as

OAK Racing OAK Racing is an endurance racing team specialising in sports prototypes based in Le Mans, France. In 2013 it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class and the 2013 FIA WEC World Champion drivers and teams on LMP2 class. In 2012 the team con ...

in early 2009. The following year Nicolet and business partner Joël Rivière bought the assets of

Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Sport was a motorsport team based in Le Mans, France and founded in February 2000 by French racing driver Henri Pescarolo and his friend and partner, French publisher François Granet. They raced in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours ...

for €400,000. Until 2013 Pescarolo Sport kept competing in various endurance racing series under their own name. The assets were also use to start

Onroak Automotive Ligier Automotive is a French company which designs, manufacturers, and sells racing cars, specifically sports prototypes for various international series. Onroak was founded in 2012 by Jacques Nicolet who split the design, manufacturing, and sa ...

in 2012. In 2016 the group bought the struggling engine builder

Sodemo Sodemo Moteurs is a motor vehicle engine tuning company based in Magny-Cours, near Nevers, France, owned by Guillaume Maillard. Formed in 1981, and based within the ground of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Sodemo is most associated with the tun ...

. Sodemo was owned by a number of shareholders. The companies founder Guillaume Maillard was a minority shareholder while Luxemburg based

private equity In the field of finance, the term private equity (PE) refers to investment funds, usually limited partnerships (LP), which buy and restructure financially weak companies that produce goods and provide services. A private-equity fund is both a t ...

firm Finext was the majority shareholder.

Divisions

DC Racing - LIGIER JS P3 - Nissan (27701416102)

Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

*Motorsport ** Onroak Automotive ( ACO selected LMP3 constructor) ** Mygale (50% ownership,

FIA FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), the world's governing body for all forms of motor sport where four or more wheels are used. Fia or FIA may also refer to: People * Fia Backs ...

selected

Formula 4 FIA Formula 4, also called FIA F4, is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers. There is no global championship, but rather individual nations or regions can host their own championships in compliance with a universal set of r ...

constructor. ** Sodemo (engine development) ** AOTech (racing simulators and aerodynamic development) ** OAK Racing (racing team) ** Marcassus Sport (official dealer for Lotus Cars, Morgan among others) ** Les Deux Arbres (exploitation of

Circuit du Val de Vienne Circuit du Val de Vienne is a motor racing circuit located in Le Vigeant, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas region ...

) *Learning **Ecodime (training of technical functions) **Ecodime Italia *Composites ** HP Composites (production of

carbon fibre Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...

components) *Connection ** DPPI Images (sport images press agency) ** Sportagraph (digital sports content creation)

Purchases

Throughout the companies existence, Everspeed and its associates have included various companies in its divisions. Most notably:

Pescarolo Sport

After a number of disappointing racing seasons the assets of

were sold at auction in 2010. Jacques Nicolet and business partner Joël Rivière, with help from

Hervé Poulain Hervé Poulain (born 16 December 1940) is a retired French racing driver, author, and auctioneer. He is best known today as the instigator of the BMW Art Car project. Poulain's idea was to invite contemporary artists to use new automobiles, whi ...

, acquired the assets for €400,000.

Henri Pescarolo Henri Jacques William Pescarolo (born 25 September 1942) is a former racing driver from France. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a record 33 times, winning on four occasions, and won a number of other major sports car events including the 2 ...

was again placed at the head of the rebranded Pescarolo Team. The team continued until 2014 when it was liquidated. In the meantime, the assets were used to form Onroak Automotive.

Ligier

In 2013 Onroak Automotive formed a partnership with Guy Ligier. Onroak would continue to build Ligier branded

Le Mans Prototype A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series. Le Mans Prototypes were crea ...

racecars and

Group CN Group CN is a category of motorsport, introduced by the FIA in the early nineties for sports car racing. Group CN cars are mainly seen in hillclimbing championships or sports racing series. Group CM is a non-FIA class which is closely related to G ...

prototypes.

Crawford Composites

American sportscar constructor

Crawford Composites Crawford Composites is an American manufacturer of carbon fiber and composite parts company based in Denver, North Carolina. Crawford designs and manufacture structural and non-structural composite components in industries such as aerospace, avia ...

was bought by Onroak Automotive in 2016. Onroak took over construction of the Crawford

FIA Formula 4 FIA Formula 4, also called FIA F4, is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers. There is no global championship, but rather individual nations or regions can host their own championships in compliance with a universal set of r ...

chassis.

Tork Engineering

French racecar constructor Tork Engineering was bought by Onroak Automotive in 2017. Tork Engineering built cars for the Mitjet Series as well as

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ice racing Ice racing is a form of racing that uses cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, or other motorized vehicles. Ice racing takes place on frozen lakes or rivers, or on groomed frozen lots. As cold weather is a requirement for natural ...

cars.

References

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