EXCELR8 Motorsport is a British racing team that is headed by Justina Williams, and is currently competing in both the
MINI CHALLENGE and
British Touring Car Championship
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The team has successfully competed in the MINI CHALLENGE since 2010 racking up multiple championships in both the Cooper and JCW classes, including in the most recent 2020 season when it carried Nathan Harrison to the JCW crown.
Joining the BTCC in
2019
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, the team ran ex-
Triple Eight &
AmD
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MG6 GT cars with drivers
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and
Sam Osborne. In what was very much a learning year, the team was able to secure two points scoring finishes as it learned the ropes with a focus on then taking a step forwards in year two of the programme.
In 2020, the team replaced the aging MG with brand new
Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance cars that it had developed in house during the winter.
Senna Proctor
Senna Proctor (born 12 August 1998 in Driffield) is a British racing driver, currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for BTC Racing. He is the son of Mark Proctor.
Racing career
Early career
In 2014 he competed in the ...
and
Chris Smiley
Chris Smiley (born 6 April 1992) is a British racing driver. He is a British Touring Car Championship race winner and the current TCR UK Touring Car Championship champion.
Racing career Early career
Smiley began his career in karting in 2000 ...
would share driving duties and both secured podium finishes, despite the COVID-19 pandemic restricting the amount of testing that was possible with the new car.
For
2021
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, EXCELR8 joined forced with Trade Price Cars to enter four Hyundais under the name EXCELR8 Trade Price Cars, retaining the services of
Chris Smiley
Chris Smiley (born 6 April 1992) is a British racing driver. He is a British Touring Car Championship race winner and the current TCR UK Touring Car Championship champion.
Racing career Early career
Smiley began his career in karting in 2000 ...
, and taking on
Tom Ingram
Tom Ingram (born 20 August 1993) is a British racing driver, currently racing in the British Touring Car Championship. Having won the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2010 and the G50 class of the Ginetta GT Supercup in 2011, Ingram was named ...
,
Jack Butel
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, and
Rick Parfitt Jr
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*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
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.
References
External links
EXCELR8 Motorsport Official SiteEXCELR8 Motorsporton
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British Touring Car Championship teams
British auto racing teams
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Auto racing teams established in 2007