Marc Nordon Racing (MNR Sportscars) is a

kit car A kit car is an automobile available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then assembles into a functioning car. Usually, many of the major mechanical systems such as the engine and transmission are sourced from donor ve ...

manufacturer specialising in bike (motor cycle) engined cars or BECs and in particular,

Lotus Seven The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight, two-seater, open-top, open-wheel, sports car produced by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars (initially called Lotus Engineering) between 1957 and 1972. It was designed by Lotus founder Colin Cha ...

Replicas. They are based in

Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor at ...

, England. MNR was formed by former

BTCC The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA. It was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and was renamed as ...

Driver Marc Nordo

in 2000 as a racing car rental business for "pay to drive" racing drivers who preferred not to purchase and maintain their own vehicles. In 2003 they started making the Vortx RT, a Lotus Seven inspired car based on

Ford Sierra The Ford Sierra is a mid-size car or large family car manufactured and marketed by Ford Europe from 1982-1993, designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément — and noted for its aerodynamic styling producing a drag coefficien ...

components. This was followed by the multi donor RT+ and RT Super using Ford Sierra Rear and

Ford Cortina The Ford Cortina is a medium-sized family car that was built initially by Ford of Britain, and then Ford of Europe in various guises from 1962 to 1982, and was the United Kingdom's best-selling car of the 1970s. The Cortina was produced in fi ...

front end components combined with an inboard Rising Rate suspension setup. Since starting they have diversified away from solely

replicas, and added to the range the mid-engined Tytan and LMP cars. MNR achieved Top Ten in kit car volume sales within their first 18 months of commencing

salesTotal Kit Car magazine

References

External links

Locost Enthusiast Forum

Marc Nordon Racing Website

RGB (BEC) Championship Racing Website

Garagisti Limited Website
{{Lotus Seven Motor vehicle manufacturers of England Companies based in Harrogate Kit car manufacturers Lotus Seven replicas