20-502: Stewart Alan Lines is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship . He has also raced in the British Touring Car Championship, made his debut in 2015 Lines began his touring car career in the 2007 SEAT Cupra Championship season , he raced in the championship as guest driver for one round only. Later in 2007 he raced in the 2007 Renault Clio Cup GB Winter Series ending 9th in
40-597: A car's class decided on horsepower, momentum, equipment, etc. It was the 17th season of a Britcar championship, the 8th run as the Britcar Endurance Championship and the 4th run as the Dunlop Britcar Endurance Championship. The championship changed back to 60-minute races for 2019.: The season began on 30 March at Silverstone and ended on 10 November at Brands Hatch . Dunlop supplied tyres for every team at all events throughout
60-476: A carbon fibre dashboard, a 12-inch digital gauge cluster, a removable carbon fibre steering wheel and a fire extinguisher. Brabham intended to produce 70 cars to celebrate the 70 years since the company founder Sir Jack Brabham launched his racing career in Australia in 1948. The first 35 cars will be finished in the corresponding liveries of Brabham's 35 Grand Prix winning cars, while the rest will be finished to
80-543: A double wishbone setup in the front and rear and features pushrod actuated four-way adjustable Öhlins dampers and adjustable anti-roll bars. The wheels are 18 inch centre locking units and are wrapped in Michelin racing slicks. The interior is relatively sparse as the BT62 is built for track day driving and features FIA -spec carbon fibre seat shells, a six-point harness, Alcantara trim, leather door pulls, an adjustable pedal box,
100-485: A power output of 515 kW (691 hp; 700 PS) at 7,400 rpm and 492 lb⋅ft (667 N⋅m) of torque at 6,200 rpm, giving the car a power-to-weight ratio of 653 hp per ton. Power goes to the rear wheels through a six-speed Holinger sequential-shift racing transmission controlled by steering wheel mounted paddle shifters, and stopping is handled by carbon-to-carbon disc brakes, with carbon pads actuated by six pistons acting on carbon rotors. The chassis of
120-413: A team of Seat Cupra TCR cars piloted by Carl Swift, Shayne Deegan, Lee Deegan and Stewart Lines and won the event by just half a second, beating Sports Prototype teams. In 2017, Lines entered into Britcar in a SEAT León TCR . He drove in two rounds of the season as an invitation entry. Tom Walker and Oliver Taylor drove the car as a points-eligible entry at Oulton Park in round six. In 2018, Lines entered
140-568: Is a mid-engine track-day car produced by Australian car manufacturer Brabham Automotive . It was introduced in 2018 with deliveries expected to start at the end of that year. A planned production of only 70 cars is intended, in honour of the company's 70 year heritage in racing. The BT62 is powered by a mid-mounted 5.4-litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine that is based on the Ford V8 modular engine architecture of American manufacturer Ford Motor Company. The engine has been extensively modified and has
160-523: Is also Brabham Automotive's development driver. This was the first customer-purchased BT62 to race in motorsport. In the South Island Endurance Series in New Zealand , owner Dwayne Carter and three-time Supercars Champion Shane van Gisbergen raced a Brabham BT62 at Euromarque Motorsport Park in a 3 hour endurance race, but had a right rear wheel come off on the second lap and returned to
180-581: Is not road-legal, Brabham offers a road legal conversion to its customers known as the Brabham BT62-R with the conversion and registration process carried out in the UK after going through an IVA (Independent Vehicle Assessment). International buyers will supposedly still be able to carry out the procedure and be able to drive the car in other countries by having the car shipped back to the U.K. once every 12 months to Brabham for an annual service in order to comply with
200-562: The Dunlop Endurance Championship in a Maximum Motorsport-run SEAT Cupra TCR, in Class 4, with fellow BTCC-driver Adam Morgan and later Mat Jackson . For the 2019 season, Lines entered the Dunlop Endurance Championship with Ollie Taylor for Maximum Motorsport in a SEAT León TCR TCR, again running in Class 4. Lines' team Maximum Motorsport organises and, with Maximum Networks, a tech-savvy communications company, heavily sponsors
220-486: The BT62 uses what Brabham calls a ‘tubular metallic architecture’ and the body features lightweight carbon fibre body panels, as well as carbon-kevlar wheel housings, to give the car a dry weight of 972 kg (2,142 lb). The car has a full fixed aero package as an option that includes a front splitter, rear diffuser and large rear wing, that are all made from carbon fibre and together are capable of producing 1,200 kg (2,645 lb) of downforce. The suspension uses
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#1732870143173240-971: The VW Racing Cup and operates the Dunlop Touring Car Trophy alongside the TCR UK series, also being one of the main sponsors. His team also competes in the aforementioned championships and the Britcar Endurance Championship with TCR-spec cars, in which they were in contention for the 2019 title, winning the Class 4 title. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;- † Ineligible for points as he
260-675: The entry and marked the racing debut of the Brabham BT62 . Each race, 1-hour or 2-hours, would consist of one mandatory pit stop and driver change Cars are assigned classed based on speed, horsepower, momentum, equipment fitted to the car and the car's model; Class 1: GT3 , prototype cars Class 2: GT4, cup (one-make series) cars Class 3: Cup (one-make series) cars Class 4: GT4, cup and TCR cars Class 5: Production cars Points are awarded as follows in all classes: ( key ) Points are awarded as follows in all classes ( key ) Brabham BT62 The Brabham BT62
280-460: The first race and eventually won its first ever race outing. In the next race, on Sunday, Will Powell lead the field away before a safety car came out. The BT62 pitted with an alternator problem, he rejoined the race initially but the car eventually retired, only completing 17 laps. The BT62 Competition ran in the 2020 Britcar Endurance Championship driven by reigning champion Paul Bailey, alongside British GT4 and Britcar champion Ross Wylie , who
300-472: The owner's specifications. The BT62 has a retail price of around US$ 1.4 million (around £1 million at current exchange rates). The price includes admission into the Brabham driver development programme, which offers personalised driver coaching sessions to help the owners make the most of their cars on the track. All production ceased in 2024, when Brabham closed its doors. Although the BT62 in its standard form
320-486: The registration laws. The shipping costs of the car would reportedly be borne by the company for every visit. The BT62 made its racing debut in the infamous 'Into the Night' race at Brands Hatch , competing in the 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship on the 9th and 10 November. On the 21st of October, it was announced that David Brabham and Will Powell will pilot the car in the races. The car started from pole position in
340-474: The standings. In 2011 he switched to the Volkswagen Racing Cup GB, he finished 3rd in the standings in 2013, with 478 points. In March 2015, it was announced that Lines would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Houseman Racing driving a Toyota Avensis . Lines was part of the first ever front-wheel drive winning team of the 750 Motor Club Birkett Relay in 2018. Cupra Racing formed
360-543: The track over 30 laps down an hour into the race, before retiring the car later on in the race before van Gisbergen could even turn a lap. In 2021 a detuned evolution of the BT62 was announced as the BT63. The car is a racing specification car eligible for GT2 regulations . The engine capacity was reduced to 5.2 litres with a reduced power output of 441 kW (591 hp; 600 PS) at 7,700 rpm and 490 lb⋅ft (664 N⋅m) of torque at 6,200 rpm. The car, known specifically as
380-424: The year. The Class 1 championship title was won by Tim Gray, Alistair Boulton and Grant Williams, Paul Bailey and Andy Schulz were the Class 2 champions, the Class 3 champions were Mark and Peter Cunningham, Tim Docker won the Class 4 championship title and Class 5 was won by Chris Murphy. The overall championship was sealed by Paul Bailey and Andy Schulz, who were 34 points ahead of Tim Docker. The season also saw
400-512: Was an invitation entry. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races) 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship The 2019 Dunlop Endurance Championship is a motor racing championship for GT cars, touring cars , sportscars and Production cars held across England. Cars compete in five classes with
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