September 2024
Race Season Ends
End of season races at the Castle Combe autumn classic for the SBR Engineering team
Manual Lamborghini Gallardo For Sale
Ferrari 599 GTB Manual for sale at SBR Engineering
January 2024
Manual 599 GTB For Sale
Ferrari 599 GTB Manual for sale at SBR Engineering
December 2023
One year on for SBR
Decembers news letter from SBR Engineering
September 2023
Rare Classic For Sale At SBR
New sales stock at SBR. This very rare Italian classic is a car the SBR team have looked after for quite a few year now is now offered for sale.
New Sales stock!
New sales stock at SBR. This stunning Ferrari 355 GTS is a car the SBR team have looked after for quite a few year now is now offer for sale.
June 2023
Novitec Exhausts
After many years of fitting and working with Novitec products, SBR are now an official Novitec stockist and fitted centre.
December 2022
We Have Moved!
The car world is obsessed with speeds and feeds. 0-60 times, top speed, cornering g-forces, stopping distances; well, we’ve got some new stats for you too. We’ve traveled a staggering 528 feet and it has taken four and a half years. I know, you think I’ve gone mad, but I haven’t. Honest!
May 2022
Brabham BT62 The End Of The Road
End of the road for the Brabham BT62. With the season just underway yet another engine failure brings the program to a halt. SBR announce their withdrawal of the car for racing in the UK for 2022 season.
October 2021
McLaren Wins GTO Class Championship
Our GT Cup season should of been campaigned in the Brabham BT62, but due to unreliability issues it was not able to do the first rounds of GT Cup. We had to use last years Ferrari 488 Challenge car to start the Championship whilst the Brabham was being worked on.
September 2021
Mclaren MP4-12C Can Am Stands in for Brabham
A race season that should have seen us campaign the Brabham BT62 took a decided turn when the car suffered another engine failure! The team was fortunate enough to have the owner drive, Paul Bailey's, very special Mclaren MP4 Can Am car at our workshop. The team managed to get the car to the circuit and prepped and ready to race to stand in for the stricken Brabaham.
July 2021
Jacky Ickx GT40 At Goodwood FOS
Here at SBR Engineering we were honoured to be given the task of recommissioning this totally original GT40. This car (Chassis GT40 P/1001) is a "production" GT40, and was the New York motor show car in 1966. Chassis GT40 P/1000 was the first car made, but was destroyed in testing, so Chassis P/1001 was flown from New York to Ford Advanced Vehicles in Europe, and was prepared to race in the Le Mans 24Hr that year.
Successive Class Wins For Brabham.
Successive class wins for the SBR Brabham BT62! After the dramas of the last round of GT cup we managed to repair the Brabham in time for the next round. Oulton Park was the second meeting the Brabham, driven Paul and pro Ross Wylie, was campaigned securing successive class wins in Round 4 of the British GT Cup championship last weekend.
June 2021
Brabham BT62 Victory in Debut at Snetterton
The SBR Brabham BT62 makes it Debut at Snetterton Circuit in the UK and wins! Owner and Driver Paul Bailey, and Pro driver Ross Wylie, experienced both the joy and the pain of racing in the Brabham BT62 Competition over the weekend in British GT Cup. Snetterton Circuit hosted round three of the GT Cup Championship. Due to unforeseen circumstances this was to be the first outing for Paul's Brabham BT62 and finally marked the first customer racing a BT62 in competition in the world.
January 2021
2021 GT CUP With Brabham BT62!
The 2020 race season didn't quite plan for many, Including us at SBR, due to the global epidemic. Due to these circumstances the new Brabham BT62 that SBR were going to campaign for its owner, Paul Bailey, was not ready for the start of the season. The team were hoping to use the car after the first round of Britcar. We hope to have the BT62 out for the Spa Francorchamps non championship round.
July 2020
2020 Britcar Season Starts at Croft
The 2020 race season for our team didn't quite pan out how we were hoping due to the global epidemic. Due to unforeseen circumstances the new Brabham BT62 that SBR were going to campaign for its owner Paul Bailey was not ready for the start of the season. The team were hoping to use the car after the first round of Britcar. We hope to have the BT62 out for the Spa Francorchamps non championship round. With this change we decided with the owner to campaign the 2019 Championship winning 488 to defend the title. The first round of the Britcar Championship was at Croft, a circuit not normally used in a GT racing calendar but it was a great weekends racing. The new Driver pairing of Paul Bailey and Ross Wylie (A Britcar champion in a Ferrari from 2017) had two closely fought races with two podium finishes overall, with one class win and second in class. A great effort by the team and drivers, partially Paul as he had not driven the track at all before the weekend and he put in some good times and had one of his best race starts ever in race two. The [...]
January 2020
Brabham BT62 for 2020 Season
The Brabham BT62 will contest its first full-season of racing in the Britcar Endurance Championship in 2020. Current Britcar champion Paul Bailey will be joined by 2014 British GT4 title-winner Ross Wylie. Paul Bailey, announced today at Autosport International, is the first customer BT62 sold by the revamped Brabham marque. The original Brabham Team and cars won four drivers world championships and 35 Formula 1 grands prix before disappearing from F1 at the end of the 1992 season. The Braham BT62 will be Running a restricted 60% throttle map, there for making it eligible under Britcar regulations. The 5.4-litre V8-powered supercar won its first race ever at Britcar's Brands Hatch 'Into the Night' event in November with sporting director David Brabham driving, and the car has now been admitted to Britcar's approved entry list with us for the 2020 season. We are looking forward to working with the Historic marque!
2019 Britcar Endurance Champions
The last round or the 2019 Britcar championship saw the title decided! The SB Race engineering 488 dominated its class all season and took the overall championship at a very rainy Brands Hatch.
May 2019
Britcar Endurance Championship so far…
The 2019 Race season has taken the form of the Britcar Endurance Championship for the SBR team. With two class championship wins in GT Cup in previous years the decision was taken to return to the Britcar Championship after a 6 year break. SBR successfully campaigned a 430 Challenge and 430GTC in Britcar in 2013, narrowly missing out on an overall championship win that year! We find ourselves 3 rounds into the new championship with a well deserved 1st overall position! Brands hatch was the last round where we had mixed wether conditions and a few things sent to try us, but we acme away from the last round with two overall wins! Two superb driver from our drivers, and a well set up car from the team brought home the results. The Britcar championship is sponsored by Dunlop, so we have had to make some significant changes to the set up of the car form its set up with the Ferrari equipment supplied by Pirelli. Great feedback from our retuning driver for this season, Andy Schulz, has seen a great improvement in the cars set up for the first three rounds of the championship, long may it continue! [...]
October 2018
SBR 2018 GTC Class Champions
Bailey and Glew dominate the championshipA Great return to GT cup for the SB Team in 2018 in their new 488 Challenge car. After taking a year out of racing, after our class win with the old 458 challenge car, what better way to return than with a class championship win again. The new 488 did not take long to get familiar with and the team had a relatively trouble free run all year with the car. Some stiff competition in class and not as many high placed podium finishes as we would have liked, but none the less a great season with GT Cup and all involved."Paul Bailey and Phil Glew dominated the GTC class of the British GT Cup championship. They enjoyed a perfect season in the 488 Challenge car of SB Race Engineering, picking up points in every race and also collecting a number of wins. They triumphed at Spa-Francorchamps in Race-2, at Snetterton in Race-3, and then again at Donington Park in Race-1 and Race-3."
August 2018
SBR Win at Snetterton!
SB Race Engineering duo fight back from penalty to seal win. SB Race Engineering duo Paul Bailey and Phil Glew fought their way through to overall victory at Snetterton in the GT Cup Championship on Sunday afternoon. Starting behind Group GTC rivals Michael Igoe and Adam Wilcox, the pair caught and passed the Porsche duo, albeit with contact between them, and then fell back behind after a stop-go penalty for a short pit stop.
July 2018
New workshop for SBR
After 6 years at our Watford workshops SBR have moved to new premises in Aylesbury. Great memories of the Watford workshops, but it was time to change and move to premises we can expand in. The new workshop is in a less busy location with our own car park and drive way amongst other new fascilities. We are looking forward to settling in here and meeting new and old customers at the new workshop. In the few months we have been here we have had we have had some interesting work as you can see! Give us a call and pop in for a coffee!
June 2018
April 2018
First Round of GT Cup 2018
The 21st of April saw the start of the race season for SBR. The first round of GT Cup at Donington Park circuit. SBR have entered a new car for this season, a Ferrari 488 Challenge car. With only a two test days fitted in with the new car before the race, we managed to get a usable set up for the car to suit the gentleman driver Paul Bailey and his new Pro driver Phil Glew for the first round. The pre-race warm up and qualifying went well, giving us much need new data for the new car. Qualifying 5th overall and 2nd in class Paul went on to secure two 2nd in class finishes on the Saturdays two 25 min sprint races. Sunday was time for the 50 min two driver race. After qualifying 2nd in class Paul started the race. Sadly Paul lost two places on the first lap/start, despite Pauls lap times being quicker, he had trouble getting past the Lamborghini Huracan in the GTO class which made chasing down the 1st placed GTC class car hard. Phil jumped in for his start at the half way mark, unfortunately the team received a drive through penalty for [...]
January 2018
Mclaren Servicing
We are excited to "officially" announce that SBR Engineering, is now offering its exceptional servicing expertise to McLaren owners. With a rich history of providing top-tier care for high-performance vehicles, SBR Engineering is proud to officially extend its services to the esteemed McLaren brand.
February 2017
GT Cup Awards 2017
2016 saw our 458 come out of semi retirement to compete in the GT Cup Championship. Our brief from the car's owner, Paul Bailey, was he wanted to win the GTC class as he won the GTO class in 2015 in one of his Aston Martin GT3 cars, and wanted to come back in a Ferrari. The season had its ups and downs, and the car was plagued by electrical and gearbox issues. Knowing the car well we managed to nurse through the season ,Unfortunately the car did not make the last round due to an engine failure, but we did managed to collect enough points for a clear win in the GTC class. January 2017 was time to collect our class win trophy to add to the big collection for the 2016 season! A big thank you to everyone who supported us through the season and to the guys at SBR who put in the time to get the results. Also a big thank you to Paul for letting us support and prepare his cars..
November 2016
SBR Win GT CUP Championship GTC Class
As many of you will know we first took delivery of this car back in 2011 when it was a brand new challenge car. Over the years we developed it with an aerodynamic package and bespoke dampers that we developed on our 430 CTC car etc. It was used in The Pirelli Open and British GT. So 2016 saw the car come out of semi retirement to compete in the GT Cup Championship. Our brief from the cars owner, Paul Bailey, was he wanted to win the GTC class as he won the GTO class in 2015 in one of his Aston Martin GT3 cars, and wanted to come back in a Ferrari. The season had its ups and downs, and the car was plagued by electrical and gearbox issues. Knowing the car well we manged to nurse through the season ,Unfortunately the car did not make the last round due to an engine component failure, but we did managed to collect enough points for a clear win in the GTC class. A big thank you to everyone who supported us through the season and to the guys at SBR who put in the time to get the results. Also [...]
May 2016
Monaco Historic
After some extensive engine work earlier in the year, we managed to get this fabulous Ferrari 225s out to the Monaco Historic in 2016. Here are just a couple of shots from what is an amazing event.
March 2016
GT Cup at Brands Hatch
After a shaky start to the GT cup season with our 458 at Donington Park with gearbox issues and some contact in the last race, the sun was out at Brands Hatch at the weekend and the car and Drivers were back in business! Paul managed a second in class in his first race and a 1st in class in his second race on Saturday. An even hotter Sunday saw track temperatures around 34 degrees! Paul managed a second in class qualify position. The 50 min two driver race in the afternoon started well, two safety car sessions in the first 20 minutes closed the grid up which helped us close the gap on the 1st in class Porsche GT3. The team Pitted Paul at the start of the driver pit-stop window, this give Andy a good run at catching the Porsche before he had to make his mandatory stop and driver change. Andy managed to achieve the fastest lap in class and put the car in the 1st in class position and bring home some need championship points. Photo courtesy of Nicola Todd Photography
February 2016
1952 Ferrari 225S Lands at SBR
SBR are pleased to be preparing and supporting this beautiful Ferrari 225s at this years Monaco Historic. The Ferrari 225 Sport was introduced at the 1952 Giro di Sicilia as a larger version of 212 Export. This model was intended for endurance sports car racing and was bodied either as a two seat Bernlinetta or Spyder, typically by Ghbia. It was primarily sold to private entrants while the larger Lampredi-block cars were contested directly by the factory. The 225 effective replaced the 212 Export with a 2.7 V12 engine that enlarged the bore from 60 to 70mm. This was upgraded to use roller-type cam followers that were first introduced by Lampredi in the long-block V12. Power was rated at 210 bhp. 225 Sports made appearances at the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio and won the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, placing 1-2-3-4-5 infront of the best Aston Martins, Jaguars, Gordinis and Talbot-Lagos. Seven 225s were entered in the 1952 Mille Miglia, but they were trumped by the larger-engined Ferrari 340 MMs and the sole 250 Sport. Later in the year Paolo Marzotto became the over 2-liter champion in his 225 Sport. This particular car finished 10th in the 1952 Mille Miglia [...]
January 2016
Some Classics at our old workshop
So a new year begins. We have had a look back through the achieves and found some shots of some very important cars we have dealt with over the years. This year brings us some old friends back with racing, not only our modern cars but some classics too. Keep and eye out for them in future news posts..
July 2015
‘The Build’: Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador Conversion
It's been some time since we last blogged via our website, and we thought what better way to re-introduce this section with the Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador. We launched 'The Build' back in May as our way of walking you through some of the steps of the process to convert a factory spec Lamborghini Aventador into a Liberty Walk widebody version. This blog is a follow up to our first news post we think you might enjoy. As SBR are in close communication with Liberty Walk in Japan, we were the first point of contact by our client who was keen on converting his Lamborghini. Within 1 month, the kit was custom built and shipped to SBR's workshop. The build was a 3 month project. The car arrived with an Oakley Design bodykit and exhaust system which needed to be stripped. The major set backs included: Modifying the Liberty Walk kit to match the Aventador spec including: Rear Reversing Camera, Front boot space air suspension unit & side indicators. Over the 3 months, SB Race Engineering built the Liberty Walk Aventador whilst taking delivery of new parts, the Armytrix Exhaust System as well as the Forgiato wheels. Once the body [...]
May 2015
SBR Wedding: Fantastic Weekend!
It's not everyday one of the SBR team gets married. In fact, Barry is the first! For all our customers and businesses that we work alongside, most will know Barry is a very hard working and passionate individual. This weekend he tied the knot with his long term girlfriend and couldn't have picked a better weekend! With temperatures soaring to 12-13 degrees and the sun out, a stunning Rosso Fuoco Ferrari LaFerrari arrived at Barry's residence. The highest specced LaFerrari in the world was ready to take off with Barry in the passenger seat. Paul Bailey, a close friend and customer to SBR had kindly offered Barry to be his chauffeur for the special day, making Barry the first groom ever to arrive at his wedding in the ultra rare £1Million LaFerrari. The day was fantastic, and whilst the ceremony started in Watford, the reception moved with the guests to the stunning Laura Ashley Manor Hotel in Elstree. A cracking all round day! Congratulations to Barry and Gemma on your wedding! We will be welcoming the married man back to work tomorrow (10th March), before they jet off on their honeymoon at the weekend. Enjoy the images of the day. Here's [...]
Rare Lexus LFA arrives at SB Race Engineering!
We're playing catch up over the last 2 months with news and exciting updates on the SB Race Engineering news bulletin. However, within the last month we've had some fantastic supercars in our workshop including a Novitec Rosso Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, 2x Ferrari 288 GTO's and multiple Dino's & Testarossa's. The car that caught our eye, and hearts the most this month was a stunning 2010 black Lexus LFA imported from Switzerland with less than 500 miles on the clock. This stunning Japanese supercar has been praised by motor journalists worldwide, and with a howling 4.8 Litre V10, this car certainly lived up to our expectations. It's such a rare car, with less than 10 in the UK, this beautifully specced LFA is a really special car to have worked on. Our client is now driving it daily and reporting back to us on a weekly basis about how good the car is. It may seem dated to the likes of the F12 with only a single clutch semi automatic gearbox, however the character of this car and sheer power makes it a fantastic car to have experienced.
January 2015
January SBR Summary: Busy Start to 2015
Every month, we're going to aim to give you a summary of what we have experienced at SB Race Engineering. We're certainly enjoy 2015 and the year welcomed us in with a full list of restoration vehicles needing our attention. In previous years we've eased ourselves into the first few months after the Christmas and New Year period, however this year is certainly setting out for a good year of recommissions, customisations and restorations. This month we've welcomed some well known cars into our workshop, but also visited some of our clients with large car collections. It's been a pleasure to see and work on some of the cars below, and stay tuned for February, as we'll be working hard on some of our more long term projects.
September 2014
Welcoming some of the Rarest Classics at SBR
To begin with, we have an Aston Martin DB4 being restored to it's former glory. Currently the engine is being rebuilt but we have worked on this vehicle for a long time and it's great to see it nearly complete. Next we have a Rosso Porsche 959, one of the best examples of this very rare car. Bought from Monaco, it has come directly to SB Race for us to bring this car back up to speed to compete with the Ferrari F40. Finally we have the newest addition to the workshop, which was bought not so long ago at the Goodwood Revival auction, the Jaguar Low Drag Lightweight E-Type. A very historic vehicle that completes the classic corner in our workshop!
SBR Ferrari 360 Challenge takes Trophy at Silverstone
SB Race Engineering Ferrari 360 Challenge takes Trophy at Silverstone
July 2013
SBR Ferrari 458 Wins At Spa
Paul bailey takes first place at Spa in race one and 2nd place in race two in his 458CH. The Hot weather in Spa saw great result for the SBR team. Our 458 with a 1st and 2nd and our 360 with a 4th and 5th overall. Some great driving from Paul Ugo in the 360 for his first ever outing at Spa! A great season in 2013 for both Paul's. Mr bailey narrowly missing our on an unofficial Pirelli Open overall victory.
March 2012
Lamborghini Aventador Arrives at SBR
Today saw our second Aventador at SBR, This new customer came in to discuss fitting a new, louder exhaust. If you are looking to change your system or indeed enhance your car in any way, please contact us for a
October 2011
Ferrari 575 GTC
In 2010 we recommissioned this Ferrari 575 GTC at our old workshops. It returned back to us in 2011 to have its full race livery and be checked over and set up to do a exhibition day at Mercedes Benz world at Brooklands in the UK. I'm sure you will agree it looks amazing! The 575 GTC was developed by the Ferrari Corse Clienti department in collaboration with N.Technology to make the most of the original 575 M Maranello cars strong points. It has been adapted to meet the demands of the race track while complying to the specific regulations such as the widening of its track. The 575 GTC Evo 2005 also features modified air intakes on the bonnet to improve internal air flow.
May 2011
Ferrari 430 GTC
The history of chassis 2434 Ferrari F430 GTC Chassis 2434 had a successful run in the Campeonato de España GT. Entered by the Portuguese ASM Team, it competed in the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons. In 2009, Lourenço Beirão da Veiga and Ricardo Bravo won the overall title with the car, claiming four victories at Valencia, Estoril, and Jerez. In 2012-13, the F430 chassis 2434 raced in England with Paul Bailey and Andy Schulz. It competed in the Britcar Endurance Championship and the Pirelli Open under our banner at SB Race Engineering. We sold the car in 2017, and it has since been fully restored to its original specification and livery. It has successfully participated in Masters Endurance Legends races and Endurance Racing Legends by Peter Auto. In its most recent race at Le Mans Classic 2022, it won the GT2 class.[/av_textblock] [/av_section]
September 2009
2009 Goodwood Revival
2009 Goodwood Revival At this years Goodwood revival (2010) SB Race Engineering prepared and maintained a 1963 Jaguar lightweight E type, one of only 12 made by Jaguar. SBR's owner built and prepared this car at his previous employer, where it won the Goodwood TT race two years running! Unfortunately this year a head gasket failure put and end to its race. We also campaigned a 1959 Ferrari 246s Dino, one of only three! Our 246s Ferrari finished 3rd in its 1 hour race.