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Phiroze aiming for Carrera Cup!
For 2010, Phiroze is looking to compete in the prestigious Porsche Carrera
Cup Championship. "This is probably the most high profile GT series
in the UK and something I've wanted to do for a long time" said Bilimoria,
who is currently in talks with potential backers.
The Porsche Carrera Cup GB is at the very pinnacle of British
motor racing. Stunning cars, top teams and drivers and unrivalled back
up from Porsche Cars GB which is why it makes the Carrera Cup the obvious
choice for 2009.
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Clyde Valley Racing Issued with Court Judgment
Clyde Valley Racing has been issued with a County Court Judgment for failing
to honour their agreement with Phiroze Bilimoria in view of the Cartridgeworld
sponsorship deal in 2009.
Phiroze, who put the sponsorship deal together with Cartridgeworld and
introduced them to Clyde Valley racing with a view to driving for the
team in 2009, was sidelined by the team because they needed another driver
who could bring additional sponsors with them.
Team Principal Colin Neil, has repeatedly failed to honour his side of
the agreement and as such Phiroze Racing Ltd was forced to seek judgment
through the courts.
A judgment by St Albans county court was issued on 10th October to Clyde
Valley Racing ordering them to honor their agreement and to pay Phiroze
Racing Ltd the pre agreed fee.
Colin Neil, has continued to ignore this judgment and as such leaves Phiroze
Racing Ltd, no choice but to enforce the judgment through the courts.
30/10/09
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Three out of Three in Britcar 500!!
Phiroze scored another 2nd place finish in this
weekend's Britcar 500 race at Silverstone. Phiroze who qualified the car
in 2nd place was partnered by newcomer Dominic Malone and Britcar returnee
Martin Parsons. The race was stared by Dominic who did extremely well
in the initial stint to keep the car in 2nd place.
After the first hour, Dom handed to driving duties over to Martin who
once again put in a great drive to keep the car in 2nd place. After the
third hour, the rain began to fall and the team took the decision to put
Phiroze behind the wheel.
On wet rubber, Phiroze was able to put in several quick and consistent
laps despite the worsening weather conditions to keep their BMW 130i M
in 2nd place. A safety car was dispatched after an hour 3/4, which allowed
the team to switch the strategy and bring Phiroze in for a quick splash
and dash. This meant that Phiroze who was more experienced than Dominic
was able to do a longer stint in the wet conditions.
With the lap times coming down and the gap to third place increasing,
Phiroze finally pitted and handed the car over to Dominic for the final
leg of the race.
Dominic, once again put in a consistent drive on wet tyres and a drying
track to bring the car home in a well deserved 2nd place. "I
actually had to keep telling Dominic to slow down in the last 20 mins
as we getting concerned with the state of the tyres. Dominic, Martin and
the team did a fantastic job and its a great way to finish the season"
said Phiroze.
Phiroze is hoping to continue working with Dominic next year and
is also planning a campaign in the prestigious 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup
Championship. 04/10/09
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New Arrival!!
Phiroze would like to announce
the birth of his beautiful baby daughter Sienna Rose, who arrived unexpectedly
at home. 19/08/09
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Another Podium for Bilimoria & Malone...
The Castle Combe racing festival this weekend saw Phiroze and newcomer
Dominic Malone take their second podium finish in as many races.
Dominic did most of the testing on Friday and in the Saturday morning
practice with as this was only his second race.
The qualifying on Saturday afternoon proved to be quite a challenge with
so many GT cars - "trying to find a clear lap was almost impossible"
said Phiroze, who set the fastest time of the pairing.
Dominic who started the race on Sunday made a great start and after 45
minutes running had worked his way up to 22nd overall and 3rd in class.
Phiroze then took over the BMW machine putting in some consistently quick
laps to bring the car home 2nd in class and 17th overall, though a pit
stop penalty dropped the pairing to 19th overall from the 35 starters.
"Overall this was a great weekend,and we now have a really good
shot at an outright class win at the Silverstone 500" said Bilimoria.
You can can support Phiroze and the team at the next race at Silverstone
on 3rd October. 10/08/09
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Phiroze on
Podium in Britcar Return!!
Phiroze along with newcomer Dominic Malone made
a fantastic return to the Britcar Championship on Saturday with a podium
finish in race one. This was the first time the car has been raced since
it was recently acquired by Brunswick Automotive and was also the first
ever race for Dominic Malone, who has been coached by Phiroze.
"Dominic made an impressive start to his racing career and was
consistent throughout the weekend", said Phiroze, who was absolutely
delighted with the result.
Race two was not quite as successful however. A safety car on lap one,
meant the race had to be re-started and an audacious maneuver by a BMW
in class one resulted in Phiroze being driven into at turn six ending
his race with a broken rear suspension arm.
" The driving standards need to be addressed as this was a pointless
overtaking attempt on lap one of a 90 minute race and was hugely disappointing
after the result we had on Saturday especially as Dom didn't even get
a chance to drive in race two" said Phiroze.
The next race in August is at Castle Combe, Dominic's home circuit where
the pairing are looking to repeat the result of race one. 04/05/09
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Mallory Park Test
The
second outing for the BMW 130iM began in cold and greasy conditions at
Mallory Park this morning in the hands of Phiroze Bilimoria. The car ran
without any faults and once it was up to temperature, Phiroze handed it
over to partner Dominic Malone who put in a number of good consistent
laps, to include a simulated race stint.
Phiroze who later took to the track again
said "the car is great to drive and extremely well balanced. Dom's
confidence is growing with each lap
and i cant wait for the first
race at Rockingham"
Due to the licence issue with Donington and the ongoing
circuit development, the next race has been moved to the Northamptonshire
circuit. Fortunately the next test is at Rockingham on Easter Monday,
which should give both Phiroze and Dom to put in plenty of laps prior
to the first race.10/04/09
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Phiroze back in Britcar for 2009!!
After narrowly missing out on his BTCC debut in a SEAT Touring car in
2009, Phiroze has bounced
back and will be competing in selected rounds of the 2009 Brticar Championship
in a BMW 130iM sport.
Having
spent two years putting the sponsorship package together with Cartridgeworld,
Phiroze was unable to sign a contract with the team running the car due
to a number of contractual issues which had left him without a drive.
However, Phiroze will now be racing with Brunswick Automotive in their
newly acquired BMW and will be partnered by newcomer Dominic Malone.
"I have been coaching Dom for a couple of years now
and he has shown real promise, so I'm really looking forward to our first
outing at Donington in May"
The plan is to do the race in May at Donington Park, followed by Castle Combe, Dom's home track and finally the six hour race at Silverstone, 02/04/09
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Great
promise from Phiroze at Silverstone...
Phiroze Bilimoria had a promising weekend with the Brookspeed Dodge Viper in the British GT race at Silverstone this weekend. Pre race testing went well on Friday where Phiroze working with Nigel Greensall soon came to grips with the car which suffered from rear end grip all weekend.
On Saturday morning he simulated a race stint to further acclimatise himself with the car and the team. With new tyres in qualifying he managed to lap 0.8 sec a lap quicker than in testing although the car still lacked some rear end grip which left the car in 20th place on the grid, with the quickest Viper in 15th.
Nigel Greensall made the start and had a brilliant run and brought the car up to 3rd place after the first hour. An excellent pit stop by the team when Phiroze took over the car enabled him to move into the lead.
Sadly
a diff mounting bracket broke and probably cost a podium place, as he
had to pit again before resuming and putting in some excellent laps to
bring the car home in a credible 13th place.
“It was a shame we had the problem, I heard a big bang and with
no radio was unable to find out what the problem was so, I brought the
car into the pits to check if it was serious, I then drove carefully for
the remainder of the race to ensure we finished. A mixed weekend but I
really enjoyed it; the team did a great job “said Phiroze.
Martin Braybook – Team Principal said he was extremely pleased with Phiroze’s performance and enjoyed working with him. “It was one of the quickest pairing’s of the drivers so far this year.”
Phiroze
would also like to thank his sponsors, A Plant and Cobra Beer for their
support.
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Phiroze Back in British GTs
Young Indian Driver Phiroze Bilimoria has secured a seat in Brookspeed's’ Dodge Viper for this weekend’s British GT Round at Silverstone partnering Nigel Greensall. Martin Baybrook, Brookspeed's Team Principal said ‘We are delighted Phiroze has joined the team, we have been in talks for a while now and enjoyed working with him with Track Sensation Corporate Track Days’
After his top 5 finish at the same venue last year he hopes to capitalise on his success for this weekend. ‘ I am lacking a bit of seat time this year but hope to have a good run, I must thank Martin Baybrook and Cobra Beer for giving me this opportunity’
Phiroze
will be testing on Friday with qualifying on Saturday and the 2 hour Race
on Sunday.
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Phiroze eyes Indian Le Mans Project
Phiroze is
currently in talks about the possibility of entering the LMS championship
and the Le Mans 24 hour race. 10/02/07
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Bilimoria & Glew finish in
Top 5 in season Finale!
Phiroze
Bilimoria and Philip Glew finished 5th in the GT3 class finale of the
Avon Tyres British GT Championship this weekend at Silverstone. For the
MPG sponsored Bilimoria, this was the third different car and driver combination
in as many races. I’ve now competed in every class in the championship
and the GT3 class is the best’ said Bilimoria.
Having been quickest in the morning session on Friday, the St Albans based
driver was hoping for a top 3 qualifying position, however an incident
with George Mackintosh saw his Lotus drive into the side of the 997 GT3
on the second lap. Once back on track, Phiroze was caught up in traffic
and ended the session 6th in class.
Sunday’s race was started by Bilimoria who made good progress during the initial stages of the race, however, with chronic high speed understeer and low speed oversteer, Bilimoria struggled for pace and to keep up with the cars in front. A safety car period was thrown for the stranded Vauxhall Monaro which gave Phiroze the chance to close the gap on the cars in front and to let the tyres cool down. But due to the length of the safety car period, a canny decision was made by the Team RPM boys to bring the No.15 Porsche into the pits early whilst under the safety car and running 5th in class.
With a change of driver and a new set of boots, Philip Glew was able to put in some consistent and quick laps so when the other cars in the GT3 class pitted, Glew was promoted to 3rd place, where he stayed for a majority of the stint. However, with about 40 mins to go, the Aston Martin of Strettton and the Lotus of Kershaw started to reel in the 997 and despite all efforts from Phil, the tyres could not stand up to the pace and Glew was losing a second a lap. With 10 mins to go, the Aston Martin and Lotus were able to slip past and relegated the No 15 car to 5th place where it eventually finished.
‘It
was a really good but difficult race and a really steep learning curve
said Bilimoria. It would have been nice to finish on the podium but that’s
just motorsport! It’s been great that MPG and my other sponsors
have supported me and provided me with the opportunity to do these last
three rounds as a toe in the water for next year and I’d like to
thank them all for their support’ said Bilimoria. 25/9/06
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Bilimoria
to feature on BBC Radio 15/9/06
Phiroze
Bilimoria will be interviewed by Satnam Rana on BBC Midland Massala (95.6
FM) and DAB Digital radio on 15th September at 10:30pm as part of a new
sports feature on the show. 14/9/06
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Phiroze
back in Porsche!!
After the outing in the Vauxhall Monaro at Brands Hatch Phiroze Bilimoria returns to the Porsche 997 GT3 with Team RPM for the final round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Silverstone. Bilimoria who is sponsored by MPG said ‘It’ll be great to finally able to race the 997; I’ve been really looking forward to it’
It has been confirmed that 3 time British GT race winner Bradley Ellis will be partnering Bilimoria for the 2 Silverstone races. ‘It’s a great pairing and we should be on for a good result’ said Robin Mortimer, Team principal at Team RPM.
Michael
Gallucci of MPG said that ‘The programme to support Phiroze has
worked wonders for the profile of our organisation and all the guests
that have attended the previous two races have had a fantastic time. We
are looking forward to Silverstone and wish Phiroze and Brad all the best’
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Bilimoria rises to Monaro Challenge
Friday practice saw Phiroze take the wheel of the Emotional Engineering
Vauxhall Monaro for the first time and within a few laps Bilimoria had
already adapted to the sideways characteristics of the Monaro. “This
car is a lot of fun to drive, but we are struggling for grip and brakes
which is affecting our pace” said Bilimoria. Persevering on, the
drivers and team worked very hard to try and eradicate the problems and
put in some very consistent laps.
Saturday’s practice saw the MPG supported driver put in some consistently quick lap times, however when it came to qualifying, both Steve Hyde and Phiroze could not push as hard as they would have liked as a bearing problem meant a retirement from the qualifying session.
Once released from Park Ferme, the boys at Emotional Engineering worked very hard to get the bearing problems sorted, but unfortunately the car only started the race 6 laps in leaving both Hyde and Bilimoria with an extended test session
Sunday’s race saw Bilimoria take the start with an audacious move into Paddock Hill Bend and then steadily move up the grid. “Unfortunately we had to start the race with old tyres, which meant the car was an even bigger handful than normal, but still and awful lot of fun” said Phiroze. After the 1st safety car period, a battle with the Porsche of Paul Mace soon ensued. However, despite the better brakes and the 270Kg weight advantage, Bilimoria was still able to keep the position and pull out a gap. The 2nd safety car period was the perfect time for Bilimoria to make his pit stop and for Hyde to take the wheel. Unfortunately complications during the pit stop meant that the 10th place Bilimoria gained was rapidly diminishing.
With the tyres and brakes now very stressed, Hyde was not able to with stand the pressure from the hard charging Porsches and slipped back to 19th place where the car eventually finished.
“I thoroughly enjoyed driving the Monaro this weekend and am very grateful to Allen Orchard for getting us out of a sticky situation” said Bilimoria.
The British
GT Championship now moves to Silverstone over the weekend of 23/24 September
where Phiroze will be back at the wheel of the Porsche 997 GT3 with Team
RPM..
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Bilimoria
makes a late switch to GT2
class Monaro!
After his solid run in the GTC class Porsche 996 of Team RPM at Rockingham, Bilimoria was all set to climb aboard his 997 GT3 for this weekend’s upcoming race at Brands Hatch. However, the gearbox problems that plagued the young Indian in testing at Rockingham have not yet been resolved due a shortage of parts from Porsche, leaving him with no seat.
Team RPM have worked extremely hard to try and find a solution but with all the Porsche Carrera Cup cars heading off to Knockhill in a weeks time there are no new gearboxes or spare parts available, leaving his 997GT3 unable to run this weekend.
A late call from Allen Orchard at Emotional Engineering has resolved the situation. The MPG sponsored driver will now be driving the No 6 Vauxhall Monaro partnering Steve Hyde for the next two races at Brands Hatch this weekend. Asked why he made the switch with drivers - “We have had a very fluid situation with the team over the past few races and when we heard Phiroze was available and after his stunning performance last weekend, we were delighted to have him on board” said Orchard.
“Unfortunately we could not get a replacement gearbox for the 997 GT3 car this weekend, but the call from Allen was a welcome solution. I’ve known Allen for a while and I am really looking forward to working with him and getting in the car. This is a great opportunity to run in the top class of the Championship” said Bilimoria.
Michael
Gallucci of MPG said “Being thrown in at the deep end is not alien
to Phiroze; after all he only drove RPM’S spare 996 GTC car in last
weekend’s race for the first time when he took it over from Nigel
Redwood in the middle of race one and we still finished in the top 5!
We’re all behind him and are really looking forward to great race
this weekend!”
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Phiroze
Rocks the Rock!
Making his first race-start in two years, young Indian driver Phiroze Bilimoria overcame a challenging weekend, to help bring his GT3 home in the points in front of VIP guests from sponsors MPG, Cobra and DWP.
Friday
11 August - Practice
Track conditions at the Northamptonshire circuit were dry, as Phiroze
took to the wheel of the Porsche 997 GT3 for the first time. Working closely
with team-mate Nigel Redwood and Team Manager Robin Mortimer, Phiroze
consistently improved throughout the morning, to end the session mid-class.
In the afternoon however, the team did not fare so well: the gearbox failed,
ending any chance of the team taking further part that weekend. Or maybe
not…
Saturday
12 August - Qualifying
The RPM mechanics worked until the early hours of the morning, preparing
the team’s spare 996, which Phiroze had never driven, ready for
Saturday’s dry qualifying session. With just 15 minutes on the clock,
Nigel spent the majority of that running that the car in, before completing
an awesome lap which took the duo to fourth in class and ninth overall.
The team’s delight was short-lived though: the car returned to the
pits with a slipping clutch. With just ten minutes until the qualifying
session for Sunday’s race, there wasn't’t the opportunity
for the team to carry out any repairs and so Phiroze had to nurse the
car through three tours of the circuit, in order to qualify the car at
the back of the grid for Sunday’s race.
Race
One – Saturday afternoon
Yet more exceptional work from the RPM crew in replacing the clutch allowed
Nigel to take to the grid for the opening stint of the race. He made a
good start, moving to third in class, and enjoyed some early on-track
tussles with the Morgan Aero and the sister RPM Porsche, driven by Bradley
Ellis. The driver change at the mid-point of the race gave Phiroze his
first opportunity to turn the wheel in anger, and as the chequered flag
fell, he brought the car home fifth in class and seventh overall, narrowly
missing out on fourth place to a hard-charging Mark Cole in the final
laps.
“With all the odds against us, I am pretty happy with our performance today,” said Bilimoria.
Race
Two – Sunday morning
Two challenges faced the team for Sunday’s race: the start from
the back of the grid and the weather, as heavy rain blasted the track
all day. With just ten minutes until the race, the weather turned with
the sun finally breaking through and the decision was quickly made to
switch to slicks.
Phiroze was to take the opening stint in the 60-minute race and with a demon start, he charged into the first corner past the Lotus, to immediately take on the Manaro. With each lap that passed, Phiroze continued to pick off the cars in front of him, making up an impressive 11 grid places. Once past the Morgan Aero, Phiroze was able to open a comprehensive seven second gap, but had to then ease off the pace to conserve a leaking gearbox. The Morgan pitted early and put in some quick out-laps, catching and passing the no. 17 RPM Porsche during its pit stop.
Redwood began the charge as soon as he took to the track, closing the gap to 2.2 seconds, and when the safety car was deployed for a bizarre half lap, he brought the gap down still further. However, when the safety car pulled off with little warning, the Morgan was at full pace and immediately pulled out a gap. With the RPM Porsche’s gearbox still leaking oil, Redwood made the decision to hold station and bring the car home sixth in class and tenth overall.
“That was a great result – I’m absolutely thrilled seeing as we started from the back of the grid. The team have been exceptional all weekend and I’m delighted that we’ve helped them move into second in the GTC Championship. Rock on Brands” said Bilimoria.
The British
GT Championship now moves to Brands Hatch over the weekend of 26/27 August.
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Leading Quantity
Surveying firm MPG to sponsor Britain’s top Indian racing driver
in the British GT Championship!
Phiroze Bilimoria joins up with RPM Motorsport for the remainder of the British GT Championship partnering Nigel Redwood in a Porsche 997 in the GT3 class.
"Michael Gallucci and Giles Baron are pleased to announce our sponsorship of Phiroze Bilimoria in the British GT Championship. MPG Associates, the Mechanical & Electrical Quantity Surveying Specialists and MPG Civils, formerly GF Civils have joined forces to sponsor one of the brightest new racing stars for the rest of the 2006 Season. Phiroze's talent, drive and determination are a perfect symbol for MPG who recently won the Professional Services award for the 'Best Place to Work in Construction'. We wish the Phiroze and the RPM Team every success and we will be there cheering him on." 15/7/07
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Phiroze teams up with HY PR and Richard Dencer to work on an assault on the 2006 Brtish GT Championship. 23/3/06
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Phiroze launches TrackSation Ltd, the trackday company that offers a truly bespoke solution, check out www.tracksensation.com- 25/05/05
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Catch Phiroze on BBC2 - DESI DNA 25/01/05
DESI DNA is the new BBC TWO brand, showcasing the latest in popular Brit-Asian culture. A new breed of second and third generation Brit-Asians have made serious impact- crossing over in film, music, fashion and sport.
You can see Phiroze take to the wheel of the eagerly anticipated MG -SVR and talk about being one of the only Indian racing drivers in Britain today.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Bilimoria up for Sony TV's - Most upcoming sports personality of the year Award!
Phiroze Bilimoria, has been nominated by judges at Sony TV for this prestigeous award, The winner will be announced at a star studded awards ceremony at the London Hilton on 22nd January.
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Britain’s top Indian racing driver goes Porsche!
After his stunning debut in Britain's fastest motoracing Championship
in 2003, talented young Indian driver Phiroze Bilimoria joins up with
one of the world's most recognised marques - Porsche for his debut outing
in 2004.
As the British GT championship hangs in the balance the defending 2003
Championship winning team have drafted Phiroze in to support their attempt
to win the championship for a second year running.
"Le Mans has always been a dream of mine and of course Porsche is synonymous
with that great race, the British GT Championship is very prestigious
& a solid proving ground for young drivers looking at Le Mans – so I was
really excited to get the deal done and to race with one of the top teams
in the highly competitive British GT Championship. It's a great opportunity
as the car I'm driving supports their Championship Campaign which will
be decided at Brands Hatch"
The British GT Championship is Britain’s premier Championship for Le Man
style cars Such as Porsche, Ferrari and TVR. This debut represents another
unique first by the young Indian driver who in 2003 was also the first
Indian to race in the 170 Mph+ days of Thunder Series backed by Cobra
Beer.
"I'm getting a lot of interest from Asian companies wishing to use my
motoracing as a publicity platform. I wouldn't call it media frenzy but
the amount of interest has been very exciting. Priority one is the up
coming race but I also have to use it as a launching pad to secure sponsorship
for the 2005 season" says Phiroze.
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