Pacenotes, February 2012 – SBD Motorsport Profiled Engineering Success Based from their premises in Surbiton, Surrey, SBD Motorsport specialise in designing and manufacturing engine components and management system for Vauxhall, Ford Duratec and Suzuki Hayabusa engines for motorsport use. A wealth of knowledge is an understatement when it comes to the knowledge possessed by company […]
Startline, Dec/Jan 2011 Stuart Wood – Westfield, 1.6L Vauxhall Racing Driver Discovers Speed! It’s January and I am standing Dad’s garage weighing up the chances of a return to motorsport in the coming season. It is 9 years since I last competed seriously in the inaugural Formula Renault 2000 season and I am dying to […]
Retro Cars, August 2010 FASTBACK Carl Foster has always had a real passion for the Opel Kadett C, this XE’d ’79 Coupe is his latest weekend toy… Words:Simon Jackson Photos:Matt Woods Any self-confessed aficionado of ’70s vintage Opels (or Vauxhalls for that matter) will tell you one thing: Kadett Cs are cool, period. And they’re […]
Retro Cars, August 2010 GRAPHIC EQUALISER After ten years of solitude in a dusty barn, Rob Barnard recommissioned this stunning Talbot Sunbeam and gave it some Vauxhall XE power in the process….. Words: Andy Basco Photos: James Lipman “I’ll be honest with you. I didn’t even know what a Talbot Sunbeam was. But, when he […]
Retro Ford, April 2010 WHAT LIES BENEATH No, we’re not talking about the American thriller, but instead Declan Munnelly’s freshly completed Mk1 Escort. With a 2.0-litre XE lurking under the bonnet, 7×13″ Ronal RS four-spokes, simple looks and VW-esque under-bonnet styling – this is one cool Escort. Words: James Photos: wwwsmcphotography.co.uk Declan Munnelly is no […]
Mini Magazine, March 2010 Frans Verbaas – Mini, 2.0L XE CLOCKWORK ORANGE You are a professional rally-prep guru, with 20 spare Mini bodyshells, a stack of competition-spec Astra bits, and you’ve entered a rally carnival in Barbados… Words & Photography: Carlin Gerbich The Mini is no stranger to rallying but very few have ever […]
Speedscene, October/November 2009 A visit to…. SBD developments Chris Bennett takes a closer look The name SBD Motorsport has become synonymous with the racing Vauxhall engine in speed events. More recently, it has appeared on a number of potent Duratec and Hayabusa powered vehicles and as title sponsor of the British Sprint & BARC […]
Westfield World, Issue 4 2009 – SBD Motorsport Steve Broughton started SBD Motorsport in 1992, after working for British Aerospace and rallying in his spare time. At first it was a struggle. However, as the performance of his engines on the rally circuit impressed, SBD began to take off becoming one of the leading specialists […]
Classic Ford August 2009 ESCORT M-XE-CO It looks like a Mk1 Escort resto with classic Mexico stripes. But take glance under the bonnet and you’ll find it’s not so original… Words: Garath Charlton Photos: Jon Hill The way we react when something stops us doing the thing we love speaks volumes for anyone’s character, […]
Classic Ford June 2009 Matt Downer – Escort Mk2, 2.0L Duratec Evo III, Escort RS2000 – Duratec Racer No stranger to the pages of Classic Ford, Matt Downer shows us the latest incarnation of his stunning Mk2 Escort Words Jon Betts, Photos Michael Whitestone “IN ITS CURRENT GUISE, MATT’S MK2 IS BEST DESCRIBED AS […]
