QME enters 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup

QME Sport has announced plans to enter a two-car team in the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup GB. Longstanding Le Mans, sports/GT and touring car experts Roger King and Gary Blackham head the team and they have formed QME Sport, backed by their respected international motorsport engineering and preparation business QM Engineering Limited.  Two 911GT3 Cup are being prepared at the team's Turweston headquarters in Northamptonshire ready for QME Sport to start its campaign at the official test days and opening round of this season's Carrera Cup GB. The business strategy will see the new Carrera Cup team establish the company's feeder class and ongoing UK programme. From 2008 the team will also enter the international Porsche Supercup, supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship. From here the team's vision is to also compete in international GT racing at the highest level. Team Co-Principal Gary Blackham said: "We see our Carrera Cup entry as a stepping stone programme for not only ourselves but also established and young talented drivers seeking the GT/Sportscar route to international racing. We are passionate about GT racing and our involvement and have waited until we could secure the resources to tackle the task professionally and successfully. Whilst we have secured the hardware the balance of costs requires team partners and the success of that will determine our 2007 driver line-up. Our race entry will also complement our engineering business as new components developed from our racing programme will be marketed for customer race, track-day and road car application."    QM Engineering provides bespoke engineering solutions, manufacturing and fabrication for all levels of motorsport and specialist automotive applications. Its most recent application was the manufacture of the complete vehicle chassis for the acclaimed JCB DieselMax land-speed record car. 


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