News Updates
Oli is invited to drive with PORSCHESHOP entry of their 997 RSR, Oli performed very professionally
Britcar, Silverstone - May 2018 Oli was sharing the Porscheshop prepared 997 RSR with the car owner Ian Heward, after a difficult test day with limited running and nearly missing qualifying, the pair managed to get their minimum qualifying laps in, but qualified a...
Spa, RMA Track day
Spa, May 2018 Good days testing and setting up 997 GT3 Big thanks to sponsors Skiset (skiset.com, skihirewengen.com) and Reichmann Castings (https://www.reichmann.com) for helping Oli get out in the races.
Oli Willmott secures sponsorship for 2018
Oli Willmott secures sponsorship with Skiset and Reichmann Castings (https://www.reichmann.com)
Oulton Park, Britcar – WET RACE for pairing Oli Willmott & Katie Milner
Oli & Katie qualified exceptionally well in very wet conditions, a qualifying accident creating a difficult start to Race 1. Race 1 - Oli started the race in the repaired car, before some unfortunate luck put them both out around half way into the race. ...
Katie Milner Joins the Sprint Grid
Hot from the Ginetta GT5 championship, and partnering BARC Junior Saloon Car Championship team mate Ollie Willmott, Katie Milner will join the Dunlop Britcar Endurance Championship for two 50-minute Sprint races at Donington in September. Read Full Article HERE
Silverstone GP Race 2: Another Win for MJC Furlonger – In Sickness and in Health
To be honest, based on qualifying and Race 1 performance, and all things being equal, this one never looked in doubt. The adrenalin had obviously taken over the chickenpox-bound Ross Wylie and hobbling Witt Gamski for them to take another win in the healthy MJC...
Silverstone GP, Britcar – FIRST RACE for father & son pairing Colin & Oli – they both did good 😉
Colin & Oli qualified cautiously for their first high profile event with Britcar, 8th overall in a total grid of 32, with 14 in Class 3. Race 1 - with the clutch broken, Colin bump started the car on the warm up lap, fortunately the starts are rolling...
Oli – JSCC – Knockhill – 10/11 September 2016
Reliability of the Saxo still good and expert coaching from Chris Hodgetts, a big thanks again to all at Merlin Motorsport Oli Qualified 5th for race 1 and 3rd for race 2, the qualifying again was very close, only 6/10th of a second covered 1st to 11th! Race 1, Oli...
Colin – 997-GT3 Silverstone August 2016
Entered Britcar Endurance – GT Race 2 of 50 minute races, sharing drive with Jack Wright.. Overall good race. Qualified 4th.. Both drivers got up to 2nd early in each race.. But car developed a misfire middle of race 1.. So short shifting the gears & having to...
Colin Willmott & Jack Wright – Britcar 997 GT3 – Croft – 24/25 July 2016
Big thank you to Paul, Nick, Jonny, James and all at Merlin Motorsport. In difficult conditions, Colin & Jack Qualified the 997 a very impressive pole position for both races! Colin started race 1 on slick tyres as the rain started, whilst leading with a 4 second...
Oli – JSCC – Croft – 24/25 July 2016
With reliability in the Saxo better, the engine had a re-build to regain the engines power and strength and it made a difference, big thank you particularly to Nick, Jonny and all at Merlin Motorsport. Oli Qualified 4th for both race 1 and race 2 and for both races,...
Oli JSCC – Brands Hatch – 25/26 June 2016
After struggling with the reliability of the Saxo and being let down with mechanical failures with the car at each meeting before Brands, Oli Willmott took the difficult decision to move teams to try to obtain reliability with the car, it worked and Oli had a...
