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Readman Racing - History
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 (John Reid & Johan Weidermann)Readman racing started in South Africa 1976-7 making racing fairings for motorbkes and any other racing componets, we later started to manufacture and machine alloy components to replace steel componets on racing car's to reduce wieght which we still manufacture to-day, I started racing in 1968-9 racing Karts eventually racing and preparing Formula Fords progressing onto Lotus Cortinas / Brabham BT18 in 1977 I purchased my first TVR Vixen which between myself and Nick Parrott we built the car into a very competive race car which raced all over South Africa and I eventually brought the car back to the UK, my Lola T210 which I purchased and re-built in South Africa,my car is in storage was a car orginally built up by Fred Goddard who runs a race shop @ Silverstone a highly respected person in racing preperation & builder of race car's, in 1991 I returned to the UK to start my new life working at TVR as cheif race mechinic and eventually finished their March 2005 as Director Motorsport during this period we built +/- 40 race car's under my supervision and also won quite a few championships, 2005 I started my own business as a consultant on motorsport matters and 2006 I started Grantura Engineering (which started in 1960's) making racing car componets we specilise in parts for the TVR Tuscan challenge cars and manufacture all the components to build a Tuscan complete of new components, we also manufacture all the wishbones for the early TVR's using seamless tube & T45...
Picture of my great grandad (hence my racing colours) |
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