IN THE PRESS
Motorbase celebrates a trip of top 4s for the Ford Focus RS at Thruxton.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 397
The 2018 BTCC season kicks off at Brands Hatch and Donington.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 396
Fast Ford covers the 60th anniversary of the BTCC with a look back at Ford’s success in the series.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 396
Fast Ford catches up with the 2012 race winning Motorbase/Redstone Racing BTCC car.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 396
Road vs Race car – how does the new Motorbase-built Ford Focus RS touring car stack up against its road going cousin?.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 395
Testing, Testing- Motorbase chases the sun clocking up some pre-season mileage.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 394
Motorbase Performance unveils its new Focus RS to the public at the Autosport International Show.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 393
The RS returns to the BTCC with Motorbase Performance.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 393
Our friends at Fast Ford cover our winter project Focus RS conversion.
Race Tech magazine March 2018
An in-depth look at the our new Focus RS and partnership with mountune.
Fast Ford magazine Issue 393
The Focus RS is back! Coverage on the launch of our new RS to the BTCC grid after a 25 year absence.
Fast Ford magazine issue 391
How to build a Touring Car in just 4 weeks! Behind the scenes on the latest Focus in the Motorbase stable.
Fast Ford magazine issue 390
Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO brings the 2017 BTCC season to a close with an Indy win at Brands Hatch.
Fast Ford magazine issue 389
Ups and downs for Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO at Rockingham and Silverstone.
Fast Ford magazine issue 388
Podium celebrations for the new-line-up at Knockhill.
Fast Ford magazine issue 387
Fast Ford catches up with the team at the mid-season Dunlop tyre test session.
Fast Ford issue 386
Rollercoaster weekend for the team at Croft in North Yorkshire.
Fast of the box
Snetterton programme feature on the Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO squad.
Fast Ford magazine issue 385
A turnaround for Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO rewarded with a haul of points at Thruxton and Oulton Park.
Fast Ford magazine issue 384
A weekend to forget for Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO at Donington Park.
Fast Ford magazine issue 383
Fast Ford magazine join the Motorbase team at its local circuit Brands Hatch for the 2017 BTCC season opener.
Donington Park programme 2017
Cereal Winners feature.
Fast Ford magazine issue 382
Testing, development and the Autosport International Show.
Fast Ford magazine issue 381
Fast Ford magazine catches up with the Motorbase squad during the pre-season test at Portimao, Portugal.
Kent Messenger
Gearing up for Title bid – March 2017.
Fast Ford magazine issue 380
Motorbase unveils its new drivers and title sponsor for the 2017 BTCC season.
Fast Ford magazine issue 379
Fast Ford magazine join the team at Brands Hatch for David Bartrum’s annual hot dog day!
Fast Ford magazine issue 377
Motorbase celebrate winning the BTCC Indy Drivers’ and Teams’ Championships at Brands Hatch.
Fast Ford magazine issue 376
More wins and a striking new look for Mat Jackson at Rockingham and Silverstone!
Fast Ford magazine issue 375
Motorbase celebrate more race wins as the BTCC enters the second half of the season at Snetterton and Knockhill.
Fast Ford magazine issue 374
King of the Hill! Andrew Jordan crowned King of the Hill in his Motorbase Focus ST at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Fast Ford magazine issue 373
Fast Ford magazine catches up with the Motorbase Performance team as the BTCC heads North to Oulton Park and Croft.
Fast Ford magazine issue 372
Motorbase Performance does the double at Thruxton taking two wins and a podium at the South West Track.
Fast Ford magazine issue 371
Fast Ford magazine joins the Motorbase Performance squad at Donington Park as the team celebrates its first BTCC win of 2016!
Fast Ford magazine issue 370
Fast Ford magazine joins the all-new Motorbase line-up for the opening round of the 2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at the squad’s home track, Brands Hatch.
Fast Ford Issue 369
Fast Ford Issue 369 celebrates all things trackside with Motorbase featuring on the cover and an exclusive 7 page feature on the history of the team inside.
Fast Ford Issue 366
Fast Ford issue 366 covers the first unveiling of the new Pirtek Racing livery for the 2016 BTCC season at Silverstone.
Autosport Magazine 29th October
Autosport Magazine 29 October covers Andrew Jordan’s signing to the 2016 Motorbase BTCC squad.
Motorsport News 28th October
Motorsport News features former BTCC champion and Red Bull athlete Andrew Jordan’s move to the Motorbase squad for 2016.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 365
Fast Ford magazine issue 365 oversees Andrew Jordan’s signing to the Motorbase BTCC for 2016 and the Dunlop Young Driver Test at Snetterton.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 364
Fast Ford magazine issue 364 joins the Motorbase BTCC squad during its dominate performance at the final two rounds of the 2015 season at Silverstone and Brands Hatch.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 363
Fast Ford issues 363 sees the Motorbase squad take its first BTCC win of the 2015 season at Rockingham!
Autosport October 1st
A second BTCC win for Motorbase during a record-breaking weekend at Silverstone.
Autosport September 10th
Mat Jackson claims the first outright BTCC win of the 2015 season at Rockingham.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 362
Fast Ford magazine covers the Motorbase Performance squad’s return to the BTCC at Snetterton.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 361
Fast Ford magazine joins Motorbase Performance as it makes its final preparations for a return to the BTCC grid.
Professional Motorsport World
Professional Motorsport World Magazine talk to Team Manager Oly Collins and David Mountain at Mountune about the background behind the Ford EcoBoost engine project.
Fast Ford Magazine
June issue 359. Mat Jackson and James Cole take to the track in the new EcoBoost powered Ford Focus ST’s at Brands Hatch test.
Fast Ford Magazine
May issue 358. Update on the Ford EcoBoost engine and the second Focus ST gets an upgrade!
Fast Ford Magazine June
Focus EcoBoost test for the BTCC squad at Brands Hatch.
Autosport Magazine May 14
Focus EcoBoost test for the BTCC squad at Brands Hatch.
Autosport Magazine May 7
British GT Rockingham Race Report.
Fast Ford Magazine May
Ecoboost engine development and ETL test feature at Ford Dunton.
Autosport Magazine April 2
British GT Championship 2015 season preview.
Autosport Magazine March 26
Mat Jackson joins Oman Racing Team for British GT debut at Oulton Park.
Autosport Magazine March 12
Motorbase signs Daniel Lloyd for British GT and Blancpain Endurance Series campaign.
Inside Kent Issue 37
April 2015 covers one of Kent’s best kept secrets…Motorbase Performance!
Fast Ford magazine March 2015
Meet the team feature on Motorbase Performance’s BTCC squad.
Autosport October 2014
Autosport’s ‘Return of the Kings’ interview with Airwaves Racing driver Fabrizio Giovanardi.
Autosport October 2014
Autosport’s Kevin Turner puts Mat Jackson in his Top 5 BTCC driver of the 2014 season.
Fast Ford Issue 351
Fast Ford magazine joins the Airwaves Racing team at Silverstone and Brands Hatch for the closing rounds of the 2014 BTCC season.
The Sun September 2014
Mat seeks Jackson 5. Preview of the 2014 BTCC Championship’s penultimate round at Silverstone.
Autosport September 2014 Autosport magazine covers the 2014 Avon Tyres British GT season finale with the Oman Racing Team clinching the Teams’ Championship Title.
Fast Ford Issue 349
Fast Ford magazine covers Airwaves Racing’s return to the top step as the squad celebrates at Snetterton and Knockhill.
Pit Lane Reporter August 2014
Pit Lane Reporter catches up with Team Boss David Bartrum as he celebrates 10 years of Motorbase.
Fast Ford Issue 348
Fast Ford magazine joins the Airwaves Racing squad for round 5 of the 2014 season at Croft.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 347
The Airwaves Racing Fords make up ground on their rivals in the BTCC at Oulton Park.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 346
Fast Ford magazine issue 346 celebrates Airwaves Racing’s double BTCC podium at Thruxton.
Fast Ford Magazine Issue 345
Issue 345 of Fast Ford magazine covers round 2 of the 2014 BTCC at Donington Park.
The Sun April 2014
Not so Fab for Champ. The Sun Motorsport section covers Fabrizio’s bumpy return to the 2014 BTCC grid.
Autosport March 2014
Autosport list Motorbase-run outfit Airwaves Racing as one of the 2014 BTCC title contenders.
Motorsport News – 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Title
Motorsport News covers the Motorbase/Oman Racing Team’s challenge on the 2014 Avon Tyres British GT title.
Motorsport News – British GT: Silverstone
Motorsport News race report on The Oman Racing Team’s dominate win in the Silverstone 500 British GT round.
Autosport – British GT Silverstone
Autosport magazine covers the Oman Racing Team’s dominating win in the Silverstone 500 British GT round.
Autosport – April 23rd
Autosport magazine covers the Oman Racing Team’s Oulton Park win in the Avon Tyres British GT championship’s 2014 season opener.
Autosport – Battle of the Super Seven
Autosport magazine features Airwaves Racing’s Fabrizio Giovanardi in its ‘Battle of the Super Seven’ BTCC champions special.
Mat Jackson interview
Pitlane Reporter magazine catches up with Airwaves Racing driver Mat Jackson as the 2014 BTCC season reaches the halfway point.
The Sun motorsport video
The Sun catches up with Airwaves Racing driver Fabrizio Giovanardi to find out his thoughts on the BTCC’s ‘young guns’ as he prepares his return to the championship in 2014.
The Sun
New Airwaves Racing signing Fabrizio Giovanardi is welcomed back into the BTCC by The Sun Motorsport.
Fast Ford issue 344 Race Report
Fast Ford Magazine issue 344 reports on the Airwaves Racing squad’s results at the 2014 BTCC season opener at home track Brands Hatch.
Fast Ford issue 343
Fast Ford magazine issue 343 catches up with the Airwaves Racing squad and returning BTCC champion Fabrizio Giovanardi as the 2014 BTCC season gears up for action.
Motorport News 5th February
Fabrizio Giovanardi returns to the BTCC championship.
February 5th Motorsport News Cover
New Airwaves Racing signing Fabrizio Giovanardi makes front cover news with the shock announcement of the double BTCC title champion’s return to the championship.
Autocar March 2014
Autocar magazine’s Matt James takes the Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST next generation touring car to Brands Hatch to see how it differs from its road-going counterpart.
The Sun – Grid girl of the year
The Sun names Airwaves Racing’s very own Gemma Newman as its official Grid Girl of the year at the final round of the 2013 BTCC, Brands Hatch.
The Sun – Ford Champions Test
The Sun covers the Airwaves Racing BTCC test for newly crowned 2013 Formula Ford Champion Dan Cammish as part of his winning prize package.
Total 911 – issue 108
Total 911 magazine issue 108 joins Oman Air Motorbase’s Team Principal and drivers at the squad’s Kent workshop to chew the fat over the team’s Avon Tyres British GT campaign.
Fast Ford magazine issue 338
Fast Ford magazine join the Airwaves Racing squad for a full behind the scenes race weekend at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit for round 6 of the 2013 BTCC…and what a weekend it was!
Fast Ford magazine issue 337
Fast Ford magazine issue 337 covers Airwaves Racing during round 7 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill.
AMS Magazine – Hungary
Airwaves Racing’s fame even reaches the newsstands in Hungary! AMS magazine join the team at round 8 of the BTCC at Rockingham.
Fast Ford issue 336
Fast Ford magazine issue 336 covers Airwaves Racing during round 6 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton.
Motorsport News – British GT Zandvoort Race Report
Motorsport News features the stunning race win by the Oman Air Motorbase squad in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Zandvoort.
The Sun – Tom Onslow-Cole signs with Airwaves Racing
The Sun covers the news of new Airwaves Racing signing Tom Onslow-Cole for the last three rounds of the 2013 BTCC.
The Sun – Tom Onslow-Cole
The Sun catch up with new Airwaves Racing signing Tom Onslow-Cole as he makes his debut for the Motorbase-run squad at Rockingham.
Total 911 Issue 105
Total 911 magazine issue 105 joins the Oman Air Motorbase squad at local track Brands Hatch as it defends its 2012 Avon Tyres British GT championship title.
Total 911 Issue 103
Total 911 magazine issue 103 joins the Oman Air Motorbase squad at Snetterton for rounds 5 & 6 of the Avon Tyres British GT championship.
Ford Fair
Ford Fair’s annual meet at Silverstone on the 11th August 2013 featured a special guest appearance from Airwaves Racing drivers Mat Jackson and Aron Smith.
Fast Ford 2
September 2013’s edition of Fast Ford magazine featuring an awesome centre page pull out poster of the #7 Airwaves Racing NGTC Ford Focus ST in action!
Fast Ford 1
Fast Ford join Airwaves Racing and Motorbase Performance once again as the squad battles hard at Oulton Park and Croft for rounds 4 & 5 of the Dunlop MSA BTCC.
Race Tech Magazine
Race Tech Magazine pays a visit to the Motorbase Performance Kent workshop to mark the 1st anniversary of David Bartrum’s squad becoming a constructor team. Buy a copy here.
Airwaves Racing advert July 2013
New Airwaves advert featuring the Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST next generation touring car run by Kent-based team Motorbase Performance.
EVO Magazine Airwaves Racing NGTC feature
Airwaves Racing is part of a wave of independent teams developing their own tin-top racers.
Airwaves Racing and Motorbase Performance ITV feature – NGTC; the story so far….
ITV feature on the Airwaves Racing and Motorbase Performance squad as they arrive at Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire 22/23 June 2013.
Thruxton BTCC Programme
A glimpse behind the scenes of the Airwaves Racing BTCC squad in the official Thruxton BTCC programme as the team lifts the lid on the preparations that take place before a race weekend.
Defending the Title
Issue 75 of Total 911 magazine reacquaints itself with the Motorbase Performance run Oman Air Motorbase team as it prepares to defend its Avon Tyres British GT Championship title.
Total 911 GT Competition
Motorbase Performance team up with Total 911 magazine to offer two lucky winners the chance to win a VIP weekend at the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Brands Hatch in August.
Mat & Tony Jackson
Motor Industry Magazine catch up with Airwaves Racing driver Mat Jackson in his day job at the family Ford dealership and trackside at Oulton Park.
Mat Jackson on Top Gear
Catch Airwaves Racing driver Mat Jackson in action on BBC2’s Top Gear as he races a South African taxi against presenter Richard Hammond and other touring car stars.
Airwaves Racing in Mirror Sport
The Daily Mirror website highlights the official unveiling of the 2013 Airwaves Racing BTCC squad.
BTCC Back on the Grid
Airwaves Racing driver Aron Smith gives readers of the Motor Industry Magazine a glimpse inside his NGTC Ford Focus ST at the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
Fast Ford March 2013
The latest edition of Fast Ford magazine features an 8 page special on the Redstone Racing/Motorbase Performance NGTC Ford Focus ST vs. the Ford Focus ST road car.
Transport News
Motorbase’s team trucks are featured in the latest edition of Transport News…click here to read the full article.
Season Review: British GT
Motorsport News Racing Editor Rob Ladbrook reviews the Motorbase Performance 2012 Title winning British GT Championship campaign.
Total 911 Magazine Issue 94
Issue 94 joins the Motorbase Performance team for the dramatic season finale of the British GT Championship which saw the Kent based team claim the championship title.
The Sun Sport’s BTCC Review
The Sun have named Aron Smith as ‘most promising newcomer’ for his 2012 debut BTCC season whilst team-mate Mat Jackson collects the unfortunate accolade of ‘unluckiest driver’.
Fast News from Ford Racing
Just two weeks after achieving the first Independent Victory for its brand new NGTC Focus ST, the Motorbase team celebrated its maiden race win as a constructor at Silverstone.
Autosport October 2012
He’s been a frontrunner for six years and has targeted the 2013 British Touring Car crown with a new-generation Ford Focus, so is Mat Jackson ready toRedstone Racing NGTC Goes Global Once More!
The newly unveiled Motorbase NGTC Ford Focus ST reached an altogether ‘Global’ audience recently when its first Independent Win at Rockingham was featured in ‘Fast News’ e-mag.
Total 911 Magazine Issue 92
Issue 92 joins the Kent-based team as they competed in two hour-long races at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit.
Total 911 Magazine Issue 90
Issue 90 joins the Kent-based team for the fourth round of the British GT 2012 season at Rockingham’s US-style Oval circuit.
Total 911 Magazine Issue 89
Issue 89 ‘The Ring’ joins the Kent-based team as the British GT Championship headed to the Nurburgring for the first time.
Total 911 Magazine Issue 88
Issue 88 ‘Under Pressure’ joins the Kent-based team for the opening round of the 2012 at Cheshire’s Oulton Park.
Total 911 Magazine Issue 87
Issue 87 ‘New Beginnings’ joins the Kent-based team as it prepares for the 2012 season opener at Oulton Park.
Motorbase NGTC Focus goes Global!
The newly unveiled Motorbase NGTC Ford Focus ST reached an altogether ‘Global’ audience recently when it was featured in Ford Racing’s ‘Fast News’ e-mag.
The latest edition of emag Inside BTCC has the full story on the new Motorbase built NGTC Ford Focus ST, including exclusive interviews with the team.
Mat Jackson Goes From Juggernaut to Sixty
Motorsport News recently joined Motorbase Performance drivers Mat Jackson & Michael Caine as they took on the challenge of driving the World’s most powerful truck….the Volvo FH16.
The Day Job; Performance Ford feature
Performance Ford magazine recently caught up with current BTCC leader and Airwaves Racing driver Mat Jackson to find out how he spends his times off track.
Airwaves Racing’s Mat Jackson tipped as the one to watch!
Airwaves Racing driver Mat Jackson has been named as the star of the BTCC season so far and hotly tipped as the one to watch by respected motorsport journalist Matt James.
What’s it like to hustle a BTCC BMW at Brands? Ben Collins tries a Motorbase-run 320si.