West Sussex race ace Woodard getting back on track in 2021

Angmering-based racing driver Sean Woodard is looking forward to the new season after missing the whole of 2020 because of Covid restrictions.
Daniel and Sean WoodardDaniel and Sean Woodard
Daniel and Sean Woodard

Competing in the national Britcar Endurance Championship he will be looking for outright wins in the team’s highly developed turbo MINI.

This car is no ordinary Mini, it has 50% more power than the ones you and I see on the roads, it has a racing suspension and runs on slick tyres. Its top speed is better than 150 mph.

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The West Midlands-based WRO racing team called upon Littlehampton tuning specialists Sussex Road & Race to find them even more power for their already race winning car.

“We had a very successful season in 2019, winning 40% of the races we entered but we wanted to compete at a higher level.

“And so, with the encouragement of our sponsors, the Bucket Manufacturing Company from Chepstow we decided to move up to the Britcar Championship,” said Woodard.

This season is an important step for the team in their planned progression to the premier British GT Championship and beyond to international racing.

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Woodard added: “Moving upward to the British GT’s will mean replacing the Mini with a GT race car.

“At the moment the team is considering all the options. These include Aston Martin, Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren and AMG Mercedes. For me as a driver I can’t wait to get my hands on any one of these thoroughbred racers.”

For this coming season the team have retained the services of Sussex Road & Race to act as engineers for the car at each race. “Who better?” said Woodard. “They built it and know it inside out.”

This year there will be a very special attraction for visitors to the WRO pit garage. A full-size race simulator, a SIM Seven will be there for visitors to try their hand at driving a race car.

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They will be able to see how their driving skills measure up against what Woodard can do.

“More and more these days professional and amateur racing drivers are using simulators to hone their racing skills.

“The software and graphics have been developed to the point where a simulator such as the SIM Seven is a legitimate training aid for the serious racing driver,” said the WRO team principal “and a lot less costly than driving the race car around the track.”

The first race of the season is scheduled for March 28 at Silverstone where Woodard will share the driving duties with his brother Daniel.

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If the restrictions have been eased sufficiently you will be able to visit the team in the pits, and ask for a drive in the simulator. You’ll be sure of a warm welcome.

If you can’t make it to the circuit all of WRO’s races are being screened on the Free Sports TV channel so you can keep an eye on their progress that way.

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