Reynard Motorsport was at one time the worlds largest racing car manufacturer. Based at Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Champ Car. Map sources for Brackley at grid reference SP5837 Brackley is a town in south Northamptonshire, England, situated on the River Ouse. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Formula Ford is a single seater class in motor sport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... Formula Ford is a single seater class in motor sport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ... Formula 3000 is a type of formula racing. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ...

Founded by Adrian Reynard in 1973 as Sabre Automotive Ltd, the company built on its success in lower formulae to progress in March 1994 to Champ Car racing and even collaborate with British American Racing from 1999 in the design of its early F1 cars. Adrian Reynard - an Englishman and founder of Reynard Motorsport. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ...

The company became involved in an obscure project to build seats for Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic airline. The deal came about through friendship between Reynard and Branson. The joint-venture company that built manufactured these seats was located at Reynard HQ in Brackley. Sir Richard Branson during the announcement of the Virgin Express airline which would compete with Ryanair and EasyJet. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways, usually referred to as Virgin Atlantic, is one of the airlines of Richard Bransons Virgin Group, operating long-haul routes between London and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Australia. ... Map sources for Brackley at grid reference SP5837 Brackley is a town in south Northamptonshire, England, situated on the River Ouse. ...

As a result of its success the company was awarded the Queen's Awards for Export Achievement in 1990 and 1996.

The company started preparing a Formula 1 program in 1989, to debut in 1992. Engineers were hired, such as Rory Byrne from Benetton. In 1991, Reynard was not able to push through, so the entire program, including the Enstone factory, was sold to Benetton. Reynard's research data was sold to Ligier. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Rory Byrne (born January 10, 1944) in Pretoria, South Africa. ... Johnny Herbert driving for Benetton in 1995 Benetton Formula Ltd. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ligier is a French automobile maker created by former racing driver Guy Ligier. ...

Toward the late 1990s Reynard was primarily involved in Champ Car, Formula Nippon and Barber Dodge racing series. The company also engineered sports and touring cars. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Formula Nippon is a type of formula racing and the top level of open-wheeled racing in Japan. ... The Barber Dodge Pro Series was an entry-level open-wheel auto racing series from 1986 to 2003. ...

The success in Champ Car was highly profitable and led the company to diversify. In 1999 Reynard purchased Gemini Transmissions and US racing car manufacturer Riley & Scott. The company also opened an R&D facility in Indianapolis called the Auto Research Center (ARC). Adrian Reynard is still involved with ARC. Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Adrian Reynard - an Englishman and founder of Reynard Motorsport. ...

Bankruptcy

Following an aborted IPO on the NYSE and the costly purchase of Riley & Scott, the company was bankrupted in 2001. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ...

In 2002 the assets were distributed among three buyers. BAR acquired the buildings at Brackley and the Advantage CFD aerodynamics engineering business. International Racing Management of Guildford acquired the Formula Nippon and sports car racing operations (the two existing sports car chassis were later sold to Den Blå Avis and Zytek Engineering, with the latter also acquiring commercial and industrial rights). Walker Racing, a team in the Champ Car World Series, acquired the rights to the Champ Car chassis. British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is the use of computers to analyze problems in fluid dynamics. ... Formula Nippon is a type of formula racing and the top level of open-wheeled racing in Japan. ... GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with purpose-built cars that nevertheless have enclosed wheel wells and often have closed cockpits. ... Zytek is a british engineering company in automotive control systems, powertrain management and hybrid-electric vehicles. ...

Around 120 jobs were lost.

Adrian Reynard commented, "It is the worst day of my business life and in the history of the company. Reynard has had so much success over the last three decades and I'm devastated that it has ended this way, but we had no choice." Adrian Reynard - an Englishman and founder of Reynard Motorsport. ...

External links

• Champ Car World Series
• Advantage CFD
• Auto Research Center
• Riley & Scott