Superchips and Motorsport
Our motorsport track record underlines our commitment to performance.
We are the only official tuning partner to Volkswagen Racing UK - all the Mini Coopers in the Scottish Mini Challenge run Superchips, as do all the cars competing in the BRDC's Single Seater Championship at Silverstone.
And Porsche Club GB has appointed us as a technical consultant for the Michelin Porsche Club Championship.
Superchips - be driven to work with the best
Matt Neal
Matt Neal is the first driver in the modern era to successfully defend
the most prestigious prize in UK motor sport, the Dunlop MSA British Touring
Car Championship title.
The Birmingham-bred Team Halfords driver becomes the first driver since
Chris Hodgetts in 1987 to win back-to-back BTCC titles. Team Halfords'
has also defended both the Independents teams' and outright teams' titles
while Matt has added another Independents trophy to his collection of
silverware.
After years of near misses, 2005 finally saw Matt crowned champion in a season where he scored points in every single race. The 6'6" driver
earnt the "people's champion" tag when he became the first independent driver to win a race outright. He
epitomises the true Brit underdog with his 'never say die' spirit and has won many followers and admirers along the way.
Superchips have been a personal sponsor of Matt Neal since Jan 2006.
Tim Mullen
Superchips-sponsored Tim Mullen and teammate Chris Niarchos are the winners
of the 2006 British GT Championship after taking points in both of the
season-closing races at Magny Cours in France.
Tim Mullen: "The Championship wasn't really just about this (Magny Cours) weekend. We've all worked hard all year and that gave us the comfort to come here
and cruise to the finish. We've had an incredibly successful year with 10 wins and lots of pole positions and fastest laps and I want to thank the
team for all their efforts, they did a fantastic job, and of course Chris, who has driven like a pro all year!"
The Ginger Prince now has over 10 years experience with top performances in the British GT Championship, FIA GT Championship and Le Mans 24 hrs amongst others.
Ross Curnow
Ross Curnow is 19 years old and one of the UK’s most promising young racing drivers. After 8 successful years in karting, he made the move to single seater racing cars in 2004 and completed an astonishing first season. Having won a much coveted BMW Scholarship, he contested the 2004 Formula BMW UK Championship and achieved sensational results, clinching the Rookie Championship at the last meeting.
2005 saw Ross competing in the 2005 World Finals in Bahrain where, after being nudged from behind and forced to pit in the pre-final whilst in 4th place, he stormed from 29th on the grid to finish 7th in the final, and in so doing helped clinch the Nations Cup for the British team.
In 2006 his drive was severely under-funded but in spite of this, he achieved 2 wins and 4 second places, finally being pipped into 3rd place in the championship at the last meeting.
Max Robinson
Max took to Karting quite late. At the age of twelve and with only a short
five months in the Cadets class he ended his 2004 debut season as Novice
'O' Plate champion.
The end of 2004 meant a change of class for Max due to his age, moving
up into the highly competitive Mini-Max Class for 2005.
For 2006 it was decided to step up again to the national series - The
'Stars of Tomorrow' Mini-Max series provided a true challenge and progress
was beyond expectation, running in the top six in the Championship until
a serious accident when testing at Kimbolton mid-season curtailed progress.
Max still achieved a creditable 11th overall.
Max hopes 2007 to be his year and is looking forward to another crack at 'Stars of Tomorrow' series and the Motors TV Challenge.
Volkswagen Racing UK
We have been appointed as the official Volkswagen Racing UK Tuning Partner. The role involves reprogramming the engine control units (ECUs) on all of VW Racing UK's competing cars, to boost engine power and torque within the strictly defined limits of the Volkswagen Racing Cup.
"This appointment is a true honour," said Superchips Managing Director, Ian Sandford.
"The Volkswagen Racing Cup is the fastest-growing saloon racing championship in Britain and we are delighted to be closely involved. Motorsport presents a fascinating challenge, as it requires highly precise tailoring of the engine mapping software. It's a natural extension of our ongoing research and development activities, through which we constantly introduce new applications for road-going cars."
