Colin Blower Motorsport

History

The business was established in 1973. The main business at that time was road car based specialising in performance cars such as Jaguars, BMW's, Mercedes etc. We also catered for crash repairs, bodywork and respays. Our motorsports and competition department was set up at the same time mainly to look after Colin's Race cars. Because of Colin's success on the track fellow competitors brought their race cars to him to have the same treatment. After the first two seasons spent with an MGB and a Lotus Eurpoa, Colin had good fortune to get assistance from Martin Lilly who was the then owner and managing director of TVR Cars Blackpool.

Colin Had great success with the Marques and raced for them up until 1982 culminating in two championship titles one being the BRDC production sports car championship and in total won 150 races and 9 championship titles.

Other projects include preparing and racing a 1965 Lola T70 Spyder-ex Denny Hulme in which Colin finished on the podium twice at Goodwood revival and also a Ford RS200 for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Colin Blower Career Highlights

1973: Started racing sportscars - MGB 1974: Runner-up Production Sports Cars - Lotus Europa Winner of a number of races

1975-79: Production Sports Cars - TVR 3000M Host of top three places

1980: Champion - BRDC Production Sports - TVR 3000S

1981: Champion - Donington Production GT - TVR 3000S

1982: Production Sports Cars - TVR Tasmin

1983: Champion - Production Sports Cars - Porsche 911 Champion - Production Car Championship - Porsche 911

1984: Champion - Uniroyal Production Saloons Class A - Mitsubishi Starion - (12 wins)

1985: Champion - Uniroyal & Monroe Production Saloons Class A (Monroe) - Mitsubishi Starion - (16 wins)

1986: Champion - Uniroyal & Monroe Production Saloons Class A - Mitsubishi Starion - (22 wins) Mitsubishi Driver of the Year Award

1987-88: Production Saloons - Mitsubishi Starion Host of top five placings

1989: Competed in last three races of the TVR Tuscan Challenge

1990: Full Season - TVR Tuscan Challenge - (1 win)

1991: Runner-up - TVR Tuscan Challenge - (3 wins)

1992: Champion - TVR Tuscan Challenge - (2 wins)

1993: Runner-up - TVR Tuscan Challenge - (3 wins) Outqualifed Nigel Mansell in Final round of TVR Tuscan Challenge Test & Development driver McLaren F1 road car

1994: Runner-up - TVR Tuscan Challenge - (2 wins)

1995: (Fourth place) - TVR Tuscan Challenge - (4 wins) 2 pole positions - 5 fastest laps - 2 new lap records Missed last 3 races after bad accident at Silverstone

1996: (Fourth place) - TVR Tuscan Challenge - (2 wins) 3 pole positions - 5 fastest laps Difficult year after previous seasons injuries

1997: (Fifth place) - TVR Tuscan Challenge Privilege Insurance GT Championship - TVR Cerbera GT2 (1 win) and outright victory at Donington Park

1998: (Tenth place) - TVR Tuscan Challenge Privilege Insurance GT Championship - TVR Cerbera GT2

1999: Selected rounds of the TVR Tuscan Challenge. Won Coys of Kensington Trophy race for pre 72 Le Mans cars at Silverstone in a Lola T70 Spyder.

2000: Raced 1965 Lola T70 Spyder (ex Denny Hulme) in the European Sports Prototype Championship for pre 1972 sports cars. (2 wins)

2001: Full Season - British GT Championship - Ultima GTR

2002: Selected Rounds - British GT Championship - Ultima GTR. Won the Historic Sports Car Club invitation challenge, British Grand Prix support race in a 1965 Lola T70 Spyder (ex Denny Hulme)

2003:Raced Aston Martin DB7 to good effect with class wins. Raced with Tom Alexander (DB4) to class wins and one outright win, also partnered Connor O'Brian. Final race in the British GT Championship for the Ultima GT car at Rockingham.

2004: Selected races in British GT's, podium finish at Castle Combe with new Vauxhall VX220 built by Colin Blower Motorsport. Two wins in the Aston Martin DB7 with Tom Alexander and Connor O'Brian. Podium finish at the Goodwood Revival meeting in the Lola T70. Colin also team managed the Aston Martin Projuect 214 car for Wolfgang Freidrichs and David Clarke, culminating in a second place at the Spa Six Hours.

2005: Various races with Aston Martin DB4 (including Spa). Podium finish again at Goodwood with the Lola T70. Team managed The Aston Martin 214 win at the Spa Six Hours.

2006: Two races at Donington and Spa with Connor O'Brian. The Goodwood revival meeting with Richard Attwood in the ex Stirling Moss Aston DB4GT. Once again managed the Project 214 car to second place in the Spa Six Hours

2007: In this year Colin decided to move away from active racing but continues to test the race cars that the team prepares.