The secret’s out and we are soooo ready for racing in 2021!
At last! We’ve had to keep our secret under wraps for a while until it was safely with us. A REALLY hard secret to keep with something this exciting but…
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Wins didn’t come on Sunday for the Jensen and Charlotte Gilbert duo in the HEX.com Lamborghini. In the sprint driven by Charlotte, being held up by two GT3 cars on the opening lap allowed the lead Webb Lamborghini to breakaway but once clear Charlotte G. was closing in 1 second a lap until rain came and chaos ensued with everyone out on slicks. No win but a 3rd was enough to maintain championship positions. Because of the 20 second pit stop success penalty the duo had to serve in the 50 minute feature race followed by being blocked in the pit lane by another competitor(!) wiped out our big lead in the pitstop race the Webb car was able to leapfrog into the lead and with new tyres bolted onto the 3rd placed Ferrari at the pitstop driven by prodriver, Benny Simonsen, Charlotte couldn’t hold him off in the closing lap and settled for 3rd to safeguard the class lead. The team were pleased to welcome rapid Pro Sport driver Sam Randon to the team to join Charlotte Birch in the Ginetta G55. They have been able to carry over the points earned while she and Charlotte Gilbert had been driving Lambo No. 3 until Warren’s crash at Silverstone, this means we are still in contention for the team championship. They were able to secure wins across the whole weekend. It’s the season finale at Snetterton on 8/9th where the titles are still to be fought for! #gtcup #fiawim #lamborghini #irondames #hex #womeninmotorsport
Win, win, win and win. 😁 🏆🏆🏆🏆
What an amazing day for the team!! Jensen Lunn finished comfortably in first place for the #9 car in the sprint race with fastest lap🥇😁
Charlotte Gilbert started the pit stop race from first in class and after an amazing drive, she handed over to Jensen with a 30 second lead, setting fastest lap along the way!! Jensen managed the gap to make it 2 out 2 for the @hexcrypto Lamborghini super Trofeo! We’ve taken maximum points from both races meaning the lambo has moved up to 1st in GTC and 4th to 2nd in the overall standings😁
The number #3 ginetta with Charlotte birch behind the wheel had a strong race finishing ahead of the GTA class ginetta! 🏆🤜🏻🤛🏻
Charlotte birch handed over to Sam Randon in the pit stop race. After some blistering lap times he took the lead of GTA and held on for the win🏆💨💨
Let’s hope we can carry on this momentum into tomorrows races!!
Let’s go cats!!
The new HEX/TopCats Racing Ginetta G55 🤘
#racing #carsofinstagram #ginetta #gt #motorsport
All change…..‘seat’ changes for the final two races of the 2022 GT Cup. Following Warren’s huge crash at Silverstone 7 weeks ago, Charlotte Gilbert will be driving the Lamborghini Huracan Car No. 9 with Jensen Lunn to continue the fight for the championship. Wanting to keep Charlotte Birch on board with the team now that we currently only have one running Lambo, she will be driving a newly acquired Ginetta G55 Supercup for the remainder of the season and will be sharing with the very experienced and rapid Sam Randon. They will compete in the GTH class. Just the small matter of making up for height difference between Jensen and I with a new seat insert made from polystyrene balls! Also a preview of the Ginetta G55 that we have just finished preparing. 😁 #gtcup #huracan #hexcrypto #lamborghini #fiawim #womeninmotorsport #racetoinspire #pulsechain
Well that’s been a whirlwind 3 weeks! We’ve covered everything from getting an imperfect TransAm GT of great sentimental value to it’s owner back on the road after years as a non-runner, removing a gas conversion from a rare 2000km old Capa Holden, recommissioning not one but two TVR’s, a Griffith and a Cerbera, one with all sorts of wiring issues, the other with all sorts of leaks! We’ve serviced a supercharged AMV8 whilst replacing belts, pulleys and front light sensor unit. The boys have rebuilt several TVR steering racks, handed over a top to bottom rebuilt TVR Chimaera with Topcats own custom designed aircon unit to it’s proud owner. A couple of Corvette services including fitting a steering lock bypass kit, a Triumph spitfire engine rebuild, 2 valley gasket replacements on TVR’s and various other works to get cars ready for their owners to go to the Silverstone Classic Weekend. That’s just SOME of the work carried out by our fantastic team of engineers, Brian, Danny, Kez, Luke and our work experience boys Olly and Jack. Warren has been back at the helm this week after his crash to oversee things and tag team with Charlotte in what has probably been our busiest month on record! #tvr #corvette #holden #chimaera #griffith #cerbera #sagaris #t350 #lsengines #chevy #retrofitaircon #pistonheads #corvettecarclub #sprintmagazine #tvrcarclub
Exciting day for one of our customers on Friday. He came to collect his fully restored TVR Chimaera 450 which has undergone, a fully chassis refurb with new outriggers, engine rebuild, complete new custom retrim and paintwork. The customer also asked us if we could devise a way to install an air conditioning system for the car and after some careful research and design we succeeded and so now he gets to drive his car in cool comfort! A walk round of the car to follow! #tvrchimaera #tvr #tvraircon #carairconditioning #customcaraircon #retrofitairconditioning #tvrrestoration #tvrresto #v8
Unfortunately in testing today, Warren Gilbert in the No.9 Lamborghini Huracan had a big accident sustaining significant injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital. He is conscious and stable and will likely stay in hospital for at least a week. This weekend is due to be a very busy one with lots of guests who have come to watch us. We thought it fair to let everyone know that car No. 3 will now be driven by Jensen Lunn and Charlotte Birch while Charlotte Gilbert sits this one out. Please bear with us as we have arrangements made with guests to meet them at the main entrance. One of our team will still be able to meet with them. Wishing Warren a speedy recovery.
Loading up time! Silverstone here we come! #gtcup #silverstonecircuit #huracan #lamborghini
Here’s the timetable for those who are coming to join us for GT Cup at Silverstone GP this weekend! If you can’t join us you can watch all the action live on GT Cup’s YouTube channel. #gtcup #huracan #fiawim #racetoinspire #girlsontrack #hex #lkqeurocarparts
A beautiful TVR Chimaera nearing completion following a full restoration by Topcats. Included in the comprehensive schedule of works the car has had a chassis refurb; zinc coated and powder coated. It’s undergone an engine rebuild and full interior retrim. It looks like it just rolled out of the TVR showroom from the 90’s! #tvr #tvrchimaera #greatbritishsportscars #britishbulldog #pistonheads #tvrsprintmagazine #classicrestoration #carrestoration
What racing drivers seek…….
Only two weeks until Silverstone and striving for perfection!
#theperfectlap #racetoinspire #lemans66
Says it all really….
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#gtcup #oultonpark #gtracing #lamborghini #lamborghinihuracansupertrofeo #fiawim #motorsportwoman #racetoinspire #irondames #hex #hexcrypto #hexicans #pulsechain #pulsetube
A whole race weekend packed in to one day! Fantastic result for Jensen/Warren in the No. 9 Huracan with a win in race one and P3 for Charlotte B/Charlotte G in the No. 3 car! Mixed fortunes for the team in Race 2, Jensen/Warren suffered a late retirement but Charlotte G/Charlotte B were delighted to race home in P2 thus promoting them to 3rd in GTC in the championship standings!
Things are really hotting up as GT Cup heads to Silverstone GP on 30/31st July!
#gtcup #racetoinspire #huracantalk #fiawim #eurocarparts #hexcrypto #hexicans #hexicangirl #womeninmotorsport
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