Welcome to John Danby Racing
JDR was founded in 2002 and quickly established itself as a leading race team and engineering organisation. From our impressive facility in Colchester, Essex, JDR has prepared, run and won with cars in a variety of national and international events such as the Silverstone Classic, Goodwood, Masters Historic Racing, Group C and Historic F1 to name a few. Indeed JDR has been awarded the Masters Historic Racing Team of The Year to add to its on track successes. JDR is proud to be a leading force in the Historic Motorsport scene and always welcomes new clients to the JDR family.
Services
With a depth of engineering knowledge JDR specialises in bespoke engineering projects ranging from modern to historic vehicle builds, to component design, development and manufacture.
Race Car Preparation & Support
JDR have extensive expertise in racecar preparation and setup for maximum competitiveness at all levels of motorsport. We can also provide driver management and coaching programs for all round improvement.
Racecar Restoration
From stripping and rebuilding to sourcing or making parts for incomplete projects, we can restore your car back to period specification.
Historic Road and Rally
As fellow car enthusiasts we offer a bespoke service for your treasured road or trackday car. Specialist servicing, restoration, event support – we can be of assistance.
Machining and Fabrication
JDR offers in-house bespoke engineering solutions for design, development and manufacture.
JDR Testimonial
My work as a journalist specialising in race car track testing has seen me in touch with the UK’s top race teams. As an MS UK licenced motorsport coach and ARDS Instructor, I come into contact with many race car preparers and support teams.
Since 2006, I have recommended JDR to my clients with great success. The JDR team is multi-skilled covering all aspects of race preparation, mentoring and trackside support. They are professional, well organised and keep their customers suitably informed on all aspects of their motorsport.
Roberto Giordanelli
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