BackMarker Brigade
Full name | Backmarker Brigade |
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Base | Harlow,Essex, England |
Team principal/s | Simon Smith |
Race drivers | 91. Simon Smith 92. Andreas Wauters |
Test drivers | |
Chassis | FC-015 |
Engine | Valiant |
Tyres | GPVWC |
GPVWC Formula Challenge Career | |
Début | 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix |
Latest race | 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Races competed | 74 |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 1 |
Podiums | 2 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
2015 position | N/A |
Backmarker Brigade is an English sim-racing team based in Harlow, Essex in England. The team is managed by Simon Smith.
The team was founded on the eve of the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix. Simon did convince the GPVWC admins he could manage a decent team.
The 2013 Formula Challenge season was a decent debut season. they finished the season in 21th position in the Constructors Championship, however there driver Oscar Hardwick scored a Pole, Fastest Lap and a Win in the Austrian rounds of the 2013 season.
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The new kids on the block : 2013 FC season
The 2013 Formula Challenge season was a decent debut season. they finished the season in 21th position in the Constructors Championship, however there driver Oscar Hardwick scored a Pole, Fastest Lap and a Win in the Austrian rounds of the 2013 season.
The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2013 Formula Challenge season were:
Simon Smith
Shaun Stroud
Oscar Hardwick
Lewis Mcglade
James Kirk
The struggle, and the podium : 2014 FC season
The 2014 Formula Challenge was much different to the 2013 season. the team struggled to get into the point scoring positions which was a big worry for Simon Smith. But the 2014 season got a nice turnaround for the team because Lewis McGlade scored the teams second podium position at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were Lewis Mcglade scored a great 2nd place.
The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2014 Formula Challenge season were:
Main drivers
Simon Smith
MarcoVandenbroeck
Lewis Mcglade *(later in season)
Reserve/Emergency drivers
Joshua Anderson
A new Challenge : 2015 FC season
Driver Signing
The team did wait to the very last week to announce their drivers for the 2015 season. in the end it was Sam Jones himself who signed at the team, the second seat did go to experienced simracer Mike Bell
Numbers
Arrow International Racing uses the numbers #74 and #95 in the GPVWC Careerladder.
BackMarker Brigade are a British sim-racing team, led by Simon Smith. They currently compete in the Formula Challenge series in GPVWC.