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We also specialise in the design and build of wiring looms for motorsport use.

Passionate about the golden age of motorsport, John Danby Racing offers race car restoration, preparation & trackside support services from our workshop in Colchester, Essex.

10/06/2026

A complete car loom built in-house for an R35 GTR GT3, integrating the PDM, dash, ECU, switch panel and steering wheel into one harness. This is the work our wiring department does day to day, from full motorsport looms to bespoke harnesses for builders and restoration projects.

25/05/2026

Race winners at Brands Hatch on Bank Holiday Monday. ☀️

Paul Whight and friend Rob Fenn took their Lotus Elan 1600 to overall Race 7 victory at the CSCC Midland Classic Restorations meeting, completing 36 laps at a very sunny Brands Hatch Indy circuit.

There are worse ways to spend a bank holiday weekend, right?! 🙌

16/05/2026

Two cars that belong at the track!

The Lammers Volvo and the Tamburini Alfa, both prepared and maintained by JDR, are on display at Touring Car Rewind today. The Volvo is out on circuit for the SuperTourer demonstration runs.

🏁 Demonstration runs: 11:30 and 15:25
📍 Oulton Park

11/05/2026

This one is a bit special.

A 1972 Aston Martin AMV8. Converted to race specification in 2006 by Aston Motorsport Ltd. Matching engine and chassis numbers, original interior included, and recently back from an engine refresh by Boysie Thurtle with new engine wiring and ECU.

Eligible for CSCC Future Classics and the increasingly popular Equipe 70s grid, this is a car with real scope for a competitive campaign. It also retains a current V5, so it can be returned to fast road spec if that's the direction you want to take it.

A proper British icon, ready to race.

DM us to find out more.

02/05/2026

✅ Sunshine
✅ A paddock full of Italian metal
✅ Our customer's Biturbo right in the middle of it

🇮🇹 Auto Italia Magazine Italian Car Day, Brooklands Museum

01/05/2026

1965 Lotus Elan 26R, ready for Donington ✅

Qualifying gets underway shortly for the Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup at the Donington Historic Festival, with our JDR-prepared Elan on the grid.

On driving duty: Paul Whight, Simon Watts and Tom Dunstan

The Pall Mall Cup is one of the standout events of the historic racing calendar, with the two-hour race set for tomorrow afternoon.

🏁 Qualifying today 14:10 & Race tomorrow 16:55
📍 Donington Park

30/04/2026

Eighties Modena, on display at Brooklands Museum

We're heading to Auto Italia Magazine Italian Car Day this Saturday with a customer's Maserati Biturbo taking pride of place in front of the Auto Italia gazebo, in the Nuvolari Paddock.

Now in its 32nd year, the event remains the standout date in the calendar for Italian motoring. Track demonstrations, the test hill, and a paddock full of cars worth lingering over.

📍 Nuvolari Paddock (Campbell car park, left of the clubhouse), Brooklands Museum
📅 Saturday 2nd May

29/04/2026

Monaco, there's nowhere quite like it.

John was trackside at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix this weekend, providing engineering support for one of our clients.

If you're competing at historic events and want dedicated engineering expertise in your corner, we'd love to hear from you.

24/04/2026

👀Is this a bit of you?

A 1974 GRD 74S. 2.0 litre sportscar. Targa Florio history. Freshly restored, freshly painted, BDG engine rebuilt by Geoff Richardson Engines and ready to race.

Eligible for MRL European 2-Litre Sportscars, Masters Sports Car Legends and Peter Auto, with Le Mans Classic eligibility and HTP papers in progress, meaning a serious historic racing programme is well within reach with little additional work.

If you've ever wanted to race a proper period sportscar on some of the greatest historic circuits in Europe, this is where that conversation starts.

DM us to find out more.

Address

Colchester
CO61JE

Telephone

+441206214997

Website

http://www.johndanbyracing.com/

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