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RDS Racing

At Race Data Systems we are passionate about motorsport, we love it!

RDS Racing was born in the Pistenklause Restaurant at the Nurburgring in the Summer of 2008 when it became clear after a few beers that both Nathan and Manny harboured a strong desire to go racing rather than just watching and supporting other people doing it. Many racing series were looked at but ultimately it was the challenge of endurance racing that appealed the most.

The Britcar racing series was selected and is one of the UK’s most prestigious Endurance Racing series and also home to the Silverstone 24hr race as seen on Top Gear. With the shortest race on the Britcar calendar being 90mins and the longest being 24hrs, endurance racing places significant demands on both the drivers and machinery. After a successful first time out resulting in a podium place and the second outing resulting in a class win the car has already proved itself to be competitive and reliable.

As soon as time and budget constraints allow we will be back out and enjoying our passion.

Current car specification is shown below, check out out blog for updates too


RDS M3 CSL Specification
Shell BMW E46 M3 CSL Coupe, T45 multipoint welded roll cage with additional triangulation by Simpson Motorsport, Carbon Fibre roof, bonnet and boot lid, Composite Doors and front wings
Engine BMW S54B32, Straight 6, 24v, 3249cc, Turner Motorsport auxiliary pulleys, 100 cell race catalytic converters, side exit exhaust
Transmission BMW SMGII Paddle Shift Gearbox, Drexler Plated Locking Differential, 4.1 Final Drive Ratio, Simpson Motorsport gearbox and differential coolers.
Brakes Front: AP Racing 6 Piston Callipers with 356mm Performance Friction Discs
Rear: AP Racing 4 Piston Callipers with 328mm discs
Pagid Endurance Racing brake pads
Suspension Front: Intrax Racing adjustable dampers, custom spring rate, H&R Adjustable anti-roll bar, Spherical bearing top mounts, Ground Control front control arm bearings
Rear: Intrax Racing adjustable dampers, custom spring rate, H&R Adjustable anti-roll bar, Adjustable Anti-roll bar drop links, Spherical bearing top mounts, Simpson Motorsport Solid rear trailing arm bushes, Turner Motorsport Solid rear control arm bushes, Simpson Motorsport solid concentric differential mounts, Turner Motorsport solid rear subframe mounts.
Misc AiM MXL Dash instrumentation and logging, AiM SmartyCam video with data overlay, Race Technology DL1 GPS Logger, FEV Fire Suppression System, ATL 120L fuel system with Dry Break Fuelling, AutoTel Car/Pit Radio Communications System.