DigiPlat Racing are competing in a variety of championships across Britain in 2022. Keep an eye out for us at selected British Endurance Championship events, and with the CSCC Slicks Series. We'll be at Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Donington Park, Thruxton, and Castle Combe at various points this year.
DigiPlat Racing’s M3 GTR is one of the most famous and successful BMWs racing in the UK. Based on the legendary American Le Mans Series-winning M3s, the car was first supplied as a Schnitzer Super Tourer, and campaigned by former BTCC champ Smokin' Jo Winkelhock in Japanese Touring Cars. The car’s original owners then enhanced it further by fitting suspension components designed by McLaren as part of their partnership with BMW in the late 90s, and it was later reshelled it into an E46 and given wind tunnel-tested aerodynamic parts. Combine these components with a highly-tuned S54 engine, Drenth DG400 HD sequential gearbox (with flatshift and auto-blip), Bosch Motorsport ABS system, and Motec adjustable traction control, and you have one of the best-handling, fastest race cars competing in Britain today. No expense was spared in the design and construction of this thoroughbred.
Prior to us taking ownership, the car won countless races and several championship titles in Dutch Supercars, winter GT series in Italy (including the 6 hours of Misano), and GT Cup in the UK, and it has proven to be one of - if not the - fastest cars in its class in Britcar and the British Endurance Championship.
Nathan Wells’ motorsport background is one shared by many in motorsport, in that he had to wait until relatively late in life to get the opportunity to test his mettle in circuit racing. Lack of funds meant Nathan had to settle for two wheels growing up, competing in and winning in motorcycle trials at a national level as a teenager, before moving onto track days in his road cars throughout his 20s. Nathan eventually founded DigiPlat Racing and competed in the CMMC Production Saloons championship to build his experience, finishing 3rd in class in his rookie season, despite an underpowered car compared to many of his competitors.
Debuting in Britcar in 2020, Nathan showed impressive pace, qualifying at the sharp end of the grid, taking a class 2nd and a class win, and a 4th place overall. Following up on a promising debut season in Britcar in 2020, much was expected for 2021, but Nathan endured a difficult campaign. Reliability woes and bad fortune scuppered any chance of a championship campaign, but Nathan and DigiPlat Racing will be fighting to win more silverware in 2022.
Joining DigiPlat Racing for the 2021 Britcar Endurance Championship is Mark Steward. You name it, Mark has raced it; everything from Tigers, Caterhams, Chevrons, MINIs, BMWs, and plenty in between, in a career spanning three decades. Mark took podiums and wins against future BTCC drivers in the MINI Challenge JCW class, and is an experienced endurance driver having competed in GT Cup for several years. Mark is back out in the car for 2022, partnering Nathan for the CSCC Slicks, New Millennium, and Open series.