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British car manufacturer

Radical Motorsport is a British manufacturer and constructor of racing cars. The company was founded in January 1997 by amateur drivers and engineers Mick Hyde and Phil Abbott, who built open cockpit sportscars which could be registered for road use and run on a track without modification. Radical produce a mix of purpose built race cars as well as road legal sports cars in varying specifications. Their most popular car is the Radical SR3.

The company's first car, built by Phil Abbott in 1996, the Radical 1100 Clubsport, was based on a Kawasaki motorcycle engine placed inside a small open cockpit chassis. The cars were intended to run in the 750 Motor Club's races under the Sports 2000 category, with founders Abbott and Hyde driving. In 1999, Radical had built enough 1100 Clubsports that they decided to create a one make series based around the car. Backed by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, the series featured identical cars that were open to anyone who owned an 1100 Clubsport. The same year, Radical debuted their second model, the Prosport. Available with Kawasaki or Suzuki engine up to 1500 cc in displacement, the Prosports were even more powerful and faster than the Clubsports, and included F3 size slick tyres and an adjustable rear wing. The cars were also brought to the United States for the first time, for use in the SCCA D Sport class in 2000. Launched in 2001, Radical's next creation was the two seater SR3, a car which could compete in international racing, such as the FIA's C3 class. The car uses a Suzuki based engine tuned by Powertec (now RPE) which offered 1300 cc or 1500 cc versions and a maximum of in the latter. An enclosed gear drive unit was developed specifically for the car to replace the traditional motorcycle engine chain drive. In 2006, Radical would make its largest leap into international motorsport with the development of the SR9, a complete Le Mans Prototype in the LMP2 class. Official partner Rollcentre Racing would debut the car with success in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans, and SR9s in the hands of independent teams would contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans a further four times. Greaves Motorsport | Team Bruichladdich also raced at Le Mans in 2007/8/9. Company owner Tim Greaves raced the AER powered SR9 2007 and 2008. DNFs due to crashes

The Radical model range has seven different models in various options, most notably in the powerplants, are available on all of the cars.

The SR1 is the first Radical to have its own racing series – The SR1 Cup – a club, owner driven racing series that combines competition with training. Combining exceptional performance and handling with LMP styling and low cost of ownership, the SR1 is priced at £44,500 + VAT. It is powered by an advanced 182 horsepower RPE Suzuki four cylinder engine capable of propelling the car 0–60 in 3.5 seconds and eventually to a speed of 138 miles per hour. It is capable of 2.3 g of lateral acceleration.

The most popular Radical model, over 1,000 SR3s have been built. Although some subtle styling changes have taken place, the fundamental car has not changed since its conception. The car is built on a carbon steel spaceframe chassis, polyester bodywork and uses a hand built RPE racing spec 4 cylinder engine for power. It produces 225 horsepower (168 kW) at the wheels and can get the SR3 to in just 3.1 seconds and on to .

Based on the SR3, the SR8 is a more extreme version intended for track use but can be registered for the road. The SR8 also features one of the largest engines Radical has ever put in their cars, with the 2700 cc RPE RPX V8 constructed by combining elements of Suzuki inline 4s, and producing 430 horsepower (321 kW). A further variant, known as the SR8LM, increased the engine to 2800 cc and brought power output to In August 2009 Michael Vergers, driving an SR8LM, set the new lap record (6 minutes, 48 seconds) for a road legal production car at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. This record was beaten by the 991 generation Porsche 911 GT2 in September 2017 with a time of 6:47.25. It is capable of 0–60 in 2.7 seconds, 178 miles per hour, and a 2.5 g's of lateral acceleration. One SR8 was converted into an electric car by a team of students Racing Green Endurance from Imperial College London to drive the full length of the Pan American Highway in May 2010. The project aims to challenge commonly held perceptions surrounding electric vehicles performance and range. The TMG EV P001 is a road legal electric sports car by Toyota Motorsport GmbH, based on a modified Radical SR8 chassis.

Also based on the SR3, the SR10 features a Ford EcoBoost 2.3L, 4 cylinder, turbocharged engine which brings durability and longer service intervals to a similar platform to the SR8. The motor produces 425 horsepower and 380 lb ft of torque, which propels the SR10 and from 0 in 2.4 seconds and on to The SR10 continues to use the proven steel space frame Chassis and Polyester bodywork.

In the second quarter of 2005, the company announced its plans to race in the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series with their new SR9. The British Rollcentre Racing team would run the first chassis using Judd power before being joined later in the season by a factory team, known as Team Bruichladdich Radical, who used the AER powerplant. Both teams would score their only points of the season at Nürburgring, with Rollcentre taking third in LMP2 and Radical finishing in fifth. Team Bruichladdich, now Greaves Motorsport, came third in Valencia. Rollcentre would also run the company's first entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Although the car finished in a distant 20th place, the car was able to prove its reliability by being able to finish the race only months after being completed. The Team Bruichladdich Radical squad also flew to the United States for the final round to of the American Le Mans Series, where Radical Chairman, Tim Greaves raced with his own Team Bruichladdich / Greaves Motorsport whilst also supporting Van de Steur Racing in the third SR9 completed. Tim Greaves owns the rights to the Radical SR9 and the spares moulds and design which are held by Greaves Motorsport, based in Yaxley. For 2007, Rollcentre sold their SR9 as they moved onto a new LMP1 Pescarolo. Embassy Racing purchased the car and continued running it in the Le Mans Series alongside the factory Radical, while Van der Steur would run a partial schedule in the American Le Mans Series. For 2008, Italian team World Racing Cars purchased the Judd powered SR9 from Embassy with Swiss team Race Performance contesting the 2010 event.

Radical made its debut as a race team in the 2013 British Formula Ford season. Radical signed longtime Radical racer James Abbott to represent the brand in Formula Ford. In the new for 2013 Ford EcoBoost powered Radical chose for the new Sinter LA12 chassis produced by Fluid Motorsports. Former Formula Ford racer Robbie Kerr joined the team as a driver coach for James Abbott. After three rounds, with little success, Radical decided to replace the Sinter with a Mygale M13 SJ. While JTR's Dan Cammish dominated the season, Radical had a reasonable season. After switching to Mygale the results improved, finishing with two third place finishes in the last three races at Brands Hatch.