Racecar Engineering - November 2005

Autosport Engineering Show 2006
Talk to TT
If you are thinking of exhibiting
at the show and would like to
speak to someone about how
to go about it, then contact
Racecar’s Tony Tobias. Email:
expo@tonytobias.com or call
him direct on: 07768 244 880.
Norton
capabilities
A bespoke component manufacturer, also capable of
offering a range of services to the motorsport industry
The 2006 Autosport Engineering show will be
host to manufacturing engineer Norton
Motorsport, now making its fourth appearance
at the event.
The self-proclaimed ‘new kid on the block’ has
successfully grown to establish itself as a quality,
bespoke machined parts company within the industry.
It provides customers with in-depth individual
services on all sizes of projects, working closely
with them to meet their exact
needs.
Norton Motorsport’s
history stems back
to a company
called
TG Can
Technology,
originally formed in
1998 by Ian Williams, with
the aim of supplying precision
engineering solutions to the packaging
industry. Since then the company has
expanded rapidly. In 2000 it relocated
its business to Milton Keynes to enlarge
its manufacturing base and to be more
conveniently positioned to supply the UK
motorsport industry.
The company then gained a vital asset with
the recruitment of present director Peter
Norton. This signified a key milestone in the
company’s history as his arrival brought a
vast and detailed knowledge of the industry
to the business. The company’s expansion
continued to develop and in 2003 Norton Motorsport
emerged as a limited company, with Peter Norton
officially appointed as director.
Last year Ian Williams successfully created a new
branch to the company with the partnership of Fine-
Line Developments. This joint venture with a
mechanical engineering design company enabled
Norton Motorsport to provide its customers with a
larger spectrum of manufacturing, design and
engineering solutions
News
Autosport International 2006 is
set to be the host of the F1 in
Schools National and
International Finals.
Over 30 UK secondary
schools, colleges and
organised youth teams are due
to take part in the two-day event
where they will reveal
stimulating new engineering
projects and portfolios to the
automotive industry.
The finals will also include an
against-the-clock challenge
where competitors will race
cars they have manufactured at
speeds of up to 80mph.
Nolan O’Connor, marketing
manager at Haymarket
Exhibitions Ltd, commented on
the event saying: ‘The CAD/
CAM Design Challenge brings
engineering, science and
technology to life by creating a
fun and exciting learning
environment for students to
make informed career choices.’
Radical will also be adding to
the showcase of engineering
developments, exhibiting two of
its new projects at next year’s
show. Radical will have a total
of three stands at the event, one
being in the engineering sector.
It will use its international
stands to present the new, lowcost
Le Mans Prototype SR9.
The Radical SR8 will also be on
display on Racecar
Engineering’s own show stand,
enabling visitors to inspect the
car at close quarters.
To make sure you secure a
ticket of your own and to find
out more information about the
event visit www.autosportinternational.com.
Highprecision
engineering of
bespoke
components is
the mainstay of
Norton’s work
but far from all
the company
has to offer
Words
Katie Power
Although the company is relatively small in size,
currently consisting of just 18 employees, its list of
clients has grown to include some of the biggest names
in motorsport. It currently supplies to a broad range of
racing series, including Formula 1 and the World Rally
Championship. More recently racecar manufacturer
Lola Cars International contacted Peter Norton for
help with the manufacture of a bell housing for its
Judd-engined GT LMP2 project.
Norton Motorsport primarily
concerns itself with
manufacturing bespoke parts
for individual teams or
companies but
also offers
services
including
CAD/CAM, CNC
milling and turning and
wire and spark erosion, as well
as producing a line of its own products
varying from engine, chassis, steering
and suspension parts to gearbox and
transmission products.
In order to maintain the tight relationship it
has with its customers, Norton Motorsport
carefully chooses the companies it works with,
but it still views the Autosport Engineering Show
as an excellent opportunity to strike up
relationships with prospective customers and
pursue its aim of increasing the industry’s
awareness of the company.
Contact
Address: Norton Motorsports
34 Burners Lane
Kiln Farm
Milton Keynes
MK11 3HB
Tel: +44 1908 561444
Fax: +44 1908 307519
Email: peter@nortonmotorsports.co.uk
www.racecar-engineering.com
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