Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing will run two Cupras for Rounds 19, 20 and 21 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill this weekend (16/17 August), and for the rest of the season, having received overwhelming support from the BTCC community and beyond following the devastating fire that recently ripped through its premises.
In an open letter from PMR Team Principal Adam Weaver, he stated ‘On Saturday, disaster struck Power Maxed Racing and the wider Power Maxed business, with a force we could never have imagined. A fire ripped through our facilities, destroying absolutely everything – our product factory, our stock warehouse, and our race team’.
Incredibly, he went on to vow ‘Yet, in true PMR fashion, we refuse to stand still. This weekend, we will still take to the grid at Knockhill with at least one car. It will be the biggest challenge in our history to have a car ready in time, but we will do it’.
A huge reaction of unwavering support has since followed, and just 24 hours after releasing the aforementioned open letter, the BTCC and PMR are delighted to confirm that the squad will be on the grid this weekend with two Cupras.
The first car is thanks to the gratitude of the amazing Patterson family, which owned the previously Scott Sumpton-run Cupra, whilst the second is down to Un-Limited Motorsport, which has taken the decision to support PMR by standing down one of its cars most recently driven by Stephen Jelley.
Due to exceptional circumstances, TOCA – organisers of the BTCC – has taken the decision to permit the lease of this car from Un-Limited Motorsport to PMR without it affecting their TBL allocation, and PMR would like to thank all parties for their incredible support and swift action in this matter.
A huge amount of work still lies ahead for Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing to be ready in time for the weekend, with myriad challenges having the potential to delay proceedings at such short notice, but the squad is hugely confident and fully committed to being on-track.
One slight positive, in an otherwise heartbreaking event, is that the team’s transporters were parked away from the buildings and not damaged in the fire – meaning their awnings and some basic equipment needed to run the cars at an event are still intact.
Adam Weaver, PMR Team Principal, said: “The outpouring of support since the weekend has been nothing short of incredible and merely underlines my previous point – the BTCC is the most amazing motorsport community anywhere in the world.
“We still have an unfathomable amount of work ahead of this weekend, and beyond of course, but to be able to say that we will be on the grid with two cars is arguably one of the proudest moments of my career and the most poignant and significant moment in the history of Power Maxed Racing. Thank you to Un-Limited Motorsport, the Patterson’s and the wider BTCC family – this simply wouldn’t have been possible without their support.”
