Welcome to Barton Racing
Barton Racing. It has a certain ring to it. Brief and to the point. Target Le Mans, and Le Mans Classic 2025 with some fun along the way. Three years ago we were a virgin outfit fighting for a place at the front of the grid. Well, not any more. The gods have been kind and during 2022, Harry Barton, still only twenty, put together a series of class wins with the BMW 1800 TiSA. Cherry on the cake? Winning the HSCC Historic Touring Car Championship. Then, after another busy season, in September 2023, the Barton family, and Harry, took another major move forward by taking overall victory in the prestigious Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup endurance series, the glorious sounding TVR Griffith prepared, and co driven by Ollie Reuben.And suddenly the 2024 season is upon us. Plan being, for Harry to further concentrate on his dream to race at Le Mans. And with this in mind the team have commissioned a new Toyota Supra GT4 EVO to race in both America and Europe under the supervision of top racing coach and manager, Nigel Greensall.So there we have it. 2024, and a busy schedule mixing modern and historics, with a dash of drag racing along the way involving elder brother George. Well we did say it was a family affair.
Our Story
1966 was a great year for England. As it turns out, it also wasn’t bad year for MG. Harry Barton’s first car was a beautifully restored MGB Roadster, with less than 400 miles on the clock. This was an absolutely stunning car, purchased from ADW Automotive and a chap called Adrian Wilson. The Barton family went on to buy a TR6, Triumph Spitfire and a 1959 MGA from Adrian, forming the basis of Harry’s induction into classic motoring.
Our Latest
PBOC Sebring Winterfest 17th-21st January
PBOC Sebring Winterfest 17-21 January Another highly polished performance by Barton Racing opens the 2024 season. Taking on the cream of American racers at their favourite track the newly built Toyota Supra GT4 EVO of Barton Racing completed six races totalling over...
Race report – Sebring International Raceway 9-12 November 2023
Sebring International Raceway 9-12 November 2023A Switch to Modern Racing. Two Back-to-Back Endurance Races. And With Temperatures hitting 32 Degrees, Every Lap a Hot One.Barton Racing made the long trip to Sebring in Florida, not to just escape the rubbish British...
Race report – Algarve Classic Festival: October 27-29 2023
Algarve Classic Festival: 27-29 October 2023Another Win Closes A Second Season For Barton RacingHeld in the south of Portugal close by Portimao, a stone’s throw from the beach, this popular Masters meeting traditionally brings the race season to a close. OK, it’s a...
Barton Racing Press Release Extra
Just before we move on, Carl Barton on behalf of Barton Racing, would like to thank everybody who contributed to our fantastic overall win in the prestigious 2023 MRL Pall Mall Cup Race, sponsored by the Royal Automobile Club. Naturally this includes co-driver Ollie...
Race report – Motor Racing Legends Silverstone GP Meeting October 21st
Motor Racing Legends Silverstone GP Meeting 2023Outright Victory Goes The Way Of Barton Racing.After two years of ‘knocking on the door’ Harry Barton and Ollie Reuben (TVR Griffith) on behalf of Barton Racing, fought off stiff opposition to win outright the...
Race report – Silverstone Finals October 14th-15th
HSCC Finals 14/15 October. Silverstone: More Good News.Following a great run at Spa just two weeks ago Barton Racing arrived at Silverstone and the HSCC 60 minute Guards Trophy Race full of anticipation, with both Harry, and the TVR, on top form. They did not leave...
Spa
At ten minutes to four on Saturday 1 October Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium will echo to the sound of one hundred grand touring cars leaving the start-line. During the next six hours, giving time for driver changes, refuelling, and safety car interruptions,...
Race report – Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. 25-27 August 2023
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. 25-27 August 2023 Another busy and successful weekend for Harry Barton and all those associated with Barton Racing. Three cars entered, one class win, one top ten finish, and sadly, one retirement. First up the Motor Racing Legends...
Race report – Santa Pod 13th August 2023
Santa Pod Test Day Taking place at Santa Pod Raceway on the 13th of August, the Barton Racing Family and our friends, Dodge-Ram UK, united for another day of testing and developing the Challenger. I had the task of getting the car down from its previous best time of...
Race report – Oulton Park 28th-30th July 2023
Oulton Park Gold Cup 2023 Harry Barton Wins Sir John Whitmore Trophy for Historic Touring Cars. Held over 28-30 July at Oulton Park in Cheshire, England, Barton Racing left the TVR at home and entered Harry in three races (2x20 minutes and 1x50 minutes) driving our...
The Goal
The Barton family has put together an exciting five-year plan. The aim of this plan is to help Harry achieve his ambition, which is for people to respect him the way that they clearly respect Sam. When Carl asked Harry what he wanted to achieve in racing, he said that he could do worse than follow Sam’s path and ultimately get to race a DB4GT at Goodwood, joining the ranks of the BRDC, and perhaps race for a UK team in LMP/LMH class.
Sponsorship Opportunity
Whilst it’s still very early in Harry’s development, with a very promising first season and a busy schedule ahead, we are already thinking about sponsorship. With comments like;
“I’m tipping Mr. Barton as a future champion.”
Peter Baker. Retro-Speed Social Media
“His rate of progress is outrageous.”
Sam Hancock
“The best of the Touring cars was the BMW 1800Ti of young Harry Barton”
Perhaps we’re not too ahead of ourselves?!
We will certainly be looking for a headline sponsor for next season. It’s also not too late to get involved this season. If you’re interested in getting in early and having an initial exploratory conversation, do please get in touch.
If you’d simply like us to keep you posted on developments, just let us know.
Email us at enquiries@barton-racing.com
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