Wessex Racing Services

Wessex Racing Developments was founded in October 1975 to bring together the businesses of Bruce Bamber and Tony Scott. At this time Bruce had been developing the first of a series of space framed Minis and driving them in the emerging and popular sport of rallycross both in the UK and throughout Europe, whilst making a living as a freelance engineer and car builder. At the same time Tony was running a very successful engine building shop whilst also offering services such as cylinder head modification and dynamic balancing services to the motorsport community throughout the South of England. This was the foundation of the company that went on to become synonymous with not only big bore Mini engines up to 1500cc but also some of the most successful Ford BDA engines ever seen in rallycross in the 1980s and customers included Ronnie Douglas, Rod Chapman, and John Welch to name but a few but most famously went on to prepare engines for the two times European Rallycross Champion Martin Schanche, the latter sadly after Bruce had left the company to pursue other interests.

Wessex Racing has now been re-formed to cater for all motor sport competitors and enthusiasts, offering the following bespoke services:

- Ford BDA engine builds and rebuilds
- Ford Zetec engine builds and rebuilds
- Ford Duratec engine builds and rebuilds
- Peugeot / Citroen 2 litre XU10 engine builds and rebuilds.
- Honda K series and S2000 engine specialists including bored and stroked all steel engines up to 2.6 litres.
- Engine building and rebuilding services
- Transmission building and rebuilding services
- Supply and fitting of aftermarket gear kits and limited slip differentials
- Bodyshell fabrication specialists including complete car preparation
- Suspension set up and adjustment
- Complete car preparation for all motorsport disciplines
- Fabrication and machining of suspension components to our customers requirements
- GRP mould making and the preparation of composite body panels
- Roll cage installation.
- Space frame construction
- Design and installation of fuel, cooling, oil, and braking systems
- Competition vehicle plumbing specialists
- Competition vehicle wiring and re-wiring including installation of ECUs etc
- General engineering and fabrication work to facilitate the above
- Sourcing of hard to find components from selected suppliers worldwide