Brabham Automotive has built and delivered its first BT62 – a Competition model.

The company says it has been able to sustain production over the last few months and the hypercar has been delivered to the Horsepower Racing team in the UK to compete in this year’s Britcar Endurance Championship.

The BT62 Competition features a 700hp, naturally aspirated V8 and 6-speed sequential drivetrain driving a lightweight chromoly safety cell and carbon fibre body with powerful carbon-carbon brakes delivering stopping power. The chassis is FIA compliant and ready for racing along with the onboard data and telemetry system. The car is fitted with lightweight wheels shod with Goodyear slick racing tyres (with wets supplied) and a telematic control carbon-fibre steering wheel.

Brabham says that the fact the BT62 has been completed and delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic is an outcome made possible by the Brabham Automotive team’s resilience, planning and commitment to maintaining operations across its vertically integrated capabilities in a safe manner along with a strong engagement with suppliers on continuity planning.

The company says it will continue to produce both track and road variants in the coming months, delivering them across Europe, Australia and New Zealand as restrictions are lifted.

The BT62 is limited to 70 vehicles, with each vehicle hand-built to order.

“The growth of Brabham Automotive over the last couple of years is a testament to the up-front planning that we put in place operationally and the depth of infrastructure that we can call upon from the broader Fusion Capital group,” said Dan Marks, CEO of Brabham Automotive.

“This ensures that we can scale Brabham to meet demand and as future vehicle variants come online. The Brabham Automotive team is highly skilled and has shown great resilience in what has been a trying time for everybody around the world. We are extremely proud of what has been achieved.”

Source: Motor Trader E-magazine (June 2020)

8 June 2020