A FRESH NAME ABOVE THE DOOR HERALDS A NEW ERA FOR MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE

“I know what a great team this is”
Pete Osborne

Shaun Hollamby’s journey in the British Touring Car Championship started more than a decade ago when he joined the grid as a driver and team boss in a Volkswagen Golf. The machine wasn’t the sharpest tool in the line up but the amiable driver gave it his all.

Fast forward 10 years, and Hollamby is on the cusp of his most exciting season in the top-flight to date. Businessman Pete Osborne, father of BTCC battler Sam, has acquired Motorbase Performance from David Bartrum and it is full steam ahead for 2021 with Hollamby slotting into the role as team principal.

Successful businessman Osborne, with a background in haulage and logistics, placed his son with MB Motorsport last season for Sam’s second year at the top table. MB Motorsport, fronted by ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell, had grown out of Hollamby’s original AmDTuning.com squad and Hollamby himself oversaw the running of the two Honda Civic Type R FK2s.

But now there is a fresh challenge on the horizon. Osborne Sr, a former