Parfitt Signs for ‘Upton Steel with Eurocarparts’ Racing for 2022 BTCC Campaign

Rick is extrememly happy to announce that he has signed for Team Hard for the upcoming 2022 British Touring Car season. He will be running in the 'Upton Steel with Eurocarparts Racing' Infinity Q50. The Nottingham based racer made great progress last season learning how to drive the circuits and a very unfamiliar front wheeled drive car, but this season he returns to more familiar rear wheel drive and with the sole aim of scoring ...

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Stunning BTCC debut for Parfitt

Posted on 7th June 2021

Rick Parfitt Jnr arrived at Thruxton having never driven the circuit. Not only this but the weather for the weekend promised changeable conditions and having also never driven the car in the wet, expectations were low and the aim was to get laps under the belt and stay out of trouble. Rick however had other plans and promptly qualified way above expectations and lined up 25th from 30 cars for race one, and this with only two runs as his ...

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Parfitt reveals stunning livery at BTCC Media Day

Posted on 25th April 2021

Rick Parfitt Jnr, revealed his eye catching livery at the BTCC Media Day. His Exceler8 motorsport Hyundai i30N became an immediate fan favourite with it's combination of day glow yellow and metallic matt blue, and in a sea of monochrome livery's Parfitt's car brought a dash of colour to the grid. Rick commented: "I was totally blown away when I saw the car as it's always a fine line between making a car look good and keeping sponsors ...

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Parfitt joins the BTCC grid with Exceler8 Motorsport.

Posted on 23rd February 2021

EXCELR8 Trade Price Cars has signed multiple British GT Championship winner Rick Parfitt Jr for the 2021 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. The 46-year-old will be embarking on a new and exciting challenge in his motorsport career as he makes the switch into Britain’s premier racing series, completing EXCELR8 Trade Price Cars’ four-car line-up alongside Tom Ingram, Chris Smiley and Jack Butel. The son of late Status Quo singer ...

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Parfitt Targets BTCC for 2021.

Posted on 4th January 2021

  Double British GT champion Rick Parfitt Jnr is targeting a BTCC drive for 2021. The Nottingham based driver sees the BTCC as the natural progression from his stellar GT career and is under no illusions of the task ahead. "I feel like I have achieved everything I wanted in GT racing and want a new challenge. BTCC is the polar opposite of GT racing, less grip, front wheel drive, sprint racing, gear shift, no downforce and circuits ...

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A dominant return to winning form for Parfitt!

Posted on 26th April 2019

Rick Parfitt and Seb Morris returned to British GT with a dominant win in round one at a sunny Oulton Park. The duo showed why they are called the 'dream team' with Rick storming through from fourth on the grid to take the lead on lap two after the Ram Mercedes and the Team Parker Bentley came together. Rick then set about forging a gap and despite a safety car mid stint he handed the car over to Seb with a comfortable 7 second lead. Seb then ...

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Parfitt signed by Team JRM for British GT Assault with Bentley

Posted on 15th April 2019

Parfitt is reunited with 2017 championship wining team mate Seb Morris with former World Endurance Champions team JRM to form British GT 'Dream Team'. Morris and Parfitt won the 2017 title together with team Parker before splitting, however JRM and Bentley have decided that the time was right to reunite the pairing for an assault on the British GT Title in their centenary year. Rick commented, " This was hugely unexpected, I was going to ...

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Fastest ‘Am’ Driver yet again in 2018

Posted on 10th October 2018

Rick was yet again crowned 'Fastest AM' in British GT for the 3rd year running. The Nottingham based driver secured 3 Pole Positions along the way, never qualified lower than 4th and showed that despite an ageing car he was still able to show the rest of the 2018 field a clean pair of heels on race average lap times. Rick commented "It was a tough year for so many reasons, the car was no longer competitive and my team mate struggled ...

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Parfitt and Ratcliffe shine at Spa!

Posted on 15th July 2018

Rick Parfitt Jnr and Ryan Ratcliffe secured an amazing podium with second place at Spa Francorchamps.   The duo had pace all weekend with Parfitt securing Pole position in his qualifying. A hectic race ensued however  Parfitt kept his head whilst all others were seemingly losing theirs and brought the car back in second position only for Ryan to hold off some of the best drivers in the world for nearly 40 minutes to secure the ...

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Parfitt and Ratcliffe Launch 2018 Livery at Mortons, London.

Posted on 15th April 2018

Fans , sponsors friends and family all braved the snow to see the Fairline Yachts Bentley of  Rick Parfitt and Ryan Ratcliffe launched at the home of the original Bentley Boys, Mortons on Berkley Square, Mayfair, London. Watch the amazing launch video here:  

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