Company Profile - Northampton Motorsport Limited

One Stop Shop For Road, Rally or Track Performance

In the UK, Northampton is one of those towns that is both situated in and fully part of British motor racing’s Silicon Valley. Many of the industrial areas of the town have businesses linked to motoring and motor sport. Most think of Cosworth, or many of the Formula One teams as examples of these, but there are smaller thriving companies at the heart of the sport too. Northampton Motorsport is one such company, and with most of their workers having in excess of 20 years experience, customers can be assured of quality service.

Company Director Steve Wooding has spent most of his life specializing in carburetors, either tuning or reconditioning all makes including SU, Weber and Dell Orto. Each unit is carefully stripped, dipped in relevant chemical solutions to remove foreign objects, rust and corrosion, and thoroughly restored to former condition and performance. Fuel injection systems are also tested on their state of the art ASNU injector tester to ensure peak performance and reliability. The cost of malfunctioning or poor performing injector systems can significantly reduce reliability of the engine as a whole, but many times this necessary work is overlooked.

Northampton Motorsport is not just about carburetors and injectors, it is a “One stop shop for road, rally or track performance” as the strap line on their brochure states. Other services include rolling road dyno testing, engine mapping services for all aftermarket engine management systems to ensure performance to maximum efficiency whatever the vehicle is being used for. Detailed discussions with owners highlight exact requirements prior to any work taking place, ensuring the customer gets what they want. These discussions are appropriate times to educate an owner of new technologies, practices or components that are available. Bespoke settings peculiar to a driver can be set and stored for immediate checking when the vehicle next visits the premises. These settings are also available to give the customer the ability to check settings in the comfort of their own home.

Suspension tuning, wheel alignment and corner weighting is another of the important services on offer at Northampton Motorsport. There is no point of having a highly tuned engine working at peak performance if the power from that engine cannot be transferred directly to the road surface. The very latest technology is used here, including a digital imaging system using the latest HD cameras to accurately measure the dimensions and position of each wheel in 3D and offer sophisticated diagnosis to identify poor or unusual handling issues. Many feel that this service is for the racer, competition or performance car owner. However, it is very important for every car to have the correct wheel alignment for ultimate tire and fuel efficiency.

Of course, a company with the word Motorsport in its name will also offer the competitor an ideal preparation service whether for circuit racing or rallying. This service is not just for the car, but driver training is also undertaken together with full “arrive-and-drive” packages available too.

So, Northampton offers a whole spectrum of services for each and every car owner, be it road or track. It’s amazing just what goes on in the hive of industry behind the scenes at Northampton Motorsport.

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