Hertfordshire teenager, Connor O’Brien has been announced as an Aston Martin Racing Academy Driver for the upcoming 2019 season. O’Brien was selected from a list of nearly 100 applicants for one of only 23 places on a gruelling evaluation day, which took place at Prodrive, Aston Martin’s UK headquarters in Oxfordshire. In a challenging day of car simulator tests, fitness …
We have just launched our new website ready for the 2019 seasons! There are some announcements on what the O’Brien trio are up to this year coming very soon. and of course you will be able to find the latest news and images here throughout the year so be sure to check back in soon!
Optimum Motorsport vowed to bounce back this weekend (7-8 April, 2017) as the Creventic 24H Series reconvened for the third round of the championship – the 12H Red Bull Ring – and did so with pole position and then a hard-earned podium position at the Austrian circuit. Featuring the same driver line-up as last time out in Mugello; Ade Barwick, …
After a positive debut year in sports car racing Connor O’Brien will return to the 2018 GT5 series with high expectations. 2017 saw the now 17 year old dive straight into the deep end of the GT5 challenge with Optimum motorsport bagging a series of top 5 finishes along the way.The GT5 challenge is quickly becoming one of the …
After another successful podium position in the 12 hours of Imola race, Dan O’Brien and Optimum Motorsport enter the final round of the series with a slim 4 point lead in the GT4 class of the 24-hour series. Looking to finish what they started the team are looking for suitably funded drivers to join them in the Ginetta G55 at …
Dan has been lucky enough to make that final 10 thanks to his strong results in 2017 and 2016, winning the GTA class of the GT Cup series last year, and taking a class win in the Dubai 24 hours event in January. Rubbing shoulders with some of the best young drivers in Europe Dan is delighted to have made …
Optimum Motorsport underlined its considerable endurance racing pedigree bringing home their third victory in the season-opening Hankook Tyres 24 Hours of Dubai today (14 January, 2017) with the Ginetta G55 in the SP3 Class for GT4 machinery. The Ginetta G55 battled at the front from the start of the race, after serving a 4 minute penalty in the pits for …
This weekend wil see 15 year old Connor make his circuit racing debut at one of the UK’s fastest circuits, Rockingham raceway. The Ginetta Junior series is renowned for its highly competitive environment and close racing between its 14-16 year old drivers. With a 25 car field normally only covered by a handful of seconds after a 15 minute race …
Dan O’Brien has finally announced his plans for 2015. After a few months of weighing up options of national rally programs the decision was made to try something totally different for a year. The 22 year old rally driver will contest the Ginetta GT5 championship in an optimum motorsport run G40. This will be the first attempt Dan has made …
This Weekend saw Dan trying out one of M Sports latest evolution of rally car, the Fiesta R5. Dan gave the car it’s national uk event debut. The aim of the weekend was to get familiar with the car and assess the options available for the future. Stage one went very well setting a top 10 time, stage 2 however …
