Blaze Motorsport

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Blaze Motorsport Limited
Company type Limited company
Industry Automobiles
Founded2007
FounderTimothy John Hewat
Headquarters Maidstone, Kent
Website https://www.blazemotorsport.com/

Blaze Motorsport Limited is a British manufacturer of cars. [1]

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Company history

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Blaze F

John Timothy Hewat, who previously worked at Aeon Sportscars, founded the company in Maidstone, Kent on 31 January 2007. [2] Andrew John Tomlin also worked for the company until January 31, 2013. [2] They began producing automobiles and kits. The brand name is Blaze. A total of around 45 copies have been created so far. [1]

Vehicles

The RR is the successor to the Pell Genesis from Pell Engineering Company.The rights to the vehicle were held by Aeon Sportscars from 2004 before Hewat took them with him to Blaze Motorsport. This is a two-seat roadster with a mid or rear engine. Various four-cylinder engines and V8 engines power the vehicles. Blaze has so far manufactured around 20 vehicles of this model. [1]

The F has been part of the range since 2007. This is a conversion kit for the MG F and is similar to the first model mentioned. This model has found around 25 buyers so far. [1]

The company has also been importing the Stohr WF 1 racing sports car since 2010. The manufacturer is Stohr Cars & Parts from Portland, Oregon in the US. [1]

Literature

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hole, Steve (2012). A-Z of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949. Sparkford: Haynes Publishing. p. 40. ISBN   978-1-84425-677-8.
  2. 1 2 "BLAZE MOTORPORT LIMITED". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.