He ran in this Championship for 2 years as well as competing in the Maranello UK Challenge Cup but unfortunately, due to pressures of work, this had to take a back seat.
Walking through the paddock at Donington in 2007, at a Pirelli Ferrari classic meeting, something stirred and we asked ourselves ‘ why aren’t we doing this again? Thus, we were back at Donington 6 months later with a 328 GTB at the ready but this time the seat would be taken by Nick’s eldest son Ben.
We enjoyed this season so much that the following year Nick and 3rd son Jamie also joined the series to run 328 GTB’s. We have never looked back!
Race & Track News
This years Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic annual pilgrimage to Spa Francorchamps was on the weekend of July 20th/22nd with both Open and Classic series running along side each other.
Rounds 9&10 of the APR Volkswagen racing cup were held on the snetterton 300 configuration on the 5th of August. Qualifying didn't go very well, unaware that the car had new brake pads fitted Jim got to the second corner and realised he had no brakes, so a trip into the potato field followed
Volkswagen rounds 5&6 Rockingham 10 July 2012. After the success of Jim’s debut weekend at brands hatch it was decided that we would have another go in the Volkswagen racing cup, this time at Rockingham, Northamptonshire for rounds 5&6.
Honda civic racing at Brands Hatch 8th July 2012. When we got a phone call midday Saturday saying there was a drive going in the Honda Civic cup on Sunday we thought we’d give it a go.
Our current race car project is this 308 fibreglass model. We are converting the car from standard road spec to a fully prepared racer to campaign in the Pirelli Ferrari Classic. We have colour changed the car from its original Nero to its new racing livery colour Grigio Titanium.
We are pleased to report that Ben completed the Iron Man 70.3 Triathlon on Sunday. For his first Triathlon he was delighted to finish 179th out of over 2000 Athletes, ranking 39th in his age group of just under 400 competitors.
This Sunday the 17th of June Ben Cartwright will be pushing his fittness to the limit by taking part in the 70.3 Ironman in Wimbleball, Somerset http://www.ironmanuk.com/uk-ironman-703 . This gruelling event entails a 1.2 mile open water swim, a 56 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile run across the challenging Exmoor terrain.
The Jubilee bank holiday was round 5 and 6 of the Ferrari Classic and Open series with each having a race on the Monday and one on the Tuesday. We managed to avoid the rain clouds in the classic and enjoyed 2 great races with almost 20 cars on the grid.
After an awesome days racing including DTM, NASCAR, Formula Ford, F3 and Lotus racing we finally got to the Volkswagen Cup race just after 5 oclock. Jamie's impressive finish in 5th place, in the previous days race, put him second on the grid as the first 6 places are reversed.
We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day at Oulton part for the Aston Martin and Pirelli Ferrari Classic meeting on the 12th of May. A respectable grid of 20 cars turned out for the meeting.
Snetterton Round 1 and 2 April 14th/15th 2012 - We have just arrived back from round 1 and 2 of the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic and Pirelli open at Snetterton.
We are proud to be sponsoring the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic series for our 4th consecutive year. The series is running 14 races this season and making its debut at the legendry Nurburgring with a double header meeting. We will be campaigning six Ferrari 328 GTB's in group 3 (standard) and group 4 (modified) spec and look forward to another competitive season.
Congratulations to Jamie Cartwright for his racing success this season. He won back his Group 4 honours in the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic and was also awarded the driver of the year for the Open and Classic series.
Oulton park 2015 The second and third rounds of the 2015 Pirelli formula classic were to be held at Oulton park in Cheshire. Due to being so busy back in the workshop, for team Cartwright it was the season opener though.
Rounds 4&5 of the calendar took place at the coastal resort of Zandvort, Holland. This is an awesome track, definitely up there with Spa as a drivers circuit incorporating incredibly fast sweepers with big elevation changes to make a real flat-out drivers circuit. Ben C could not attend due to other commitments, so jut Jamie and Nick set out to the ferry looking forward to a good weekends racing.
Rounds 2&3 of the 2011 PFFC series were held at a slightly overcast, but mainly dry Donington Park. It was set to be a fantastic weekend of racing with old-time Ferrari classic winner Nicky-Paul-Barron back in contention and offering a challenge to the front runners. There was to be a qualifying and a race on the Saturday and same on the Sunday all consisting of 20-minute sessions.
The first race of the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic was held at Silverstone on the Club circuit on April 30th. A respectable grid of 24 classic Ferraris turned up for the race.
We have just completed our winter race car project and have this fabulous Ferrari 328 GTB ready for action. We have prepared this Ferrari 328 GTB to run in this years Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic in the group 3 class.
Nick Cartwright has been awarded the Italia Trophy for placing runner up in Group 4 after a consistent 2017 season. Gary Culver won overall after an exceptional display of driving all year.
After another highly competitive season in the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic Ben and Jamie Cartwright have retained their Group 3 and 4 titles respectively. Nick also had his best result in the standings finishing second behind Jamie in Group 4.
A strong grid of 27 cars turned out for the last round of the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic on Saturday. Ben set the pace in qualifying a few tenths quicker than brother Jamie. Graham Reeder was 4th and this years hill climb champion Chris Butler was in 5th. Nick had a disappointing qualifying and was back in 14th place.
Rounds 2&3 of the 2011 PFFC series were held at a slightly overcast, but mainly dry Donington Park. It was set to be a fantastic weekend of racing with old-time Ferrari classic winner Nicky-Paul-Barron back in contention and offering a challenge to the front runners. There was to be a qualifying and a race on the Saturday and same on the Sunday all consisting of 20-minute sessions.
PFFC Knockhill 2010 review - It was good news tome that Knockhill was back on the calendar for 2010. On hearing great things from brother Ben about the circuit from when the series visited in 2008 it sounded like a real challenge, and it was with great anticipation that I set off on the long trip north.
Ben Cartwright had his first outright win in the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic last weekend at Snetterton. The meeting was a double header consisting of a 20 minute race on the Saturday and a 30 minute race on the Sunday. He claimed pole position for the first race and finished second after a close duel with the race victor David Tomlin and 3rd place William Jenkins.
The Scuderia Cartwright is getting ready for its first outing of the year at Snetterton for rounds 1 and 2 of the Pirelli Ferrari Formula on the 10th and 11th of April. It promises to be an excellent weekends racing with talks of up to 30 cars on the grid.
After an exiting seasons racing in the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic and two overall wins for Jamie the Scuderia Cartwright came out on top with two overall class wins. Jamie was awarded the Trofeo trophy for his GP4 modified class win and Ben was awarded the Big Swifty for his GP3 standard class win. We hope to repeat this success in 2010.
The weather forecast was good for the weekend, and this proved correct, as qualifying conditions were perfect if a little cold back in the paddock. I felt pretty happy with the way my car was performing and there were no major issues as the session commenced .It was my first real outing at this circuit so I felt that I would use qualifying as a steep learning curve, to build my confidence for the race.
Races 8 & 9 of the Pirelli classic were held at the seaside Circuit of Zandvoort in September. After a choppy overnight crossing from Hull to Rotterdam we arrived for testing on the Friday at a very blustery Zandvoort. The paddock was full of all of the usual suspects.
Jamie had set some impressive times in his GP4 car on Friday’s test and we were full of high hopes for him for Sundays 2 races. All three cars were entered with Nick and myself in our GP3 cars. Jamie impressed us all and qualified on pole position on Sunday morning almost a second ahead of second place David Tomlin.
Were off to Spa- Francorchamps for the last two rounds of the PFFC and PFO this weekend. The two series Pirelli Classic and open are running in the same race which should make up an impressive grid.
This years Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic annual pilgrimage to Spa Francorchamps was on the weekend of July 20th/22nd with both Open and Classic series running along side each other.
