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'''Backmarker Brigade''' was an English sim-racing team based in Harlow, Essex in England. The team was managed by [[Simon Smith]]. <br> The team entered the GPVWC on the eve of the [[2013 Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix|2013 Malaysian Grand Prix]]. Simon managed to convince the GPVWC admins he could run a decent team, and BMB's Formula Challenge squad was born.
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'''BackMarker Brigade''' are a British sim-racing team, led by [[Simon Smith]]. They currently compete in the [[Formula Challenge]] series in [[GPVWC]].
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== The new kids on the block : 2013 FC season==
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The [[2013 Formula Challenge season]] season was a decent debut season. They finished the season in 21th position in the Teams' Championship, despite [[Oscar Hardwick]] scoring a hat-trick (pole, fastest lap and win) in the Austrian rounds of 2013.
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The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2013 Formula Challenge season were:
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{{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]] <br>
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{{ENG}} [[Shaun Stroud]] <br>
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{{ENG}} [[Oscar Hardwick]] <br>
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{{ENG}} [[Lewis McGlade]] <br>
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{{ENG}} [[James Kirk]] <br>
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== The struggle, and the podium : 2014 FC season==
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The [[2014 Formula Challenge season]] was much different to the 2013 season. The team struggled to get into the points-scoring positions, which was a big worry for Simon. But the 2014 season got a nice turnaround for the team, because [[Lewis McGlade]] scored the team's second podium position at the [[Challenge Abu Dhabi_Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi round of the championship]] - as McGlade scored a great 2nd place.
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The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2014 Formula Challenge season were:
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'''Main drivers''' <br>
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{{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]] <br>
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{{BEL}} [[Marco Vandenbroeck]] <br>
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{{ENG}} [[Lewis McGlade]] (later in season)
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''' Reserve/Emergency drivers ''' <br>
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{{ENG}} [[Joshua Anderson]] (raced at Germany)
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== A new Challenge : 2015 FC season ==
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The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2015 Formula Challenge season were: <br>
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'''Main drivers''' <br>
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{{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]] <br>
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{{BEL}} [[Andreas Wauters]] <br>
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==Numbers==
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Backmarker Brigade used the numbers '''91''' and '''92''' in the GPVWC Career Ladder.
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[[File:Backmarker1_2015.jpg|thumb|left|BMB's 2015 livery]]
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[[File:BackMarker_Brigadeside2.png|thumb|left|300px|Sideview of the 2015 car]]

Latest revision as of 10:45, 11 December 2016

England BMB
BMB logo
Full name Backmarker Brigade
Base England Harlow, Essex
Team principal/s Simon Smith
Race drivers 91. England Simon Smith
92. Belgium Andreas Wauters
92. Netherlands Rolf Baas
Test drivers
Chassis FC-015
Engine Valiant
Tyres GPVWC
GPVWC Formula Challenge Career
Début 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix
Latest race 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races competed 74
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 1
Podiums 2
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 1
2015 position N/A

Backmarker Brigade was an English sim-racing team based in Harlow, Essex in England. The team was managed by Simon Smith.
The team entered the GPVWC on the eve of the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix. Simon managed to convince the GPVWC admins he could run a decent team, and BMB's Formula Challenge squad was born.

The new kids on the block : 2013 FC season

The 2013 Formula Challenge season season was a decent debut season. They finished the season in 21th position in the Teams' Championship, despite Oscar Hardwick scoring a hat-trick (pole, fastest lap and win) in the Austrian rounds of 2013.


The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2013 Formula Challenge season were:

England Simon Smith
England Shaun Stroud
England Oscar Hardwick
England Lewis McGlade
England James Kirk

The struggle, and the podium : 2014 FC season

The 2014 Formula Challenge season was much different to the 2013 season. The team struggled to get into the points-scoring positions, which was a big worry for Simon. But the 2014 season got a nice turnaround for the team, because Lewis McGlade scored the team's second podium position at the Abu Dhabi round of the championship - as McGlade scored a great 2nd place.

The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2014 Formula Challenge season were:

Main drivers
England Simon Smith
Belgium Marco Vandenbroeck
England Lewis McGlade (later in season)

Reserve/Emergency drivers
England Joshua Anderson (raced at Germany)


A new Challenge : 2015 FC season

The drivers who competed for Backmarker Brigade in the 2015 Formula Challenge season were:
Main drivers
England Simon Smith
Belgium Andreas Wauters

Numbers

Backmarker Brigade used the numbers 91 and 92 in the GPVWC Career Ladder.

BMB's 2015 livery
Sideview of the 2015 car
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