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| + | #REDIRECT [[Vod:Bul Racing]] |
| − | Short_name = {{flagicon|ENG}} Vod:Bul|
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| − | Long_name = [[Vod:Bul Racing]] |
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| − | Logo = [[File:VodBul Racing Logo 2013.png|300px]] |
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| − | Base = {{ENG}} Liverpool, England|
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| − | Principal = {{ENG}} [[Mike Pitman]] |
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| − | Drivers = <span style="white-space: nowrap">14. {{GER}} [[Philipp Puschke]]</span><br/> 15. {{FIN}} [[Oskari Kantonen]] |
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| − | Test_drivers = {{NED}} [[Douwe Tapper]] |
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| − | Chassis = VBMP14 |
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| − | Engine = [[Valiant|Valiant VA15]] |
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| − | Tyres = GPVWC |
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| − | Debut = [[2006 Belgian Grand Prix]]|
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| − | Final = {{Latest SLGP}} |
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| − | Races = 85 |
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| − | Wins = 1 |
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| − | Podiums = 4 |
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| − | Poles = 1 |
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| − | Fastest_laps = 2 |
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| − | Last_season = 2014 |
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| − | Cons_champ = 0 |
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| − | Drivers_champ = 0 |
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| − | Last_position = 6th
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| − | }}
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| − | '''Vod:Bul Racing SL''', formerly known as '''Vod:Bul Racing F1''', is an English [[Superleague]] team based in Liverpool and run by [[Mike Pitman]] and is considered, naturally, the premier team of the [[Vod:Bul|VBM]] group. It has had two iterations, the team that took part in the erstwhile F1VWC from {{SL|2006}} through to {{SL|2008}}, and then the present team which, in effect, rejoined the Superleague at the start of the {{SL|2014}} season. The current team is, in effect, the result of the Vod:Bul [[Supercup]] [[Vod:Bul Racing SC|team]]'s promotion at the end of the {{SC|2013}} season; 2014 was only the second year of VBM's return to the GPVWC.
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| − | Historically, the team has had numerous drivers, several of whom had, or have since had, highly notable careers. Among them were [[Leontin Nemet]], [[Dave Carr-Smith]], [[Adam Rouse]], [[Vitaliy Kambarov]] and [[Laurent Keersmaekers]].
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| − | The team goes into the {{SL|2015}} season with German reigning-Supercup champion [[Philipp Puschke]] and Finland's [[Oskari Kantonen]] as its primary drivers. Dutchman [[Douwe Tapper]] is the team's official third driver.
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| − | Significantly for 2015, Vod:Bul won the bidding process to find a new engine manufacturer to replace the defunct [[Krevder]] line, resulting in the creation of the [[Valiant]] VA15 engine, which will power Vod:Bul and three other teams in 2015.
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| − | == History ==
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| − | === 2014 season ===
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| − | The name Vod:Bul returned to the top tier of the GPVWC after an absence of 5 years. One key change from Vod:Bul's original stint was that Superleague now raced real-time in rFactor, meaning that in some respects, 2014 was an entirely new venture for the team.
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| − | The team's 2014 drivers were Dane [[Morten Wernersen]], who had previously raced for the Supercup team in {{SC|2013}}, and Belgian [[Kenney Lybeer]]. The team's third driver was fellow-Belgian [[Bart de Vos]], who would go on to race for the team four times, while Englishman [[Jonathan Holmes]], nominally one of the drivers of VBM's then-[[Formula Challenge]] affiliate [[Tanskanen Racing FC|Tanskanen Racing]], drove at [[2014 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], while Douwe Tapper, normally driving for VBM's Supercup affiliate [[Streetfighter Racing Systems]], drove for the team at [[2014 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]].
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| − | The team had a bold, if steady start to the season, securing a highly beneficial deal to have their engines supplied by [[Potentia Group Engineering|Potentia]], the same engine that powered the likes of [[Midnight Motorsport]] and eventual winners [[CSG Racing]].
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| − | Lybeer's 4th place at [[2014 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]], only the team's 3rd race back in the Superleague, was a huge boon to the team. It, coupled with Wernersen's 7th, also proved to be the team's best result and although the team would suffer a disastrous [[2014 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish]] round in which both cars retired, the team then went on to score points in each of the remaining rounds, with 7 of those rounds seeing double points finishes. Though the team never bettered its Bahrain result, its consistency saw it finish 6th in the championship, beating the likes of [[Nordsjoen]] and [[Torrent]]. Vod:Bul's success saw it awarded with the title 'Best New Superleague Team' at the 2014 GPVWC Day.
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| − | ==Gallery==
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| − | <gallery widths="200px" perrow="3">
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| − | File:VodBul F1 2006.jpg|The VBMP06, the team's first entry in the {{SL|2006}} season.
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| − | File:VodBul F1 2007 2.png|The team's 2007 car.
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| − | File:VodBul SL Mortensen 1.jpg|The team's 2014 car, driven by [[Morten Wernersen]]
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | {{clear}}
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| − | ==Complete results==
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| − | {{Vod:Bul Results SL}}
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | * [[Vod:Bul Racing]]
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| − | * [[Mike Pitman]]
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| − | [[Category:Superleague teams|Vod:Bul Racing]]
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| − | [[Category:Teams from England]]
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| − | [[Category:Vod:Bul Racing|1]]
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