Tim Ashton, MD of BTR Preparations is a former motor sport mechanic/engineer. After completing his apprenticeship during five years working with Bradford based Dealer Opel Team BTR was established as a sole trader preparing motor sport parts and cars in Castleford, West Yorkshire. The Company grew over the next thirty years to employ six technicians undertaking a wide variety of programs for manufacturers and private competitors.
Tim simplified his work life in 2014 to undertake new design and development challenges. The images below are but a small sample of Tims many projects over his motorsport career.
Tim Ashton working on an Opel Ascona 400 - Safari Rally
Paris-Dakar Rally 1986 Erwin Weber
Paris-Dakar Rally 1985
Paris-Dakar 1985, Manta 400
Paris-Dakar restart 1986
1986 Paris-Dakar Tim Ashton in front of the technicians 'bus'
The last GM Dealersport ever built, for Andrew Wood
1981 Safari Tim Ashton posing with a 'works 400'
1990 Opel Team Belgium Kadett GpA built and run by BTR
Tim in Russia 1987 overseeing the first tests of the Lada 2110 GpA car
A BTR Manta i300 build project. 3 litre 6 cylinder Monza engine
Stuart Fenwick in his BTR prepared Opel Manta 400
Roy White Evo 6 after a big accident on Ypre Rally
Roy White Evo 6 after a big accident on Ypre Rally
Roy White Evo 6 after repair at BTR
Roy White Evo 6 after repair at BTR
Roy White trying too hard in his BTR Evo 6
Opel Team Turkey Vectra built and run by BTR
Opel Team Turkey Vectra race car engine bay 3.2V6 with 6 speed sequential gearbox
Opel Team Turkey Vectra race car engine bay 3.2V6 with 6 speed sequential gearbox
A Hyundai Accent WRC show car built by BTR for MSD
Tim Ashton, Rothmans Opel Rally Team Days
The BTR 'development' Evo 7
A BTR Evo 9 GT handover to Romanian client
BTR maintained and run Focus WRC cars
Geoff Bell, Nakuru Rally in Kenya in his BTR developed and run Datsun 260z
BTR client Graham Coffey, Manx Rally
Geoff Bell in his BTR developed Datsun 260z in Kenya