While production of mainstream British road cars is on the decline, underlined by the demise of Rover, the speciality manufacturers seem to thrive like never before. Following the tradition of the likes of Aston Martin, Lotus and Lola, a number of new marques were added in recent years to the already colourful pallet. Today we celebrate Britain's unique motoring culture with two of the latest additions.
Previously specializing in track-day specials, Radical made a bold move to enter international racing with a newly developed LMP2 racing car. We were present last week when the car took to the track for the first time and were stunned at how quickly this all new design caught up with the pace of seasoned competitors with bespoke material from Lola and Courage. It left us wondering what the SR9 Judd could do after further development and with a proper setup. This weekend the SR9 will make its racing debut in the opening round of the Le Mans Series. We will be there to report on the race in general and on the Radical's progress in particular.
Where Radical takes on the competition on the track, Noble does so on the road with a line-up of mid-engined lightweight sportscars. Yesterday images and information hit our desk of a third Noble model aimed at an even higher market. Dubbed the M15, it is a further development of the M14 show car launched two years ago. With 455 bhp available to move the 1250 kg car, its performance could embarrass Germany and Italy's finest.

Radical SR9 Judd
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Noble M15
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2752