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'''B&S Fabrications''' was an engineering company that specialised in constructing [[Formula One]] parts, and also ran a privateer F1 team between [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]] and [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]] | '''B&S Fabrications''' was an engineering company that specialised in constructing [[Formula One]] parts, and also ran a privateer F1 team between [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]] and [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]] | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | ===[[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]]=== | ||
| + | For 1976, the team purchased two-year-old [[March|March 741]] chassis and [[Ford]] Cosworth engines, with the cars to be driven by a slew of pay drivers. 5 different drivers would compete for the team, and the team were able to progress from pre-qualifying a total of four times, with [[Davina Galica]] even providing a 12th place finish at the [[British Grand Prix]], the team's home race. However, 3 failures to make the grid would follow, and although Galica's 12th place helped the team to finish 17th in the World Entrant's Championship, money was beginning to run out. | ||
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| + | ===[[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]]=== | ||
| + | Faced with financial difficulty, thinks looked bleak for the team heading into 1977. The now three-year-old Marches were kept, but a further blow was struck when both of the Cosworth engines failed during a pre-season testing run, forcing the cash-strapped team to purchase underpowered and unreliable [[Renzo]] V8 engines. To try and recoup some funds, 11 drivers would ply their trade over the course of the season, but the team's outdated machinery meant they were often little faster than the [[Renzo|Renzos]] and [[Wheatcroft Racing|Wheatcrofts]] at the bottom of the pre-qualifying timesheets. After 7 failures to pre-qualify, the money finally ran out, and the team shut up shop. | ||
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| Full Name | B&S Fabrications |
| Base | Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) |  Bob Sparshott John Woodington
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| Team Principal(s) | Bob Sparshott John Woodington
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| Technical Director | |
| Noted Former Drivers | |
| Brian Henton
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Formula One |
B&S Fabrications was an engineering company that specialised in constructing Formula One parts, and also ran a privateer F1 team between 1976 and 1977
History
1976
For 1976, the team purchased two-year-old March 741 chassis and Ford Cosworth engines, with the cars to be driven by a slew of pay drivers. 5 different drivers would compete for the team, and the team were able to progress from pre-qualifying a total of four times, with Davina Galica even providing a 12th place finish at the British Grand Prix, the team's home race. However, 3 failures to make the grid would follow, and although Galica's 12th place helped the team to finish 17th in the World Entrant's Championship, money was beginning to run out.
1977
Faced with financial difficulty, thinks looked bleak for the team heading into 1977. The now three-year-old Marches were kept, but a further blow was struck when both of the Cosworth engines failed during a pre-season testing run, forcing the cash-strapped team to purchase underpowered and unreliable Renzo V8 engines. To try and recoup some funds, 11 drivers would ply their trade over the course of the season, but the team's outdated machinery meant they were often little faster than the Renzos and Wheatcrofts at the bottom of the pre-qualifying timesheets. After 7 failures to pre-qualify, the money finally ran out, and the team shut up shop.
