- Occupation
- Autorite Sport / Racing Driver
- Current
- Atburys.com
- Family
- Son Jamie and daughter Leah
- From
- Four Marks, Alton, Hampshire
- Now Lives
- Wellington, Taunton, Somerset
Career History
Originally from Four Marks, Alton, Hampshire, moving to Somerset in 2012 after a long and successful career in motorsport alongside his specialist car sales company Autorite Sport.
David served his apprenticeship with Webbers Jaguar, moving on to the family Peugeot dealership working as Service Reception Manager, later on becoming Used Car Sales Manager from this David managed to combine his job with racing on the short ovals, successfully competing in Superstox, Hot Rods & Super Rods, also a season in the Ford Fiesta Challenge.
In 1983 David formed his own company specialising in the sales of performance cars and in 1985 moved into circuit racing, in his first full season he was part of the winning team in the Willhire 24 Hour Race from which Ford Motor Company used the car in the television commercial, with a liking to endurance racing David has taken part in ten 24 Hour races with outright victory, twice overall runner-up, four class wins and a determination award.
Having a successfully raced in various saloon car championships with manufacturers, BMW, Ford, VW, Peugeot and Sports Cars. Winning Group N Saloon and Historic Sports Championships
Season by Season
Launch of Atburys.com
Kart Races/Events, Selected Trackdays & Marketing
Marketing, Karting and selected Trackdays
Selected races, track days and karting.
The 2006 season saw David entered in the Dunlop Track and Race Saloon Championship Class A overall runner-up Campaigning in a Vauxhall Tigra Silhouette in Class A, competing against the likes of Audi TT, Ford Escort WRC and Focus V8’s to name but a few.
From 16 races David has:
• Finished 16 races overall in the top five,
• 11 of the races in the top three overall,
• Having Qualified 6 of the eight rounds in the top three,
For the 2005 season, David competed in the VSR Super Silhouette Championship in the space framed 2.0lt Vauxhall Tigra, having missed the first five rounds due to the build of a new car. Out of 26 registered drivers in the class of the series, David in just 6 rounds finished:
7th overall of the championship.
Qualified at each round in the top eight.
Every round finishing in the top six overall including a 4th at Silverstone and Snetterton with a 3rd at Brands Hatch.
In 2003 David raced a Peugeot 206 2.0Lt Hot Rod competing in nine rounds, taking an 8th at Eastbourne, 7th at Yarmouth, 6th at Ipswich, 4th at Bovingdon and qualified 8th for the British Championship.
Racing in the 2002 Legends Championship.
Team DNA Racing with Challenger Lighting.
Legends Car 1200cc Yamaha (125bhp) In the 2002 National Legends Championship with 30 registered competitors David acheived 9th place overall in championship and finished 6th overall in the INEX World Semi-Pro Points Series – 2nd out of uk entries.
Out of 42 races finished in 40
29 races finished in top 12
Finishing 10 of 14 championship rounds in the top 12
Racing in the Legends Championship with backing from DNA.
Legends Car 1200cc Yamaha (125bhp) In the 2001 season, with grids of up to 30 competitors, David achieved:
Top 10 overall in the Championship
Taking runner up spot in the Rookie Honours
Inex World Semi-Pro Points Championship, finishing 14th out of 110 registered competitors. 4th out of UK entries
In the last seven rounds only failed to finish in the top ten once
Out of 45 races, finished in 43
Raced in the Pickup Truck Championship achieving 20 top 10 places, 8 in the top 6 and 8 rounds in the top 8, on his way to 7th place overall in the championship.
Pickup Sport 2.0 16V
Pickup Sport Championship – Contested the final 6 rounds of the series.
Pickup Sport 2.0 16V
Honda Pro Kart Open Endurance Championship – 6th overall.
Honda Pro Kart
V6 Eurocar Championship – 18 top 10 results. Panasonic Ford Mondeo V6
V6 Eurocar Championship – Taking two 2nd places, one 3rd and ‘Driver of the Day’ award.
Panasonic Ford Mondeo V6
V6 Eurocar Championship – contested 32 races in a 16 round series.
Ford Mondeo V6
British Race Pro Endurance Championship including 24 hour events at Silverstone and Le Mans.
Honda Pro Kart
Class winner and overall runner up in Willhire 24 hour race at Snetterton.
Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth Selected races in Group N Saloon Car Championship. Ford Escort RS Cosworth
British Group N Saloon Car Championship. Class champion and overall runner up.
Peugeot 309 GTI 16V
Ward Historic Replica Championship – Class Champion. Overall runner up. Nine lap records.
Lister Chevrolet Class winner in the Willhire 24 hour race & Donington 500k Class runner up.
Astra GTE 16V
Firestone Production Saloon Car Championship – Class winner in Donington 500k. Championship Class runner up.
BMW M3
Uniroyal Saloon Car Championship – Eight top six placings. Also won Mintex ‘Driver of the Day’ award.
Ford Sierra Cosworth Won ‘Determination’ award in the Willhire 24 hour race at Snetterton.
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Competed in 25 race meetings with 18 top five finishes. Won the Volkswagen award for the most distinctive car. Second in class in the Willhire 24 hours race at Snetterton.
VW Golf GTI 16v
Class wins, pole positions. fastest lap and 3rd overall, class C in Monroe Production Saloon Championship.
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9
Class wins and lap records.
Ford Escort RS Turbo Runner up in Willhire 24 hour race.
Ford Capri 2.8 injection
Willhire 24 Hour race winner, East Anglia BRSCC ‘Driver of the year’ award. Ford Capri 2.8 injection