Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. TWR started by modifying BMW 3.0 CSLs, but soon was contracted to head Mazda's works program in the British Touring Car Championship. The TWR developed RX-7, with Win Percy in the driving seat, won the title in both 1980 and 1981. Walkinshaw himself also took a win in the Spa 24 Hours.

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  • Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. TWR started by modifying BMW 3.0 CSLs, but soon was contracted to head Mazda's works program in the British Touring Car Championship. The TWR developed RX-7, with Win Percy in the driving seat, won the title in both 1980 and 1981. Walkinshaw himself also took a win in the Spa 24 Hours. After preparing the Dakar winning Range Rover for René Metge in 1982, TWR began an association with British Leyland, preparing the Jaguar XJS and Rover 3500 Vitesse for both the BTCC and European Touring Car Championship. Success in the latter series (as well as the French championship) with both cars lead to an invitation to develop a Jaguar prototype for Group C racing, for use in both the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA GT Championship. Jaguar cars won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1988 and 1990. The company also began a short but successful business venture with Jaguar, known as Jaguar Sports. TWR also started producing road cars, designing and engineering the Jaguar XJ220 and Jaguar XJR-15 and building the Aston Martin DB7, as well as establishing a partnership with General Motors' Australian division Holden, creating its performance and tuning division, Holden Special Vehicles. TWR also modified its old Jaguar Group C tubs (which had been used by Mazda in the final years of the World Endurance Championship as the rebadged Mazda MXR-01) for their new owner, Joest Racing, turning them into open top prototypes. The Porsche-powered TWR WSC-95 won Le Mans in 1996 and 1997. In 1994, TWR returned to the BTCC, allied with Volvo. This partnership was responsible for the controversial 850 Estate racing car, which was only rendered uncompetitive when the FIA allowed the use of aerodynamic aids in 1995. TWR then built and ran the works 850 Saloon, six wins in 1995 and five wins in 1996, and S40, one win in 1997 in the BTCC. In 1998, TWR Volvo won the British Touring Car Championship with Rickard Rydell driving the S40R. TWR also designed and built the road-going Volvo C70. TWR were involved in MG Rover's attempt to build a replacement for the elderly Rover 45/MG ZS; they were re-engineering the Rover 75/MG ZT into a smaller car. The demise of Arrows and TWR and MG Rover's inability to pay its bills meant that RD/X60, as this product was known, never reached production. Tom Walkinshaw has recently returned to Holden's motorsports division, although purely in a managerial role rather than an ownership role, which was the case earlier. Additionally, the Tom Walkinshaw Performance Group has also taken on ownership of the Australian production sports and racing car manufacturer, Elfin and has overseen Elfin's return to the Australian marketplace with a series of clubman inspired vehicles.
  • La TWR, acronimo di Tom Walkinshaw Racing era una casa automobilistica inglese fondata nel 1976 da Tom Walkinshaw, l'attività comprendeva sia la produzione in piccola serie di autovetture sportive, sia le competizioni sportive in varie categorie dell'automobilismo.
  • Tom Walkinshaw Racing, även känt under kortformen TWR, racingteam startat 1976 av Tom Walkinshaw. TWR samarbetade på 1990-talet med Volvo och deltog i BTCC med racingversioner av Volvo 850 och Volvo S40. TWR var också delaktigt i tillverkningen av Volvo C70:s första generation.
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  • Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. TWR started by modifying BMW 3.0 CSLs, but soon was contracted to head Mazda's works program in the British Touring Car Championship. The TWR developed RX-7, with Win Percy in the driving seat, won the title in both 1980 and 1981. Walkinshaw himself also took a win in the Spa 24 Hours.
  • La TWR, acronimo di Tom Walkinshaw Racing era una casa automobilistica inglese fondata nel 1976 da Tom Walkinshaw, l'attività comprendeva sia la produzione in piccola serie di autovetture sportive, sia le competizioni sportive in varie categorie dell'automobilismo.
  • Tom Walkinshaw Racing, även känt under kortformen TWR, racingteam startat 1976 av Tom Walkinshaw. TWR samarbetade på 1990-talet med Volvo och deltog i BTCC med racingversioner av Volvo 850 och Volvo S40. TWR var också delaktigt i tillverkningen av Volvo C70:s första generation.
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