| Founded | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1990 |
| Team principal(s) | Richard Lloyd Keith Greene |
| Former series | British Saloon Car Championship World Sportscar Championship |
Richard Lloyd Racing (RLR), originally named GTi Engineering, was a British auto racing team created in 1977 by driver Richard Lloyd.[1] Originally named for the Volkswagen Golf GTIs that Lloyd raced in the British Saloon Car Championship (BSCC), they went on to become a successful Porsche privateer in the World Sportscar Championship (WSC). Richard Lloyd Racing eventually folded at the end of the 1990 season due to the increased cost of the World Championship.[2]
The team was also known for their extensively modified Porsche 956s and 962Cs, developed to overcome some problems in the original Porsche design and construction. The cars, all named GTi after the team, were able to outperform their standard counterparts. The GTis made some of the first uses of exotic materials and innovative design elements that would later be adopted by Porsche and other manufacturers.[3]
Even after the racing team had moved on to running Porsches, GTi Engineering remained a division of Richard Lloyd Racing and continued to offer car tuning for Volkswagen and Audi products. Parts and full conversions were constructed in their shared race shop at Silverstone Circuit.[4] The tuning company was eventually sold off, but it remains in existence today.[5]
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- ^ "Richard Lloyd (February 18, 1945 – March 30, 2008)". Daily Sports Car. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
- ^ "RLR-Porsche 956-106B". Group C Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Prepared by GTi Engineering". VW One. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ "GTI". BBR. – GTi. 2003. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.