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Asked why the team is
called K2 the founding partners refer to the eponymous
mountain. "It's not quite as high as Everest, but much harder
to climb," they say. "Everest is now "tourism", while K2
remains the toughest challenge."
The team confronts the
toughest challenges, and with organisation, innovation and vision
aims to reach the peaks.
Even the most cursory
glance at the team's activities will confirm a commitment to
excellence. A detailed examination of the way K2 goes about
its business reveals a painstaking attention to every detail. From
research into materials and component specifications, to the design
of workshop areas and detailed preparation of racecars, the whole
endeavour shouts quality.
From its first season's
racing, K2 put down a marker that it was a force to be reckoned
with. Achieving four pole positions and a lap record against
seasoned opposition.
Graduating to the Radical
Pro Sport Enduro series in 2001, K2 consistently matched and
frequently beat the factory teams. Five podium finishes and an
outright win at the Nurburgring in Germany secured third place in
the Championship. K2 engineered cars for several customers the
following year but entered its own team car in the Brands Hatch 2
Hour endurance event, winning the race and lapping the entire
field.
Securing commercial
sponsorship allowed K2 to build a Pilbeam sports-racing car, and a
move into the Le Mans Endurance Series saw the team compete at an
international level in one of the most professional and competitive
disciplines in modern motor sport
As committed "racers" the
team are preparing and running cars for customers in different
championships throughout Europe, whilst various engineering projects
are constantly running in the workshop.
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