From his schooldays Bob Parkinson, director of Shenpar Competitions, has been an avid motorsport fan. If a car had wheels and an engine, Bob was keen to drive or navigate. Hoving had a taste of Karting, Bob took the plunge into circuit racing with his strong allegiance to Minis and Mini variants. The 1960s saw Bob gain two lap records and many victories at most of the major circuits. In the 1970s, Bob retired from racing, apart from a short spell of Superkarting and competing in the "Avon Tour of Britain" in 1975. When Shenpar was created in 1978 Bob was in an ideal situation of having had first hand experience in racing and rallying.   1989 Saw the debut into racing for Bob's eldest son, Simon, who entered the Cellnet Formula First single seater championship. His first race in the Shenpar prepared car was at his home circuit, Mallory Park, but his most successful was at Oulton Park in Cheshire when he was lying 10th overall until the gear linkage cracked, but still finished 15th using only fourth gear. Unfortunately the season ended abruptly at Brands Hatch when an horrific accident caused a broken ankle. A return to racing in 1990, undeterred by the previous seasons' accident, saw Simon behind the wheel of a Mondiale Formula Ford 1600 competing in the "Star of Mallory" championship. Best results included a Pole Position, fastest lap of the race, and a second place overall. The Shenpar backed machine also did two National FF1600 Junior Series races where Simon finished a creditable 7th overall at both races. A Semi final place at the Brands Hatch Formula Ford festival finished off a superb season for the team. 1991 saw selected rounds of the National 'Motorcraft' Open Formula Ford championship with the best result being a 7th overall at Silverstone. A victory in the "Champion of Cadwell" FF1600 race sealed Shenpar's return to racing. The Purchase of a Formula Renault 1700 in 1992 moved the Shenpar teams' goal up another level into the "Wings and Slicks" category. Once again with Simon behind the wheel, a selection of Touring car support races were entered with a 3rd in class / 10th overall being the best result at Pembrey in South Wales. In 1993, Bob's youngest son, Nick, began to take an interest in the Shenpar racing scene and so entered several Formula First meetings to gain valuable race car experience which he could put to good use in the customer race car preparation department, which was now going from strength to strength. A Newer Formula Renault 1700 was bought and maintained by Shenpar the following year, and with Simon in that, brother Nick was in the Formula First and several customer supported race cars, Shenpar felt that they were really making their mark on the racing scene. During the season, Simon competed in several races, taking in such circuits as Donington Park, Knockhill in Scotland and the new Grand Prix Circuit at Silverstone. After a couple of years lay off from racing, whilst Simon and Nick concentrated on their business commitments, Shenpar decided to return to racing, but in a saloon car category to once again reaffirm their bond with Peugeot. The 750 M.C. Hot Hatch championship was selected, and a 205 was bought and prepared for the 1997 season. Out of a full grid at nearly all the races, Simon was consistently in the top 6, and on many occasions the highest placed Peugeot. The final championship positions were just deserts for the Shenpar teams' dedication to the project as Simon was 5th overall and the highest placed Peugeot. The 1998 season was used as an engine development year for the Hot Hatch, with the Shenpar team looking for podium positions as well as consistent top 6 results. This was shown in qualifying as Simon was never out of the top six and had his first pole position at Mallory Park mid way through the year. These qualifying positions turned into results with a 2nd place at Pembrey and a 3rd at Castle Combe being the highlights of the Shenpar year. During 1999 Simon and Nick shared the 205 Hot Hatch, doing selected rounds of the championship because of Simon's work and Rally navigating commitments. The best result was Simon's 4th place at Donington Park, whilst being filmed by a Newcastle Television Crew for a fly-on-the-wall TV documentary. As well as circuit racing, Shenpar has had an 11 year alliance with sprint and hillclimb racer Jeremy Edwards from Birmingham, preparing and maintaining his 205 engine through a variety of different engine specifications. Past successes include finishing in the top 20 in the Nottingham Sports Car club Speed championship, and 2nd in class in the A.M.M.C speed championship in 1990 and 1991. In 1999 he contested rounds of the Wadham Kenning Sprint Championship. Having completed several years of 'Hot Hatch'racing,the team decided to investigate the potential of a Pug powered kit car - a new millennium,a new challenge. A Locost, previously raced in 750 Motor Club Kit Car Championship, with a CVH engine, was purchased and an engine out of the Hot Hatch modified to fit. Painstakingly the car was assembled,and a track day at Donington used to make its debut. Three to four laps in,and the car was flying, but suddenly it coasted to a standstill; the engine had succumbed. Potentially the car was a race winner, but oil surge and engine breathing problems forced the project to be abandoned. Many of our customers have enjoyed great success with more conventional set ups, including Kenny Murray,205 Mi 16 who had a championship win, Lee Griffiths' 205 which also won his championship, Pete Felix with his 106 Stockhatch, and many more on the circuits and sprinting scenes. Looking to the future, the clock is being turned back by the discovery of a Buckler/Villiers racing kart, circa 1960, which in fact was raced by Bob Parkinson in the early 60's! It is complete and is being restored at the moment,so that it can join the Historic Karting events. Although he is too young to race, Nick's son Zac is about to try out a Cadet Kart - the next generation are already on the move! Back on the Peugeot front, Shenpar is developing two trackday cars - a 106 & a 205, utilising a lot of the specialised parts they have been developing, to try and help customers to enjoy track time for an affordable outlay.