Dragonfly Racing
Follow Team Dragonfly’s Motor Racing Journey
Dragonfly’s Managing Director Peter Tyler has always been a car and motor racing enthusiast, he has been driving with Radical for the last 6 years. Dragonfly, along with the other Fine Cut Group brands sponsor the current SR3 XXR which Peter is driving in the Radical Challenge Championship – racing on some of the UK’s most prestigious race tracks including Silverstone and Brands Hatch.
Meet the Man Behind the Wheel
Drivers name: Peter Tyler
Car number: 80
Driver Grading: Solo
Team: Radical Works Team
Car: SR3 XXR
Career: Started racing in SR1 for 2 years, then progressed to the SR3 in the Radical Challenge Championship
Favourite Race Track: Brands GP & Donnington
Sponsors: Fine Cut Group, Dragonfly Rally Plates, Orbit, Attach A Tag, P&S Engraving
Best Achievement: 3rd place Podium in Radical Challenge 2020 at Brands Hatch GP and Historic Racing in the TR6 with Tom Gladdis , which they won their class
Number of Years Racing: 6
Racing Hero: Nigel Mansell
Favourite Road Car: BMW X5 or on sunny days a Portofino
About the Car:
The SR3 XXR is the first Radical model to be fitted with Radical Performance Engines’ Generation 5, biofuel-ready, 232 bhp engine as well as brakes from new technical partner, AP Racing.
Spec:
TECHNICAL DATA
0-60
3.3 sec 1340cc
TOP SPEED
141 mph 1340cc
POWER@FLYWHEEL
195 bhp 1340cc
WEIGHT
615 kg
POWER
317 bhp/tonne 1340cc
LATERAL FORCE
2.3 g
ENGINE
Gen 4 RPE-Suzuki 1340cc 4-cylinder dry sump oil system (standard)
TRANSMISSION
Six-speed sequential gearbox
Formula 1TM ‘style’ paddle-activated gearshift system with auto-blipper
Rear-wheel-drive
DIMENSIONS
Length: 4077 mm
Width: 1799 mm
Height: 1093 mm
BODY
Lightweight spaceframe chassis with FIA-specification safety cell and crash structure
Championship Fixtures 2023:
1st – 2nd April | UK Radical Challenge Championship | ROUND 1 | DONINGTON PARK
29th – 30th April | UK Radical Challenge Championship | ROUND 2 | BRANDS HATCH
20th 0 21st May | UK Radical Challenge Championship | ROUND 3 | SNETTERTON
17th – 18th June | UK Radical Challenge Championship | ROUND 4 | OULTON PARK
29th -30th July | UK Radical Challenge Championship | ROUND 5 | SILVERSTONE
16th – 17th September | UK Radical Challenge Championship | ROUND 6 | DONINGTON PARK
