Juno Racing Cars is a British

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sportscar constructor. On 7 August 2014 it was announced that Juno Racing Cars was acquired by

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. In June 2016 Juno was bought by a private owner and the base of operations was moved to Portugal.

History

Juno Racing Cars was founded by former

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engineer Ewan Baldry in 1999. The factory's first car, the Juno SS1, made its track debut in 2001. The car was designed by Baldry and design engineer Ben Lang. Lang was also chief engineer for the TVR Tuscan Speed 6. The SS1 was designed for the 2 liter

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class. The car featured a

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chassis built from

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stainless steel. The car was powered by a

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20XE engine. Robert Oldershaw Jr. won the SP2 class in the National Supersports series in a Juno SS1. The successor of the SS1 was the SS2. The SS2 had a similar design but the technical aspect was significantly upgraded. The chassis was wider and featured a new

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sequential gearbox. Robert Oldershaw Jr. won several races in the BARC National Supersports. Oldershaw Jr. finished second in the final classification. Oldershaw Jr. followed up this performance the following year. A more powerful sportscar was launched by Juno in 2005, the SS3 V6. David Mountain and Andreas Halkiopolous competed the

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powered SS3 V6 in the Britsports Endurance Championship. The SS3 won six races in the Britsports championship. The SSE, launched in 2008, continued to win races in various

classes. Juno Racing Cars designed their first

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single seater for the

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. The Juno JA09 was entered as a factory entry for Chrissy Palmer. Chrissy Palmer raced three races at

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for the team finishing fifth in the first race. Palmer would go on to win the

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in 2009 in after switching to the

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chassis. A new Formula Ford chassis was designed for the

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. For 2010 Juno partnered with

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to field a factory supported entry. Fielding various drivers, team principal

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among them, the team failed to achieve significant results. On 7 August 2014 it was revealed that

acquired Juno Racing Cars. The collaboration was formed in order to field an

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entry in 2015. In June 2016 Juno was bought by a private owner and the base of operations was moved to Portugal. New models are now being developed, including a new formula 1000 and a new version of the CN model. Juno Racing Cars is planning to develop a One Make Series that will enable its clients to race between themselves using new or old cars. A special "light budget" Juno will be developed to support this series.

Racing cars

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