They came, they saw, and unfortunately, on this occasion, they didn’t conquer. Despite challenging and fluctuating weather conditions from the start of the race, Nic and Jamie’s Spa adventure was going wonderfully well until a wayward Porsche brought it to a premature end at just after the four hour mark.

Read the full press release here , view pictures here
 

Creation’s two regular drivers, Jamie Campbell-Walter and Nic Minassian are this weekend ‘on loan’ to Russian Age Racing for the 24 Hours of Spa.

For Jamie it is a welcome return to the FIA Championship, and to a new marque of GT car to put on his CV, while for Nic it is a weekend of firsts – first time in a GT car and first time at Spa.

Read the full press release here
 

Le Mans Endurance Series front runner, Creation Autosportif, has, in a one-off move, agreed a deal with Cirtek Motorsport which will see Jamie Campbell-Walter and Nicolas Minassian racing a Ferrari 550 Maranello in the Proximus 24 Hours of Spa.

Read the full press release here
 

A little late but we hope worth the wait.

We've just posted a new Image gallery with photos of the Creation Car and Team in action at the last LMES event  held at Monza, Italy (see below)

You can View the gallery right here
 

For the second successive LMES race, the Creation Autosportif team had a certain podium finish snatched from its grasp within the last 30 minutes of the race.

To the bitter disappointment of the team, and with less than twenty laps to the chequered flag, a fractured water pipe cost the DBA-Judd the loss of the strong 2nd place which it had held for so much of the race. It finished in 7th place.

Read the full press release here
 

After a short but very intense 20-minute qualifying session today, Nicolas Minassian set a best time of 1:38.411 to claim 2nd place on the grid for tomorrow’s 1000 Kilometres of Monza.

Read the full press release here
 

After the fantastic result of last weekend, Creation bring you a massive 70+ image gallery of the team and car in action over the entire Le-Mans weekend.

All the images were taken photographer David Lister for John Brooks.

View the gallery here
 

Creation Autosportif, making their debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, today finished the toughest of all endurance races in 15th place overall and 7th in class. The Bicester-based team battled against technical problems, intense heat and a race of attrition to take the chequered flag at 4pm - at times against the odds.

Read the full press release here
 

After the early delays to the DBA-Judd's progress (new gearshift to box line and new water pump fitted), the blue p1 prototype had run extremely well through the night to make its way back up to 7th place in the overall classification.

As dawn broke, the temperatures recorded by the car's telemetry system rose and a water leak was diagnosed. Andy Wallace, who was at the wheel at the time, could feel something on the rear tyres - water - and thought he had a puncture.

Read the full press release here
 

With all three drivers completing triple stints at night, and no technical problems to report concerning the DBA04S-Judd, all is going well for the Creation team.

Nicolas Minassian set the third fastest time of the race, 3:39.073, and the car's best lap, just after 1.00 am and was extremely upbeat when he handed over the wheel of the electric blue LM1 prototype to Jamie Campbell-Walter a little before 2.00 am.

Read the full press release here
 

Despite technical set backs in the opening two hours of today's race, the Bicester, England-based Creation team is fighting its way back into contention at quarter distance in the 24 Hour of Le Mans.

When Nicolas Minassian took the start at 4.00pm, it was an historic moment for the young British team making their debut at the world's most famous endurance race.

Read the full press release here
 

In warm, humid - but above all, dry - conditions, the lap times fell away this evening in an all-out fight for the glory of pole position for the 73rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The British Creation team were all too aware that the times expected of the hybrid Pescarolo cars would likely put pole position out of their reach, so they were pleased with the final outcome of the two days of qualifying.

Read the full press release here
 

Despite the weather on wednesday evening doing its best to work against the pre-prepared plans of every team present, it was a very happy Creation team which left the track at the end of the first four hours of running here at the famous Le Mans track in France.

By close of play at midnight Nicolas Minassian had recorded the 3rd fastest time of the field (4:02.992) – a lap set on intermediate Michelin tyres on a fast drying track.

Read the full press release here
 

We've just received the team photos taken at scrutineering and they are real gems, take a look here

Our intrepid photographer also managed to find a street named after Mike, adding a little bit more magic MoJo to the teams high spirits.

With a full week to prepare the DBA04-Judd since the official test at Le Mans last Sunday, the Creation team was up and fully ready to go for official scrutineering at 9am this morning.

Read the full press release on the scrutineering  here

You can View images from the official test here.
 

The 24 hours of Le Mans is one of the most famous and challenging motor races in the world. Britain's super-experienced sportscar driver, and arguably one of the most successful in terms of his race-winning achievements, is Andy Wallace.

Read our exclusive interview with Andy and find out what it takes to be successful at the single most important and prestigious event on the racing calendar here
 

After a day of testing, assessing and evaluating, the Creation Autosportif team can look forward to the forthcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans on the 18th/19th June with great anticipation.

The blue DBA04S-Judd posted a time of 3m 39.568 to place it 9th on the time sheets for the day. It was driven by Nicolas Minassian, Jamie Campbell-Walter and Andy Wallace – the Frenchman and two Britons using all their Le Mans experience to work together to obtain the best set up available for the race.

Read the full press release here
 

Yep, its true ... Creation is offering a last-minute prize to spend the Le-Mans weekend with the team as a VIP Guest.  That means access to the paddock and pit area to which normal spectators can not gain entry, the winner will also receive full hospitality, meeting the drivers and the team and receive free team gear.

The competition is being run in association with Octane Magazine, so if you've already got the latest issue then we're sure you will have already seen the question and how to enter. For all those who haven't you can download the competition details as a PDF file by right clicking on the 'Win VIP Tickets' logo on the left and select 'Save Target As' (you'll need Adobe Acrobat to view it)

Good Luck .. and May the MoJo be with you ..
 

For the last few weeks the Creation team has been busy prepping for the up and coming Le-Mans 24 Hours. So news has been a little thin ....

Well, to keep all our fans and followers happy until then, we have a few more exclusive creation videos to offer. This week we have a two part video which takes a look at the teams VIP day at Silverstone last year, check out the smiles on those lucky few who got to passenger in the Blue Shark Lister Storm.
 

We've made a few website updates over the last few days . . .

On the car specs pages the DBA has been updated with this years configuration and we've added Andy Wallace to the driver profiles.

With the news of the Discovery Channels documentary which the Blue Rocket will feature in ( see below ) we added a new video which shows the DBA in action at last years LMES meeting at Silverstone.
 

The Bicester-based Creation team will be the stars of a newly commissioned six part documentary series to be shown on the Discovery Channel.

Titled “Engineering Le Mans”, the series will focus on the development and engineering of a sports prototype racing car for the most famous sportscar race in the world, Le Mans.

Read the full Press Release here.
 

Taking to the track alongside Pescarolo and the Oreca Audi teams, Creation drivers Nicolas Minassian and Jamie Campbell-Walter completed over 200 laps and both drivers were extremely upbeat about the entire day’s running.

Read the full Test Report here, view images here.
 

Despite the high's and low's of the last weekends race at Spa, we've got a fantastic set of pictures taken during the race that capture the team at work doing what they do best.

Check them out now here.
 

The Bicester-based team had a certain podium finish cruelly snatched from its grasp when a driveshaft failed on the DBA03S-Judd just 30 minutes before the end of the six-hour race.

Read the full Race Report here
 

In cold and very wet conditions, Frenchman Nicolas Minassian today just missed out on pole position when he qualified the Creation DBA03S-Judd prototype on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s opening round of the Le Mans Endurance Series.

Read the full Press Qualifying Report here and view Images from the Qualifying here
 

First you must practice, and then practice again. At the end of the first of today’s two practice sessions, the Creation DBA03S-Judd was in a comfortable second place on the time sheets, just a few hundredths of a second behind the leading Jota-Zytek. Frenchman Nicolas Minassian set a time of 2m 9.485 early on in the one hour session.

Read the full Press Release here and view Images from the two practice sessions here
 

After ten hours of continuous running and nearly 350 laps, the Creation DBA-Judd’s test session at the high speed Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France came to a halt at just before 0800 hrs due to a mechanical problem with the engine.
 

Read the full Test Report here
 

We've got a special treat for you all this Easter weekend, a new Creation Video which was shot last year at the Le-Mans Classic weekend, where the Team entered the fantastic Ligier JS3.

Everyone had a great time despite breaking a driveshaft on the car during in the last race. As always the team had their Magic MoJo on tap and this video really captures that along with a little help from the late great Jimmy H.

Check out now on our Videos page.
 

We've just received an exclusive photo of the revolutionary new rear Aero package being developed in secret over the winter months for the Creation DBA-Judd.

Check out this world exclusive right here
 

As mentioned earlier in Creation News ( 02/03/2005 ) The team took the Creation DBA-Judd to Magny Cours in France for a shakedown to test the new package for 2005.

We've just posted a new galley with images from those cold but very productive few days, check them out here.

We've also updated the driver's page with JCW's profile.
 

Creation has stolen a march on many of its rivals for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans by securing the talents of one of sportscar’s most experienced drivers, Andy Wallace.

Team owner, Michael Jankowski, is delighted with the team’s new signing. “Andy has done more Le Mans races than I can remember. He brings fantastic experience to the team as well as knowledge and pace.”

Read the full story here
 

A planned 3-day test at the French Magny Cours circuit near Nevers was curtailed to one day after freezing weather conditions played havoc with the Creation team’s planned test programme.

After spending a day in the wind tunnel last week, working on aerodynamic improvements for the DBA-Judd, the team arrived at the track on Monday, 28th February ready and eager to test and assess the aerodynamicists’ findings.

Read the full story here
 

Confirmation has been received by the British based Creation Autosportif team that it has been awarded one of the prestigious 2005 Le Mans entries for its DBA 03S-Judd prototype. An initial list of 34 selected entries has been published by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and Creation has been included primarily on the strength of its performances in the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series.

Read the full story here
 

A very cold, but very productive two days of testing at the French Magny Cours circuit near Nevers was summed up by team boss, Ian Bickerton, as “Brilliant – a great start to the racing year. We went there with high hopes, but – even with the usual first-time-out glitches – I’d say the test exceeded all our expectations and gave us a good platform to build on over the next few months.”

Read the full Test Report here
 

This week the Creation DBA is off to Magny-Cours in France for an intensive two day shake-down to test the new Judd V8 Engine and the Michelin Rubber. Both Judd and Michelin will be in attendance to ensure smooth running and analyse the test results. The car will be piloted by Creation’s two stars Nick Minassian and Jamie Campbell-Walter.

Further development of the Creation DBA's rear Aero-Package will continue this month with testing due to take place at the MIRA wind tunnel. This development is being headed up by Kiren Salter of KW Motorsport and will be built by KS Composites. On track evaluation of the car with the new aero package will take place at Estoril at the end of February.

If all goes well then the whole package, (Engine, Rubber and Aero) will be fitted for the 24 hour test at Paul Ricard

We've got some pictures of the car just before it was loaded on the truck to start its journey to France.
 

With a new set of Injectors and the electrical issues resolved, the Porsche 962 Bi-Turbo engine from the Cougar C26S was rigged once again on the Timsamways dyno for testing and tuning. This time everything worked fine and the team of experts were able to finish mapping the engine in just one day, producing a final power figure of 650 Bhp @ 7838 RPM.

We've got some pictures of the engine on the dyno and it being rigged back in the car in our gallery. More pictures of the engine on the dyno are on view at the Timsamways website where it is also possible to see the dyno sheet and view the power and torque figures.
 

After much anticipation, it was a difficult week in Brazil for JC-W and Bicks with one thing and another, not least fairly continuous pouring rain. After testing and preparing the Capuva Racing Lister Storm at the facility owned by team principal Alcides Diniz, the team arrived at the Interlagos circuit ready for Saturday's practice session and Sunday qualifying. The driving team consisted of Diniz himself, our own JC-W, and two Brazilians, Beto Giorgi and Pedro Gomes.

Read the full race report here.
 

Creation Autosportif driver, Jamie Campbell-Walter, has today flown to Sao Paolo, Brazil to take part in this weekend’s forthcoming Mil Milhas or Brazilian 1000 Miles, the most important endurance race in South America.

The 32-year-old Wiltshire based Briton will be competing in a Lister Storm owned by Alcides Diniz. The Brazilian’s Capuava Racing team will also feature the talents of Beto Giorgi, and will receive some technical support from Creation. The trio will be up against some strong multi-national competition including reigning FIA GT Champion Fabrizio Gollin.

The race will consist of 375 laps of the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Interlagos, and is on the 25th January.
 

We were hoping to post this a littler earlier in the week but now we can announce that Creation Autosportif will be using Judd power in their DBA4-03S prototype sportscar in 2005.

A deal has just been completed whereby Engine Developments will be providing the Bicester-based team with their XV V8 engines plus trackside engineering support. Creation will be targeting success in the Le Mans Endurance Series and – subject to an entry being granted – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This new engine deal is a key part of a package of developments that the team is implementing for the 2005 season.

Read the full Press Release here.
 

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Creation are pleased to announce their partnership with Dura workshop systems. Dura will be supplying the Creation workshop with their latest storage system and "anti-static" flooring. The latest Dura roll cabs will also been seen on the Creation truck at all LMES events. Creation co-owner Ian Bickerton said, "this is an exciting partnership with a brand that has been around for a while but which is new to sportscar racing. Dura have some new products in the pipe line which they are about to launch which are pretty innovative . We hope to have a special promotion at the Silverstone LMES race which will feature these new lines."
 

Today Creation announced that it has switched it's tyre supplier to the French manufacturer Michelin.

Team Principal  Bicks told us "it was a difficult decision to move from our good friends at Dunlop, we've had a good working relationship over the last two years and some good results, but we are confident in the decision and look forward to this new partnership."
 

Here's your chance to own a bit of Creation / Nick Minassian History.

Nick Minassian has put his race helmet from last year up for grabs on Ebay  All the money will go to the Tsunami Earthquake Appeal so get bidding now.

The helmet is signed and has that all important Creation visor sticker
You can view / make a bid here
 

HAPPY
NEW YEAR

The Creation Autosportif team would like to thank everyone who helped us in 2004, from suppliers to fans we really couldn't have achieved any-of-it with out your help. Its been an interesting year, one which we think has showen us the possibilities for 2005. . . . . . Watch this Space
 

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