Team ES Racing

14/11/2025

Team reunion 2014.

Sadly Steve “Burbs” Burbridge no longer with us…..

Still - great memories.

Happy weekend all! 😊😊😊😊

21/10/2025

2012…… What a team. What a time ☺️😊

05/05/2025

We were honoured to race in Britains Premier Motorsport series.

We are all immensely proud to be British, whilst being diverse.

However this May 8th, lest we forget, so the atrocities of the past, are never repeated in the future.

14/03/2025

14 very long, very different lifetime years ago……

26/11/2024

It is with a genuinely shocked, sickened, gutted & an immensely saddened heavy heart that I need to pay tribute to our vibrant, funny, caring & still so young Matt Ireland, as the horrific news broke last night of his passing after a battle with ill health in ICU.

Some people may say the team may not have really existed since the exit of BTCC in 2012, and that may be 1% right. However what is 100% right is that when you’ve been a part of that journey, part of that camaraderie, part of that passion, part of that family - you & your part in the team live forever. Matt was, & always will be, a part of Team ES Racing.

Now since 2012 I’ve only seen Matt & Charlie a couple of times, but we’ve remained in touch. Matt was even sending me condolences regarding the death of my 13 year old dog, literally 3 weeks ago & just 48 hours before being admitted to hospital. We chatted only last month about how you see those people moving to Spain on “A place in the sun” & he said to me “we’re the kind of people that should do that”.

We had that relationship & friendship where you could just chat & message & it was just like yesterday.

However in 2012 we spent a lot of time together at race weekends. Matt was a vibrant, caring, funny part of the team. He took great pride in being involved & absolutely loved supporting his (then) girlfriend (now wife) Charlie with her role in the team. His care, dedication love & pride for her was clear for all to see, & always remained so.

Sometimes you just feel sick & deflated. Now is absolutely one of those times. There is no rhyme or reason why this should have happened, but it has.

All we can do is send genuine sincere love & kind thoughts to Matt, Charlie & all of his friends & family.

He joins a few other team mates in the sky, I just hope they’re keeping the pit lane ready for us.

RIP Matt Ireland, Sir.

15/10/2024

13 years ago today.

Gone but certainly never forgotten 🥰😍

31/07/2024

Wake up 🤓 We’re still here ☺️

14/05/2024

Wowwweeeeeee is used far too often.

But when I say March 2011 “woweweeeeee!!!” I mean, literally WOWWWEEEEEE!

I loved my previous life. I hope one day I get reincarnated as me 😂🤪

03/05/2024

Boooo! That scared ya 😂

02/04/2024

18/02/2024

Right then 🤓

Fun Sunday afternoon news.

Delighted to say that Colin Turkington & my (Chris James) friendship continues, and moreso we’re looking to have some fun on the track together in 2024.

So - watch this space, national & international (who wouldn’t love Spa!) talks happening.

And if any teams fancy having a multiple BTCC Champion along with a former BTCC driver & race winning Team Principal guesting with them this season - drop me a DM 😊😊 🚀💨 💨🏅🏅🏅🥇🏎️🏎️🏎️

26/01/2024

To…… Die……. For……… ☺️☺️😊😊