Bookatrack to become Ginetta dealership

Bookatrack to become Ginetta dealership

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nigelpugh7

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6,042 posts

191 months

Saturday 3rd November 2018
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It seems the Caterham relationship with Bookatrack is coming to an end.

Ginetta Cars Ltd Acquire BaT

BookaTrack.com Ltd are delighted to announce the acquisition by Ginetta Cars Ltd at the end of the year.

The business will continue in the same format, offering an improved track day calendar and car storage services from our facility at Donington Park. The workshop will continue to service and repair Caterhams, but the showroom will be rebranded to retail Ginetta sportscars.

Sarah Leroux maintains a shareholding and will continue in her role as Managing Director. "Having spent 20 years building this business to where it is now, it makes me very proud that a company of the size and stature of Ginetta Cars Ltd would see the benefit in having BaT as its shop-front and with the additional resources available from such a well established and successful group we will be able to make significant improvements at BaT very quickly."

Lawrence Tomlinson (owner of Ginetta Cars Ltd and LNT Group Ltd) said "We're delighted to support Sarah and BaT in the next chapter of their success. BaT have an impressive customer base and also a strong reputation in the sportscar market for creating an exciting experience. We look forward to supporting Sarah in improving this further for all of BaT's customers. It's our pleasure to welcome BaT into the Ginetta family."

Doesn’t seem that long age we were all at the opening with all the Caterham Guys.

subirg

718 posts

277 months

Saturday 3rd November 2018
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Interesting. Wonder why?

Trackdayguy

366 posts

72 months

Saturday 3rd November 2018
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Maybe Ginetta are easier to deal with than Caterham, hard to believe I know..... OUCH !

LB14

278 posts

209 months

Saturday 3rd November 2018
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BaT’s last filed accounts (year to 31.12.17) submitted to Companies House at the end of September, shows they had more liabilities than assets and therefore a negative balance sheet. And the position had worsened from the 2016 accounts.

May well be totally irrelevant and unconnected to this news, but a bit of a surprise nonetheless.

RetroWheels

3,384 posts

272 months

Saturday 3rd November 2018
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No mention of Jonny ? nice bloke , used to to track day's with them in the early years.. good to see they are still well involved in the buisness.

andy97

4,704 posts

223 months

Sunday 4th November 2018
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LB14 said:
BaT’s last filed accounts (year to 31.12.17) submitted to Companies House at the end of September, shows they had more liabilities than assets and therefore a negative balance sheet. And the position had worsened from the 2016 accounts.

May well be totally irrelevant and unconnected to this news, but a bit of a surprise nonetheless.
Interesting. I wonder what their accounts showed before they took on the dealership and the larger, shinier premises at Donington Park. That showroom is a big overhead.

Ginetta don't make road cars at the moment so I wonder why they want a dealership facility? Unless they are going back in to the road car market?

Seeing as Ginetta own Blyton Park, I wonder why they want a facility at DP? Unless they are going to move......

red_slr

17,282 posts

190 months

Monday 5th November 2018
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RetroWheels said:
No mention of Jonny ? nice bloke , used to to track day's with them in the early years.. good to see they are still well involved in the buisness.
I noticed that. Strange.

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