Motorsport Industry Experience

Working with the family race team Gilford Motorsport over the last eight years, Oliver has supported the operation of the BMW M3 E36 in the European I.S.C.S. endurance series, a historic Alfa Romeo Giulia in the FISA Historic Touring Car Challenge, and Nick Atkins's Tiga GC286 in Group C culminating in the support race for the Le Mans 24 hours. He has instructed and demonstrated at TEAM SO's high profile corporate day for Shell at Snetterton with Filipe Massa, and is involved in the same team's campaign, ‘So You Think You Can Drive', to reduce the number of deaths of teenage first year drivers.

Winning Streak

Oliver's Historic Class win at the difficult Oulton Park Circuit, together with his impressive performance at France 's Magny Cours in 2005, and his recent crowning as Historic Sports 2000 Champion demonstrates his ability and expertise. In July 2006 he won the covetable LOLA Cup in its last year for Historic Sports 2000s at Snetterton against very stiff competition after starting from the pit lane. Oliver now holds most of the Historic Sports 2000 lap records and is keen to up the tally as he believes strongly in continuous improvement! Oliver is contesting the Sports 2000 Pinto Championship in 2009 in the now familiar orange Tiga GC80.

Racing Sports 2000

In spite of only racing seven of the eight race meetings of the Sports 2000 series (missing out on 15 points) in 2006, 24 year old Oliver gained an impressive ten Class Wins, won the Lola Cup outright, and achieved a creditable 3rd in the Historic Pinto Championship.

A hard earned win  and new lap record in the first race of the 2008 Historic Championship in the Tiga SC80 beautifully prepared for Davison-Highley by John Danby Racing, had set Oliver on course for 2008. The Championship was secured after he dominated the last 3 rounds at Cadwell Park , Snetterton and Brands Hatch.

Down & Personal

26 Year old Oliver married Jo  on the 12th July 2008 . Jo, apart from working in communications, is admin support and heads up the corporate hospitality side of race activities. Oliver's mother 'H' and stepfather Nick Atkins have been instrumental in managing Oliver's career so far bringing an invaluable 'family' feel to the team. Oliver and Jo are expecting a baby in July 2009 – on the Oulton Park weekend!

Now sponsored by Barry Davison of Davison-Highley, who own several Historic Tigas, Oliver is known as the 'TIG' as he has won every race this season and has set new lap records in all but one event.