Chris's motorsport background is extensive.

This has been gained over many years working initially on DB2s at Four Ashes. He worked on the garage racing DB2, MYT within the first week of starting at 16yrs old, building cylinder heads at 17, and building complete race wining engines at 18 yrs old.

Working for himself from 1984 on, Chris modified cars for several customers that enabled them to have considerable successes in racing & hillclimbing/sprinting, this then culminated in 2 years in Ireland he was preparing rear wheel drive tarmac rally cars, mainly Opel Manta 400's and Manta A's. These cars kept up with, and often beat some of the front running GP A and early WRC cars, one customer coming second in the Toshiba Rally Championship in 1999.

He also hillclimbed a Manta 400 rally car (ex Bertie Fisher) in 1997 in 3 Irish events, the 1st being celebrated Ballyvaughan hill at 2.2 miles long, nearly beating the owner on the Corkscrew & Dungarvan hills despite never having seen the hills before, he then competed extensively in the 1998 Irish Dunlop Historic series in a rare Mini Marcos which he & a mate rebuilt for a customer. 

Back at Four Ashes since late 1999, then buying it in 2004 with his partner Jean, you can also have the benefit of this experience on your road, race or rally car.

AMOC and Club Race Preparation

We can prepare your Aston Martin for racing or speed events whether you are a novice or seasoned competitor.

 We can advise on all requirements required including items crucial for safety. Our parts department can supply all your requirements from an FIA battery master switch to organising an FIA legal rollcage fitted around the full trim. We have the equipment required to get the maximum out of your suspension be it suspension setup, spring rates, suspension angle analysis, centre of gravity location, corner weights and so on.

Whether your engine is standard or modified we can tune it to achieve its maximum performance. When finished, we can test the car locally and give advice on how to achieve the next level. We have extensive experience helping customers get the best from their car as the following letter testifies;

"Dear Chris,

On behalf of Nick and myself I would like to thank you, Jean and all the team at Four Ashes for the great job you have done on the MkIII As you know the car performed well up to expectations at Oulton I must congratulate you on the superb result of the DB2 you rebuilt, which along with the excellent quality of workmanship demonstrates all the hard work was well worthwile. With this in mind the future looks bright.

Best Regards

David Ruddell
11th October 2005


International Motorsport 

For the more serious competitor we can both modify your car to comply with specific regulations and incorporate our own modifications and parts. W e have done this with remarkable success with Donald Flatt's well known DB2/4 Mk 1 (UWL 333) and the fully rebuilt DB2 LML/50/163. We have prepared Donald's car for UK and International events some years now.

This DB2, registration no. 8 EMU,  has completed two Spa Six Hour Races - thats right, two full Six Hour Races, if you want this sort of preparation read on!!

We went back to the Spa Six Hours in Sept 2008 with the same car, started from the back of the grid after missing practice due to a hasty head rebuild in the pit & finished 32nd overall after the two Eau Rouge competitors that finished in front of it & the disqualified 3rd placed Porsche 911 had been taken out of the results. The owner & other driver were ecstatic this time around !  It also won its class & was the first & only Aston home & that finished (excepting the DB4 that finished in the Eau Rouge Trophy.

We can build you a complete, competitive front running car in it's class. We can also look after it for you, both at events and in between them. Our speciality is Feltham cars and FIA events like the Spa Six Hour since 2005, the Le Mans Classic, and Le Mans & Duncan Wiltshires Motor Racing Legends Woodcote Trophy at which we have been ever present since the two latter events / series started.