Clockwork Racing
| Clockwork Racing | |
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| Owner | Ian Cooper |
| Series Competed In | TM Master Cup Series |
| Manufacturer(s) | Clockwork Racing Omecha (Early 2013) |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Current Drivers | |
| Notable Former Drivers | Yamino Tenchi Dale Roswell Morgan Le Fay Matt Brinson |
| Team | |
Clockwork Racing is an inactive TM Master Cup Series team, formed by driver Ian Cooper to showcase radical racing technologies.
History[edit | edit source]
2013[edit | edit source]
The team debuted in 2013, with Cooper hiring popular Japanese driver Yamino Tenchi to pilot the car, which was dubbed the Midnight.
Clockwork Racing earned a number of Promoter's Option starts, with Tenchi making most of them. She scored podium finishes in Wales and Victoria en route to a 20th-place finish in the series points, a remarkable feat despite running only half the schedule.
Cooper's father Dale Roswell also made a few starts in his (presumed) final season of competition, including the team's first pole position and a fourth-place finish at Ohio.
2014[edit | edit source]
Clockwork Racing returned for 2014, with TM Canada frontrunner Morgan Le Fay joining the team in the #49 car. The team made history in Sweden, as Tenchi scored a surprise win in what became a fuel mileage race. However, it was discovered in post-race scrutineering that the No. 25 had in fact carried an illegal fuel system. Tenchi was disqualified, awarding the win to Kevin Dwyer.
Tenchi left the team after the Karjala Grand Prix, leaving Le Fay as the lead driver. She finished a strong 9th and 12th in Wales and Quebec, then put in an impressive performance at Indianapolis, finishing 3rd for the second consecutive year. The #25 car returned later in the season, driven by TM Lights owner-driver and engineer Matt Brinson, but failed to qualify for the feature at Gravis City and crashed at Chicago. For the Round of Decatur, Dale Roswell came out of retirement with reported plans to attempt the race for the next three seasons. Roswell qualified 13th, but was collected in an early accident.