Radical Cup UK announces Fine Cut Group as new title partner

March 4, 2025 by Radical Motorsport

• Radical Motorsport has partnered with the Fine Cut Group in its home market to create the Fine Cut Radical Cup UK

• Additional partnership activation includes Fine Cut branding on all participating Radical race cars, and throughout the paddock to reinforce the refreshed championship image

Radical Motorsport, the UK's largest manufacturer of racing cars, and organisers of global Radical Cup championships, announces an exciting new partnership with the Fine Cut Group for the UK market.

As a part of the agreement, the popular Radical Cup UK championship will become known for 2025 as the Fine Cut Radical Cup UK, which will see Fine Cut branding across the championship, including on all race cars and throughout the paddock and hospitality areas.

Fine Cut Group have been a long-term business partner of Radical Motorsport, supplying the Cambridgeshire, UK factory with laser cut and printed aluminium products such as the serialised dashboard and engine plates, plus the iconic domed nose badges. Managing Director Peter Tyler has been racing Radicals for many years and in 2021 saw an opportunity to create bespoke trophies for the Radical Cup championship using many of Fine Cut's in-house processes. Fine Cut's impressive bespoke trophies have been treasured by Radical racers every year since and expanded to include the annual Radical World Finals events starting in 2022 in Las Vegas.

'Fine Cut Group has been a proud partner of Radical Motorsport for many years, having personally been closely involved with Radical racing for many years, I'm thrilled to take our collaboration to the next level with the Fine Cut Radical Cup UK. This partnership is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our expertise and celebrate the incredible talent within the championship. We look forward to seeing the Fine Cut name on the grid and continuing to create trophies that drivers will cherish for years to come.'

Peter Tyler, Managing Director, Fine Cut Group.

The 2025 Fine Cut Radical Cup UK will be Radical's premier UK race series, offering full factory spares and technical support, premium hospitality and levels of competition to satisfy any racer, be they a novice to the sport, or a seasoned driver. The Radical Cup series comprises of a three-race format (two sprint races and an endurance race) across two days of racing, with the past three generations of Radical SR3 welcome - the SR3 RSX, SR3 XX and current generation SR3 XXR. Also for 2025 will see the re-introduction of two-driver teams, which gives drivers the opportunity to team up and race together once again. This means they can share the cost, driving and fun with a teammate.

'Fine Cut has always delivered with superior quality, and with Peter Tyler being a long-term Radical racer bringing his own personal passion into every project, it's a perfect fit for the championship and we're delighted to give the Fine Cut name the spotlight it deserves.'

Jon Roach, Global Head of Marketing, Radical Motorsport.

Introducing the 2025 Fine Cut Radical Cup UK

The 2025 Fine Cut Radical Cup UK will also welcome back long-standing partners Gusbourne ,Hankook, HRX and Sunoco, plus new partners; the Beaded Seat Company and Jordan Bespoke.

Hankook entered into a long-term global partnership with Radical Motorsport in 2018. Since then, the premium tyre maker has been exclusive original equipment supplier to the British sports car manufacturer. The Hankook Ventus Race tyre is used in both the Fine Cut Radical Cup UK and Radical Club Challenge UK.

Sunoco, arguably the largest producer of racing fuels in the world, is excited to again be the chosen fuel supplier to the Fine Cut Radical Cup UK. As part of a continuous focus on sustainability Sunoco, together with its European and Middle East distributor Anglo American Oil Company, began to introduce sustainable feedstocks into its race fuels in 2023. For the 2025 season all Radical SR3 race cars will run an FIA conformant race fuel containing 10% of renewable and sustainable components with the aim to increasing the level of sustainable components to 50% by 2026, meeting Motorsport UK's sustainability criteria. To prove that this level of sustainability is also sustainable for the Radical race cars the Sunoco branded development Radical SR3 will run next year's 50% sustainable fuel throughout the 2025 season.

As the market leader in bespoke and custom racewear, HRX racewear is handmade in its Italian factory to the latest FIA homologation standards to ensure the safest garments possible. On top of this, HRX racewear are able to offer bespoke designs to a race team or individual drivers' unique style, giving customers the ability to match their Radical livery with their own personal racewear.

Gusbourne Wines has been a partner of the Radical Cup UK since 2023, with its award-winning wines focusing on the classic grape varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Gusbourne has been the celebration drink of choice for Radical drivers, as it brings together two brands with a very similar story; its Blanc de Blanc is the SR3 of the wine world – British-born and industry-defining.

The Beaded Seat Company and owner Stephen Morley make custom fitted beaded seats for racing and high-performance cars. Throughout his time, Stephen has gained a great wealth of knowledge in different driver positions and how to work with the different cars to achieve the best seating position possible. The Beaded Seat Company are always pushing boundaries in innovation and experience, offering a produce and service that will be there for its customers whilst making sure they have the best seat on the market to help you win and feel safe at the same time.

Jordan Bespoke creates the best in bespoke leather goods. With expertise that now extends into advanced technical materials, but always with an artisanal approach to design and manufacture, Jordan Bespoke marries craftmanship with exceptional attention to detail and unique features to generate world-leading goods and accessories. As a British brand, it is only correct that Jordan Bespoke supports the extraordinary heritage of racing in Britain.

About the Fine Cut Group

The Fine Cut Group is a multi-faceted industrial graphics company comprising of multiple brands and divisions. They are one of the UK's finest and most advanced onshore manufacturers, offering labels & nameplates, laser & engraving and overlays & membranes. All of Fine Cut's divisions are housed under one roof at its West Sussex based premises, where they boast some of the UK's most technologically advanced manufacturing equipment, including digital flatbed printers, 360-degree digital rotary printer, precision laser cutting and engraving machines.

For more information, call +44 (0) 1903 751666 or visit www.finecut.co.uk .

About Radical Motorsport

Radical Motorsport is one of the world's most prolific race car manufacturers, with over 3,000 cars produced in the past 25-plus years. From its 1997 inception, Radical set out to create a customer-led niche in the world of motorsport, a race-bred thrill-a-minute experience on the racetrack.

A combination of lightweight construction, superbike-derived technology and aerodynamic downforce delivers models faster than a supercar, totally driver-focused and rewarding to drive. Now in its third decade, the Radical stable includes the entry-level SR1 XXR, the best-selling SR3 XXR alongside the turbo-charged SR10 XXR, and the iconic RXC. All models from the renowned racing car manufacturer are solely designed, engineered and built at Radical's Cambridgeshire headquarters in England. A global dealer network spanning over 20 countries continues to grow, and there are now 12 single-make Radical Cup championships across four different continents, including the factory-supported Fine Cut Radical Cup UK and the Radical Cup North America.

For more information visit www.radicalmotorsport.com

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