ABOUT
We deliver engineering design, analysis and manufacturing services. You will benefit from the skills of a race winning team, with experience at the highest levels of motorsport, led by a chartered engineer.
Dunbar Race Engineering Ltd was formed in 2018 delivering design and reverse engineering services to the motorsport market. The company was started by Duncan Dunbar after he left Mercedes F1 to focus on his own racing projects. This led to taking on projects for customers and design consultancy projects relating to high efficiency internal combustion engines, an area of expertise from previous roles.
In spring 2022 the company had outgrown it's 'home workshops' and moved to an industrial unit with space to accommodate a new CNC machining centre, inspection equipment and first member of staff. There are now three full time members of staff as well as a manufacturing advisor.
Our aim is to deliver excellent engineering from design through to manufacture and inspection. We have a ‘design for manufacture approach’, working with customers to help them optimise their designs.
We are not exclusively a racing company. We take the attention to detail, passion and drive we've got for motorsport and apply that to design projects and the manufacture of products for a wide range of mechanical systems.
TEAM
DUNCAN DUNBAR
Director / Engineer
Duncan is a mechanical engineer who has spent all of his previous career working in top level motorsport. He started in British Superbikes, had a brief stint in MotoGP, before moving into Formula 1.
In 2007 he joined Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. During this time Duncan became an engineering team leader responsible for a team of up to eight designers and leading a development engine program. He contributed to the winning team, which delivered four Formula 1 world championships; L. Hamilton 2008,
J. Button 2009, L. Hamilton 2014 & 2015.
Duncan grew up around his father’s historic racing motorcycles as a child, before riding himself. He’s ridden and raced many wonderful machines from ridged framed Velocettes to rotary engined Norton’s and enjoys touring on his Vincent.
KEVIN McNULTY
Engineer
Kevin joined the company in Spring 2022. Previously he worked with Bill Simpson Racing (BSR) manufacturing motorcycle chassis as well as running his own fabrication service. While working with BSR, Kevin manufactured Yamaha TZ350 chassis which have won multiple European Classic Grand Prix championships as well as races in every significant classis series in the UK, including the Goodwood Revival.
Kevin's fabrication skills are that of a craftsman. He specialises in TIG welding aluminium and steel as well as brazing steel. He was experienced with manual lathe and mill work before joining Dunbar Race Engineering. Since then, he's completed Hurco and Hypermill training courses, developed his skill set and is producing quality parts.
He's a man of many talents; first completing an apprenticeship in making Bag Pipes as well as studying music at college. He has competed and won accolades with bag pipes at the highest level. He also enjoys motorcycles both on and off road.
EWAN CLARK
Engineer
Ewan is a manufacturing engineer who began his career with a machining apprenticeship back in 2009. Since then, he has worked on a variety of projects and parts which include the automotive and aerospace industry. He joined Dunbar Race Engineering at the start of 2024.
He has also spent a season working in the UK Praga Cup racing series (prototype race cars) as a race mechanic. In summer 2023 Ewan worked as a rally support technician for an off-road rally tour negotiating the east coast of Africa. He is a very keen mountain bike rider and former Team GB Junior athlete. He has combined his passion for racing mounting bikes with engineering, to design, manufacture and develop his own downhill mountain bike. He also competes in motorcycle trials, enjoys motorcycle touring and is restoring a Land Rover.
Ewan is passionate about delivery engineering solutions in the most efficient and innovative ways possible. He seeks out opportunities to optimise and improve ways of working, striving for engineering excellence.
PIETER ROOS
Advisor Manufacturing
Pieter is a Senior Manufacturing Engineering (retired) who has led large engineering projects pushing the boundaries of advanced manufacturing across his 45-year career. He studied and trained in his native South Africa where he worked in the Aerospace and Automotive industry before coming to UK to further his career.
He gained an MSc in Engineering Technology from Kingston University and has worked with Gemini Transmissions, Ricardo UK and Mercedes-AMG-HPP (Formula 1 power unit). Pieter is now a non-executive director and board member for two companies and runs his own consultancy business.
Pieter has an infectious enthusiasm and passion for delivering engineering excellence. His wealth of manufacturing experience and mentoring is a real boost to Dunbar Race Engineering Ltd.
