carried out a 1,000-mile test to prove the true capabilities of the P351. A new camshaft profile was developed to address the only observation in all of Ricardo’s tests that valve spring surge could occur between 10,500 and 11,000 rpm. By this time all the relatively minor problems that had been encountered, primarily with bought-in ancillary components, had been resolved and the car ran faultlessly. The BRM was returned to Rubery Owen who kept it in storage for three years. P301 Development In 1996, the stored P351 chassis was bought by Keith Wiggins, founder of Pacific Racing. Following Pacific's failed attempts at Formula One and Formula 3000, Wiggins decided to enter the team in sports car racing, planning on the new International Sportscar Racing Series that would debut in 1997. In order to conform to new sports prototype rules which had been developed since the demise of Group C in 1994, the car was heavily modified from its original form with the help of Pilbeam Racing Designs. First and foremost the car's roof was removed in order to create a true two-seater open cockpit design. This required the installation of a rollbar in order to not only allow for driver safety, but also make up for the loss of chassis rigidity. The car's Weslake V12 was also no longer legal, requiring Pacific to turn to a twin-turbocharged Nissan 3.0L V6 used in IMSA. The unit required the addition of two inlets to the upper bodywork to serve as air intakes for the turbochargers. The car was completed and began testing at Snetterton in the hands of driver William Hewland. Although the car was not connected with British Racing Motors anymore, the car would retain the BRM name as that is the company considered to have constructed the original chassis. Pacific could have renamed the chassis after its extensive modifications but decided instead to keep the BRM name alive. Racing history The car made its competition debuted at the opening ISRS round at Donington Park, being driven by Franz Konrad, Richard Dean and Wido Rössler. The car successfully qualified in 6th place out of the nine entries, but like the P351 it failed to start the race due to electrical problems. With this setback, the team decided to concentrate solely on the 24 Hours of Le Mans and not participate in any more ISRS races. The driver lineup was completely changed