THE TEAM
CHRIS VOSPER
V-FORCE FOUNDER & CEO
Chris has a unique military background, having served primarily as an Army Officer and an AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Pilot which he flew on three operational combat tours of duty in Afghanistan. He also spent a significant period in other roles, completed a number of specialist and arduous courses and flew a number of other aircraft types. He considers it an enormous privilege to have served his country both in regular and reserve service capacity for over 24 years.
Chris is a qualified BARS Rally and ARDS Racing Instructor and competes in both motorsport disciplines. He is also a trained SIA Close Protection and Surveillance Operator.
ELITE TRAINING INSTRUCTORS
Jamie Anderson
V-FORCE COO
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Former Army and RAF officer and pilot
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(A2) instructor on numerous aircraft types
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AH-64 Apache (main type) – including Afghanistan tour of duty
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TVAA air ambulance pilot
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MD flight beyond sight
Cameron Davies
CHIEF RALLY INSTRUCTOR
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Youngest ever junior British rally champion
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Youngest ever British professional driver
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Rallying success at European and junior world level
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Racing, skid-pan & off-road driving instructor
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Precision & movie stunt driver
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Car manufacturer development driver
Tony Hayes
WEAPONS & TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
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Former Royal Marines Commando
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Former UKSF (Special Boat Service)
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Helicopter sniper, JTAC
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Close protection and surveillance operator
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MD SF1 strength: Body weight physical training device: suspension trainer
Si Clark
ADVANCED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
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Worked in test and development for manufactures
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Experience in driving most vehicles from diggers to Rolls Royce
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Experience driving on all surfaces after working in places like the Sahara right through to the Arctic.
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Both a rally & stunt driving instructor
Lee Cunningham
ADVANCED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
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Racing since 1989 in circuit motor sport including Karting, Saloon, Sports, GT, Prototype & Single Seater Cars
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2001 winner of the Lamborghini Super trophy GTR/G Championship
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Started 208 Races – Registered a finish in 184 races
James Goodwin
ADVANCED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
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Qualified ARDS Racing Instructor
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Currently racing in the Hyundai Coupe Cup
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Gained his ARDS Instructor licence in 2016 and regularly instructs at Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire
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Working for manufacturers such as Toyota, BMW and Ferrari.
Daz Hardy
WEAPONS, TACTICS & PT INSTRUCTOR
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Former army officer and physical training instructor
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Guinness world record winning ultra-endurance athlete
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Warrior games world record holder & double gold medallist
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Charity ambassidor (H-ABC)
Rich Barker
WEAPONS & TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
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A2 instructor with a wealth of training and instructional experience
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Current serving loadmaster on puma helicopters
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Helicopter weapons and tactics instructor
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Covert infil/exfil, maritime counter-terrorism and vehicle interdiction
Ollie Neece
MEDIC & WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR
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12 years RAF Helicopter Loadmaster, numerous operational tours in the Middle-East
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Lead Air Gunnery Instructor on the CH-47 Chinook
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Qualified Paramedic and medic/first aid instructor
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Winchman on the UK Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopters
Rich White
WEAPONS & TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
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19 years of military experience – Iraq, Afghanistan
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Current serving load master on chinook helicopters
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Off-road adventure motorcyclist – bodge tape adventures
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Desert, arctic and mountainous aviation and survival
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Gunnery instructor
Andrew Seaton
WEAPONS & TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
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19 years of military experience – Iraq, Afghanistan
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Current serving load master on chinook helicopters
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Off-road adventure motorcyclist – bodge tape adventures
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Desert, arctic and mountainous aviation and survival
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Gunnery instructor
Jon Bradley
WEAPONS & TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
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Former Parachute Regiment, including operational tours in NI
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Former Police surveillance operative.
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RAF Helicopter Crewman.
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Survival instructor - Maritime and Desert.
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Qualified Helicopter Gunnery instructor
Paul Butcher
AVIATION ADVISOR
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Former Police Officer
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Current Serving Helicopter Pilot
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RAF Helicopter Pilot with 2000 flying hours
Andrew Franklin
ADVANCED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
ENABLING TEAM
Rich Marshall
SERVICE CREW CHIEF
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Highly experienced and talented engineer and motorsport mechanic
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30 years of military service as an aircraft engineer in the RAF
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Oversees the building, preparing and running of the V-FORCE fleet of vehicles
Geraint Davies
SERVICE CREW
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5 Years of Rallying, competing at national level in UK and Ireland
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10 Years of Rally Team Manager with Driver Winning 7 Championship wins
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1 year circuit racing team manager with driver winning rookie of the year
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Rally car and circuit car preparation and building
Barry John
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING MENTOR
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University Automotive & motorsport senior technician
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Rally driver & co-driver, track & test driver.
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Restores, repair & rebuild classic Subarus
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15yrs Automotive & Diagnostics Specialist in motor trade
Andy Holborn
QUALIFIED ARDS RACING INSTRUCTOR
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Serving full time in the RAF with 21+ years of military background as an Aircraft Engineer.
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Civilian First Aid qualified and ARDS Instructor.
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Began racing in 2016
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Built his first race car during 2015 and is still competing in UK events at Club level
Tony Wenlock
BUSINESS PARTNER AND MENTOR
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Tony has overseen large scale transformations in many countries and industries
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With 25 years experience in the global arena
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Spearheaded technology advances and changes in the Telecommunications, Finance, Utility, and FMCG industries
Jimmy May
MEDIA PRODUCER
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Skydive videographer
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14 years military service
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Sniper & weapons instructor
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Dustoff films
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Filmmaker and photographer – expedition & adventurous stories
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Films and operates in the most hostile of conditions, including diamond docs and the BBC
CLARE VOSPER
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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Accomplished IT Consultant for more than 26 years
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Managed enterprise level implementations of multiple major systems and applications
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Competed in Rallying as a rally navigator/co-driver
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Holds both ARDS Racing and BARS Rally licences