ABOUT US
ABOUT US
Stephen Knight BEng (Hons) CEng FIMechE:
Founder
As a previous day job and career, I have been designing and developing high performance engines for the past 20+ years, for race (BTCC, LeMans, WRC, IRL), fast-road, fuel-economy and hydrogen fuel cell applications, for the past 9 years I have specialized in electrical motor design and hybrid electric boosting technologies (electric superchargers) for high performance and low C02 projects for mass production with premium vehicle manufacturers.
I designed the electric supercharger (EPC) currently fitted to the Audi V6 and V8 TDi mass-production engines, this was a 6 year project with my employer Valeo and Audi, which started in 2010 and was launched in 2016. I was the Design Manager for the Valeo Electric Supercharger project, a worlds first technology.
I am both a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). I have been building engines since I was 12 years old. So please rest assured any engine is in very safe and experienced hands. I raced in honda-cadets with my son for 4 years, we have won races, won championships, been on the podium, set fastest laps, been through scrutineering, had our engines stripped and gauged by scrutineer inspection, so I practice what I preach. My intention is to offer a competitive, legal, honest and dedicated service, which is capable of placing you on the podium.
I am now the Technical Centre Manager for BorgWarner in Gillingham Kent, I manage the day to day operations of the facilities group, I am responsible for 9 managers and 120 Engineers, a sub-micron CNC machine shop, 100 durability rigs, 12 truck grade (700KW / 3800NM) engine dynos and an an F1/Aerospace grade metrology department. All for the development of Heavy Duty truck pump and injector common-rail Diesel and Hydrogen-ICE fuel systems, for all typical HGV truck customers.
Joseph Knight
Driver coach
Hi everyone. I have had over 4 years of Honda Cadet experience at multiple tracks such as: Whilton Mill, Buckmore, Bayford and Rye House . I took 16 podiums in 2017, including three wins, and winning the Buckmore winter championship. I loved my time in a cadet, but in 2018, I stepped up to the competitive Junior Subaru class. During 2018, I took multiple awards, podiums, and currently own the Bayford Subaru lap record, all in my first year. I love helping out kids at the race track and watching them develop throughout their career in a cadet. At a race weekend, I give drivers morning track walks, talk about lines and braking points, we go over overtaking spots and how to improve their racecraft. Besides this, I love talking to them and bonding with each of them. With the help of myself and our engines, we are more than capable of placing you on the podium.
I have just spent 2020-21 racing a Mk6 Ford Fiesta in the BRSCC Fiesta Junior championship, then in 2022 raced the same car is seniors with 4 poles, 6 wins and 10 podiums.
In 2023 Team KnighTorque have now gone up a class to the Fiesta ST240 Mk7 Turbo series, I qualified 3rd in my first race at Snetterton.
