Salter and Phillips headed up Reynard’s Sportscar programmes when in 2000 Reynard launched the 2KQ and after essential development 5 cars started at Le Mans in 2000, subsequently the 2KQ went on to record 3 Le Mans LMP675 wins in consecutive years, also the 01Q derivative scored wins with Dick Barbour’s team in the ALMS.

Having seen the potential opportunity in LMP675 Salter and Phillips assembled a team to design the Reynard 02S LMP675, the car was on schedule to be raced in 2002 and although the first car was crash tested in late 2001 Reynard’s collapse in March 2002 meant the project was not completed.

Salter and Phillips did however manage to see the project through with the projects new owners and the first 02S was eventually built (known as the DBA) with the Zytek engine and in 2003 had success in the hands of John Nielsen and Hyanari Shimoda. In 2004 the DBA has continued to impress along with the latest examples of the same chassis built by Zytek.

In 2003 KWM began work with Nasamax on the Bio-Ethanol fuelled Reynard 01Q and were retained as technical partners for the design of the 2004 spec Bio-Ethanol fuelled Nasamax DM139, the first LMP1 to meet the 2004 technical regulations.