In early 1968 the several members of the AAC resolved to organize a serious race team. Their first step was to scope out the competition on a fact finding mission to British Guyana, where they observed the second event of the year. The information they gathered helped the AAC team to better determine what would be needed to compete successfully against the others. It was decided that Charlie Moore, who had contacts in the U.K., would provide cars and parts.

The team plan called for four cars and drivers. Three cars were to be brought in from the U.K., the fourth being Charlie's trusty Lotus Seven. Sponsorship was also required to help supply the needs of the team. Charlie also happened to be a TV announcer, and one of the best PR people in Antigua. He had many connections which he was able to use later on to obtain great sponsorship for the team.

Charlie put his U.K. connections to work, where another Lotus Seven and two Mallock U2 's were secured for service.

Except the Lotus Seven in the foreground, these cars had run in the Clubman classes in Europe and were no longer competitive there.

The team cars had lost their competitive edge in Europe, however, with the lightweight chassis/bodies and powerful Ford 1497cc engines, the team felt they would be very competitive against the much heavier MGs, Triumphs, Honda 600s, Minis, Lotus Anglias and Elans commonly run in Guyana. There were also Lotus Sevens on other teams...

The three cars Charlie had located arrived from the U.K. in good condition, with the exception of a few dents here and there.

All had 4 cylinder Ford 1497cc engines with twin 40 DCOE Webers. The two U2's and the lone Seven were much lower to ground than Charlie's original Lotus Seven. In the U2's, the driver almost had to lay down in the car in order to drive it. The engineering firms in the U.K. assured the team that the engines put out approximately 130 bhp.