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Formula Vee is one of the oldest classes in SCCA and competed in the first SCCA National Championship Runoffs. [1] Formula Vee was first introduced at the Runoffs in 1964 at Riverside International Raceway. The first edition was won by Lewis Kerr. [2] The following decades saw many racing drivers compete in various different racing chassis.
Variants of the Formula Vee rules exist in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK & Ireland, South Africa, and New Zealand. Particularly notable is Formula First, racing in the US and New Zealand, which employs the same chassis, but with later model Beetle parts, a larger 1,600 cc (98 cu in) motor (New Zealand uses the 1,200 cc [73 cu in] variant) and other upgraded components such as disc ...
It took Autodynamics until 1972 to win a National Championship in Formula Vee. Dave Weitzenhof beat a field with many Zink and Lynx chassis. [ 2 ] Caldwell's final FV design, the D-13, had a zero-roll-stiffness rear suspension and aerodynamic body that dominated SCCA National Races for several years.
The Ralt RT5 is an open-wheel formula race car, developed and built by Ralt in 1982, for the Formula Super Vee racing series, in 1980. [4] [5] [6] References
An Argo JM19-Buick IMSA GTP Lights car, at the 1987 Miami Grand Prix. Argo JM19 on display. Argo Racing Cars Ltd. is a British racing constructor founded by Swiss designer Jo Marquart and British mechanic Nick Jordan as part of their Anglia Cars racing team in the 1980s.
The co-sanctioning continued for 1975 but ended before the 1976 season. Political disagreement resulted in Hoppen pulling the Formula Super Vee Robert Bosch championship out of IMSA. As a response IMSA created the Formula Atlantic class and USAC created the Mini-Indy Series Formula Super Vee. [10] The next era for Formula Super Vee started in 1978.
1982 Formula Atlantic season: Cup of Peace and Friendship: Jan Veselý 1982 Cup of Peace and Friendship: Nations: Czechoslovakia: Formula Nacional: Ramón Rodríguez 1982 Formula Nacional: National Panasonic Series: Charlie O'Brien: 1982 National Panasonic Series: SCCA Formula Super Vee: Michael Andretti: 1982 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Lees also won the BRDC and BRSCC Formula Ford championships. [24] [25] With the demise of Formula Super Vee Royale began to focus on Formula Ford 2000. Rory Byrne built a prototype and in 1977 production began on the RP25. In 1976 Rory Byrne designed Royales last Formula 3 car. Byrne designed and built the chassis and suspension.