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The history of Formula Atlantic begins with the SCCA Formula B class, created in 1965 for single-seat formula cars with engines not exceeding 1600cc in capacity. Prior to Formula Atlantic, professional Formula B races were held in the United States from 1965 to 1972, firstly with the SCCA's poorly supported Formula A, then as part of the SCCA Grand Prix Championship in 1967 and 1968, which ...
Competition history The Swift 016.a is an open-wheel formula racing car, designed, developed and manufactured by American company Swift Engineering , for the Formula Atlantic spec-series, and has been the sole car used in the series since 2006.
Prior to Formula Atlantic, professional Formula B races were held in the United States from 1965 to 1972, first with the SCCA's poorly supported Formula A, then as part of the SCCA Formula Continental Championship in 1968 (when they were largely overshadowed by the V8-powered Formula 5000 cars) and then as an independent series from 1969 to 1972.
The March 76B is an open-wheel formula racing car, designed, developed and built by March Engineering, for Formula Atlantic racing, in 1976. Gilles Villeneuve won the 1976 CASC Formula Atlantic Players Championship Series outright, winning 4 out of the 6 races that season. March cars dominated that season, taking all the race victories ...
The first car was chassis number 017-87, being the 17th car built by Swift Cars in 1987. After the successful DB1, DB2 and DB3 models, this was a radical new car to take on the dominant Ralt RT4 from England. Designer David Bruns built the first American Formula Atlantic car, a car with evolutions such as no air box on the side of the engine.
The Swift 014.a is an open-wheel formula racing car, designed, developed and built by American company Swift Engineering, for the Formula Atlantic spec-series, between 2002 and 2005. It was powered by a naturally aspirated 1.6 L (98 cu in) Toyota 4A-GE, but also used a 2.0 L (120 cu in) Mazda MZR.
The Ralt RT-40, and its evolution, the Ralt RT-41, are open-wheel Formula Atlantic-spec formula race cars, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Ralt, for the Atlantic Championship, between 1993 and 2003. [5] [6] [7]
Lyncar's founder Martin Slater had built and raced his own cars in junior formulae [1] before becoming a designer for Lola, Brabham and March. [1] In 1971, Slater built a car to enter the British Formula Atlantic Championship, the first of a series of machines which led to the Lyncar 005 with which McLaren engine-builder and amateur racer John Nicholson won the 1973 and 1974 championships.