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Dave Lowe celebrates his 70th Birthday [10.5.09]

At the Snetterton round of this years championship Dave Lowe celebrated his 70th Birthday. The Classic Formula Ford register presented Dave with a cake to mark the occasion, whilst everybody was keen to see a photo taken by Dave of trophies he has collected over the forty five years he has been racing. The picture contains 244 pieces! (see below) That equates to 128 wins, 58 Seconds, 27 Thirds, 12 championship trophies, 7 best prepared car, 6 decanter sets from BARC, and a few plaques. Dave commented that in preparation fro the photo he had to do a lot of polishing!

 

 

Andy Wallace

We have been given some old photos by Andy Wallace taken during his championship winning season in the pre 1974 class Hawk. Navigate to the photo menu to see the images or click here.

Annual Dinner Dance and Trophy Presentation for 2008 Season [21.02.09]

Another successful Classic Formula Ford Dinner/Dance & Awards Presentation was held at the Yew Lodge Hotel Kegworth on 21st February 2009, with the added bonus of trophy presentation by Andy Wallace. In addition to the awards given out to the top 3 drivers in class B, top 8 drivers in class A, and the novice championship winner, awards were also presented for best presented car in each class - this year going to Andrew Smith (Class B) and Dave Malpas (Class A), and a special award was also presented to Andrew Smith for his efforts in promoting the club during 2008. To see photos of the winning drivers being presented with their trophies please go to the photo album or click here.

Race Calendar 2009 [15.2.09]

The BARC has confirmed the provisional Bernard Baxter Engineering URS Classic Formula Ford Championship dates for 2009 as follows:

10th May - Snetterton
23rd May - Oulton Park
13th-14th - June Brands Hatch (Double Header meeting)
28th June - Thruxton
25th/26th July - Croft (Double Header meeting)
29th/30th August - Pembrey (Double Header meeting)
3rd October - Castle Coombe

Andy Wallace - Classic Formula Ford Register President [15.1.09]

The Classic Formula Ford Register is delighted to announce that former Le Mans winner Andy Wallace has accepted our invitation to become honorary president. Andy said: “Pre-’74 Formula Ford gave me my start in motor racing, when no other series could come close to matching it’s, ‘racing mile per penny ratio’. The series allowed me to cut my racing teeth in a friendly and enjoyable atmosphere, and I’m honoured now to accept the invitation to become President of the Classic Formula Ford Register”

Race Retro 2009 [Dec 2009]

The Classic Formula Ford Championship will exhibit at Race Retro (the international historic motorsport show) which is to be held at the Stoneleigh agricultural show ground near Warwick 13th to the 15th March 2009. The club committee would like to invite any potential new drivers to join us by contacting our club co-ordinator Andy Hodson via the details you will find in the 'Contact us' area of this website.

Driver Photo 2008 [Oct 2009]

This photo was taken at the end of season Silverstone round and includes all the drivers that we could find at the time. If your not in it then make sure you attend next year!

Annual Dinner Dance 2008

The annual Classic Formula Ford Dinner/Dance & Awards Presentation is to be held at the Yew Lodge Hotel Kegworth on 21st February 2009, followed by a guided tour of The Donnington Collection on the morning of the 22nd. The guided tour will be first come first served so please register your interest asap. For further details please click on the links below:

Dinner/Dance Details    Menu   Booking Form   Donnington Collection   Health Club/Spa

Classic Formula Ford to exhibit at London Motorsport Show

On the 22nd and 23rd November 2008 the Classic Formula Ford Championship will attend the London Motorsport Show at its new venue, Brands Hatch. The club committee would like to invite any potential new drivers to join us for free by contacting our club co-ordinator Andy Hodson via the details you will find in the 'Contact us' area of this website.

The show is open from 9am to 5pm on both days and the CFF1600 stand will be located in the open area behind the pit garages. Please feel free to come along and find out in detail how you could be racing in 2009. The stand will be manned over the weekend by drivers from the championship to provide first hand advice. We look forward to meeting you there.

Classic Formula Ford @ Walter Hayes with Andy Wallace

The 2008 Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone was the venue for Andy Wallace to return to his racing roots. The 1988 Le Mans Winner and 1986 British F3 Champion borrowed a 1975 Crossle 25F normally raced by Joe Walton, a plan masterminded by the Classic Formula Ford Committee in order to promote the championship.

Andy, the former Pre 74 FF1600 Champion, visited a display CFF1600 mounted at the Silverstone Classic this year which is where the idea first came up. The club were keen to see how he took to racing a FF1600 again after a 25 year gap. Andy raced alongside Joe in a more recent Ray chassis and his Dad Paul Walton in an identical Crossle. During testing Andy recorded a best time of 65.2 seconds (which is 3/10 quicker than the pole time set for the Classic FF1600 Silverstone rounds!).

Considering the age of the chassis, the conditions and the length of time since he last drove a car of this type Andy did a superb job. Paul and Joe also definitely seemed to find his comments on the car and the track very helpful. There was a good atmosphere in the Garage and Andy and all the regular Classic FF1600 Drivers who entered had a good weekends racing.

During the heats an excellent effort in tricky conditions saw Andy battling with much newer cars rising from 17th on the grid to 13th - missing 12th by just 2/10ths on the last dash to the line.

Under-steer Andy?

Having missed an immediate place in the semi finals by just over a second Andy lined up in the last chance race with the sister car of Paul Walton close by...

From 11th on the grid Andy was up to 6th at the end of lap one. Gradually a few other Drivers in newer chassis got going and he was eventually demoted back to 11th again, but seemed to have plenty of fun in the Crossle.

The club would like to thank Andy for his terrific performance on the track and for his friendliness and approachability with all our fellow Club Members and all the visitors to Garage 9.

Thanks also to Paul Walton, Robin, and the rest of their team for their contribution and for providing a quick reliable car - a real credit to Classic FF1600. Also to all our members for helping to create a memorable weekend and the CFFR Committee Members for their work on the display and in supplying tea and chocs to keep out the cold!
 

Andy Wallace Visits Classic Formula Ford @ Silverstone Classic Meeting

At the 2008 Silverstone Classic meeting a small group of Classic Formula Ford members put on a display similar to the one organisaed for the London Motorsport show. Thanks very much to Matt Taylerson for the loan of his Hawke DL11.
 
We noted from the commentary that Andy Wallace - 1985 British F3 Champion, World Sports Car Champion, and multiple 24 Hr Race Winner including Le Mans for Jaguar was racing in a Group C Jaguar. Andy was of course the Pre 74 FF1600 Champion in a Hawke DL11 back in 1980 (it looks like history is about to repeat itself with Jon Davies in 2008) and is therefore by an intergallactic margin the most successful ex 'Classic' (ish)  FF1600 Driver.  Andrew Smith visited the Pits and managed to persuade him to come over and see the car (Hawke DL11)  and have his picture taken! He struck all of us as being a very nice chap, encouraging and supportive of what we were trying to do, even after Andrew gave him one of our Beginners Introductory Packs!

Ex Formula Ford champion Andy Wallace reunited with a DL11

Watch this space for more news on Andy Wallace and Classic FF   ;-)

 

London Motorsport Show

Classic Formula Ford attended the London Motorsport Show on 8th and 9th December at the ExCeL exhibition centre. Rory Farrell's Crossle took pride of place on the stand, sporting a gleaming new coat of paint. This, together with a shiny BBE engine, made the stand really look the part. Many club members took turns on duty and were available to describe the multiple benefits of racing in the championship. A new 'flyer' was produced, together with a detailed list of cars currently for sale. Many visitors showed an interest in the stand with around eight showing serious intent to start racing. Many thanks to those who contributed to the success of the stand, in particular to Bernard Baxter Engineering and the Classic F3 club who shared the cost with CFF, and the members who were on hand to answer questions. The committee is currently considering an offer to attend the Historic Motorsport Show at Stoneleigh for a very reasonable price, so we will be looking for more volunteers in the new year!

 

2008 Dinner Dance

Photos from the 2008 Dinner Dance and trophy awards: (Click photo to enlarge)

 

2008 Season dates (provisional) are as follows:

1. 23/4 March Thruxton

2. 19/20 April  Pembrey

3. 19/20 April  Pembrey

4. 18 May  Mallory Park

5. 7/8 June  Brands (Indy)

6. 21 June  Oulton (Island)

7. 19/20 July  Croft

8. 19/20 July  Croft

9. 9/10 August  Snetterton

10. 14 September  Cadwell Park

11. 4/5 October  Silverstone (National)

12. 4/5 October  Silverstone (National)

 

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