Can someone summarize the vintage formula environment?
I’m very interested to go down the vintage formula racing path and just trying to educate myself. Will be visiting some events this summer but can anyone here break it down for me? Particularly what do race events feel like if you have one type of car versus another. For example I’m inclined to Formula B from the car side of things but notice the number of entrants at events are not so high. So Ok we all race in a mixed group anyway…but am I better to go one path or the other depending on what I want to get out of it?
What do any of you say?
thanks
So, maybe I'm a chicken, but....
A few years back, I restored a March 78B. It was a ball to drive. And then, after a few events, I started thinking that, since I am pushing harder and harder each event, at some point in time I am going to biff the car. And its not like I can call up March and have them send me a new monocoque. Sure, I can get a maestro like Bahner to fix it or build a new one, but the sheer cost of a large off was beyond my budget.
So, what kind of driver are you? I can't help but try to go faster each time out. I can't hold back, not in my DNA. If you can, maybe a more exotic class like FB/SV/FA is for you (or, if you have no budget restraints, go for it!). But if you can't hold back, and are the type that is always trying to set a personal best/catch the car ahead no matter what, something a little more forgiving in the spares/repairs departments might make your racing more enjoyable over a longer period of time. Like FF.
cheers,
BT