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Noel,
Do you know which circuit configuration they will use for this event

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Yes, I am okay and thank you all for your concern. The car finished up in no-man’s-land, there really wasn’t a safe place to run to, so with just two laps to go, I stayed in the car. I actually...

Is Roger wondering why everyone's going the wrong way?

The USA has discovered that Falken tires are not that bad.

Mosport:
Falkens: 1:43
Slicks: 1:38
About 5% difference.

This car ran in the 2001 British FV championship. Three tubs were manufactured, but only one made it to the track and won several races towards the season in the hands of Neale Blunden. If I remember...

A wise move! Toronto traffic on a Friday afternoon / evening is brutal.

The Sunday evening drive back can be pretty painful too.

Ray’s right, there is fuel at the track, but it is very expensive.

Jim,
That was a nasty accident, I am very pleased to hear that you are back racing and in the Purple Citation. I believe this car still holds the lap record at Gingerman short circuit in the hands...

I was a regular in the UK FV championship from 1992 until I moved to this side of the pond in 2004.

Most of the cars seen at the beginning were GACs, and I am proud to say Martin Farmer, who came...

Good and thank you.

What is the minimum weight for the series?

Some pointers:

Do you fit in the car? i.e. Can you fit your hips down between the frame rails? Is your helmet the regulation distance below the roll hoop?

Ask to see the logbook(s). When and...

I sent Noel an E-mail on the subject.

A ‘gentleman libre race,’ what’s that? There is rarely any racing in a libre race, just 20 minutes of lapping and now no women either?

I am not sure if this year’s F1200 calendar is set in stone yet, but I believe CASC is visiting Calabogie twice in 2015. Would the earlier weekend be a better bet?

Wouldn’t you know it, almost as soon as I wrote that last post, it did start to snow.

Johan,
Toronto Motorsports Park at Cayuga is your answer,(torontomotorsportspark.com), it about 60km to the south of you and still open, even at this time of year, but go quickly before the snow...

Good news!

Good questions.

There are no hard and fast rules on any of this.

Entry fees differ from track to track. This last year they varied between $350 and $450 depending upon the track. Also the...

The main points have all been covered, but a couple of minor points to consider.

Fuel Cells:
CASC states fuel bladders must be ‘manufactured’ to FIA FT-3 standard, but SCCA requires fuel...

A lone FF decided he would dick around in front of an 18-car FV field during the last National at Nelson Ledges, until a notable FV driver did us all a favour and punted him off. When the FF driver...

You are both right; too many classes, 30 in total, 25 (I think) at the Run-Offs. I thought that the Majors program was supposed to rationalize this, but this doesn’t seem to have happened. Some...

Bill,

Sorry to doubt accuracy of your review, but are your dates correct? I am sure we raced under the FST class designation in 2005. That’s why 2014 was the 10th season. FS in 2004.

Guy

Doug,

With respect, you are not the problem, but not all FSTs are as quick as you.

Refering back to Robert's post 35 and Bill post 38, you seem to imply that all FST are running lap record...

Not the pointy end, but mid pack.

Scott,
I know exactly what you mean, there is nothing more frustrating than having a poorly driven CF or F500 dicking round in front of you and he thinks he’s doing a fantastic job.
But when...

Bill,

Yes, if you are driving an FST, but have you driven a Vee amongst FSTs, I think you might that I little frustrating.

Guy.

FV is constantly being shot at over spares availability. This might be a stupid question, but where do spares for older Formula Fords come from? Fords such as Hawke, Royale, Chevron, even Reynard,...

Is this a chicken and egg situation?

How can you make a case for Run-Offs inclusion, when the biggest grid of the season is just 14 cars?

Where are the cars?

Every year the major race car manufactures produce new supposedly faster Formula Fords (Formula F or F1600) and to contest the championship you need the latest and greatest. In order to find a home...

Steve,

Thank you for the explanation. Whilst I would love to run at Montreal or Toronto, I am not sure those particular pro-races are right for F1200. F1200 is all about cheap and those entries...

Steve,

What was the entry fee when F1600 supported the F1 and Indy races and how much track time did the get?

Guy.

We could call it a Porsche 550.

I too was first attracted to Formula Vee having watched a race at Silverstone.

I may stand corrected, but I believe part of the reason for racing behind closed doors is to save on insurance costs...

Yes!

It looks like the provisional dates for Palmer are Aug 22 & 23 and Sept 12 & 13.

I want to do Majors next year, so for the purposes of this thread, count me out.

Awesome is an over used word, but this new circuit is awe inspiring. One of the most exciting tracks I have ever seen. 165’ of elevation change (according to my GPS) and the view from the top...

Fans

Yes, Ford (F1600, Formula F) is more expensive, but as was mentioned earlier in this thread many of the costs are the same:

Cost of travel to the circuit.
Cost of tow vehicle and trailer.
Entry...

& me.

Noel,

When you say 1600, you mean Formula Ford / Formula F or F1600 as it is known in Ontario, not Formula First (FST).

Unfortunately, in Ontario F1200 (FV) finds itself competing in the...

New England hasn’t changed tires. I was just the Vee Challenge series that experimented with the Falkens.

New England Regionals generally have a field of 20 Vees, with drivers’ right across the age spectrum. Currently, it has to be the strongest regional Vee series in the North America.

So they...

Are they the next generation of drivers or mechanics?

I doubt anything will be decided until the New Year. It depends upon when the CASC and SCCA NEDIV regional schedules are released.

Yes, I do intend to run in F1200 again, but probably not next year as I am keen to go to the Run-Offs.

I didn’t speak up against Jurgen’s conversion at the recent F1200 meeting (which wasn’t...

Do you have any photos of the car prior to the accident?

What were circumstances of the accident, what did he hit and at what speed?
Normally in that type of accident the beam bends absorbing...