Bring your wallet

[Purple Frog]

I see no class dilution here.
Great way to get started in formula car racing!
Should be a new SCCA class by .... April?

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/winning-the-2021-formula-regio/180478/page1/

[E1pix]

The link didn’t work for me, but this does:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/fo...o/180478/page1

Sorry to not be excited, but every time we reinvent the (open) wheel, we dilute other weakened series. We need our up-and-comers to have a route to IndyCar, like USF2000, the dying Indy Pro Series, and the near-dead Indy Lights.

This, too shall pass — as will IndyCar feeder series if we’re not careful.

[Purple Frog]

But...but...this one and 50 Million USD will get you into F1!

[BeerBudgetRacing]

Isn't this the F3/F4 series already in SCCA Pro?

[E1pix]

Exactly, BBR... even insiders can’t keep up with brand confusion.

But...but...this one and 50 Million USD will get you into F1!

Should we go halvsies? ;-)

Should add... I sincerely hope I’m dead wrong! I’d for sure love the idea more if a joint venture; say six races with SCCA Pro weekends, six with IndyCar, and six with a mix of other big shows — so a variety of team owners could see what our own can do.

The good news: Honda’s backing! My negativity is in having watched *so many other* series fail, where a joint venture may have brought 40 cars.

We shall see, and regardless, Thanks for posting this!

[Daryl DeArman]

I'm betting that series snags, at most, three folks who raced SCCA Club last season. Not a threat to SCCA club at all, unless you own a FA, perhaps that car will be added to that group 3-4 years down the road.

[LarryWinkelman]

Isn't this the F3/F4 series already in SCCA Pro?

FR Americas is/was F3. Just renamed.

[Lotus7]

The F3/FR name change happened over a year ago.
It seems there’s a message for the people running the series in the fact that some people as open-wheel savvy as Apexspeed members weren’t aware of it .....

[chrisw52]

jeez....

why can't they just re-engine the Formula continental and keep it **cheap**?

[Rick Kirchner]

Follow the money.....

[BeerBudgetRacing]

The F3/FR name change happened over a year ago.
It seems there’s a message for the people running the series in the fact that some people as open-wheel savvy as Apexspeed members weren’t aware of it .....

My conclusion is they are probably marketing to top level (16yo) karters with a lot of cash who have asperations of F1.
We are 'club centric/old pro' here - aka not F1 candidates.

I guarantee the old cars will be marketed to us in the near future!