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Formula Ford has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone from karting into motor racing; numerous Formula 1 drivers – including David Coulthard and Allan McNish – have learned their craft in Formula Ford Championships around the world. For this reason, the Formula Ford Championship attracts a strong cohort of career minded drivers eager to develop and climb the motorsport ladder.
Formula Ford is the only single seater championship on the Scottish Championship race meetings. Unlike most other single seaters, Formula Ford boasts no aero dynamic aids meaning drivers need to learn to exploit mechanical grip before moving onto a reliance on aero dynamics. This serves to keep the racing close (there is no turbulent air to disturb cars aerodynamics) and also helps to keep budgets sensible.
Equipped with a 1600cc Kent engine and weighing less than 500kg, the cars are phenomenally responsive and agile meaning they can lap the undulating Knockhill racing circuit in under 54 seconds; that’s a staggering 2 seconds quicker than a current top British Touring Car lap time – not bad performance for a wee 1600cc car!
The cars all use the same engine but there are a number of chassis options for drivers to choose from, such as Ray, Swift and Van Diemen. Whilst the majority of the cars on the Scottish Formula Ford grid are of a modern variant, we also run a Classic Cup for pre-1994 cars; these older cars can provide a cost-effective way to get onto the grid.
Overall, the racing in this championship is fast and competitive. It is well suited to graduates from karting who are looking to make a first step into single seater racing; budgets to race in Scottish Formula Ford are a fraction of those required to race in other single seater championships (such as F4) and drivers can learn so much about race craft, car dynamics and set up in this ultra competitive championship, without spending a fortune.
However, it’s not all about the youngsters – the championship is also a stomping ground for individuals of all ages and abilities who simply want to enjoy the thrill of single seater racing.
The Formula Ford championship enjoys a qualifying session and two races at each race meeting.
SMRC Members Entry Fee: £275 (Qualifying & 2x 12 lap races at Knockhill)
Contact the Scottish Formula Ford Championship Representative
Download the Scottish Formula Ford Championship Brochure for further pricing & information
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Formula Ford has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone from karting into motor racing; numerous Formula 1 drivers – including David Coulthard and Allan McNish – have learned their craft in Formula Ford Championships around the world. For this reason, the Formula Ford Championship attracts a strong cohort of career minded drivers eager to develop and climb the motorsport ladder.
Formula Ford is the only single seater championship on the Scottish Championship race meetings. Unlike most other single seaters, Formula Ford boasts no aero dynamic aids meaning drivers need to learn to exploit mechanical grip before moving onto a reliance on aero dynamics. This serves to keep the racing close (there is no turbulent air to disturb cars aerodynamics) and also helps to keep budgets sensible.
Equipped with a 1600cc Kent engine and weighing less than 500kg, the cars are phenomenally responsive and agile meaning they can lap the undulating Knockhill racing circuit in under 54 seconds; that’s a staggering 2 seconds quicker than a current top British Touring Car lap time – not bad performance for a wee 1600cc car!
The cars all use the same engine but there are a number of chassis options for drivers to choose from, such as Ray, Swift and Van Diemen. Whilst the majority of the cars on the Scottish Formula Ford grid are of a modern variant, we also run a Classic Cup for pre-1994 cars; these older cars can provide a cost-effective way to get onto the grid.
Overall, the racing in this championship is fast and competitive. It is well suited to graduates from karting who are looking to make a first step into single seater racing; budgets to race in Scottish Formula Ford are a fraction of those required to race in other single seater championships (such as F4) and drivers can learn so much about race craft, car dynamics and set up in this ultra competitive championship, without spending a fortune.
However, it’s not all about the youngsters – the championship is also a stomping ground for individuals of all ages and abilities who simply want to enjoy the thrill of single seater racing.
The Formula Ford championship enjoys a qualifying session and two races at each race meeting.
SMRC Members Entry Fee: £275 (Qualifying & 2x 12 lap races at Knockhill)
Contact the Scottish Formula Ford Championship Representative
Download the Scottish Formula Ford Championship Brochure for further pricing & information
2019 Race Calendar
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Date
Event
Venue
Classes
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7th AprilClockwiseKnockhillAll
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5th MayAnti-ClockwiseKnockhillAll
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23rd JuneClockwiseKnockhillAll
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21st JulyClockwiseKnockhillAll
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1st SeptemberAnti-ClockwiseKnockhillAll
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6th OctoberClockwiseKnockhillAll
Dates are Subject To Change
Standings
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Pos Car No. Name Total Diff 1 1 Ross MARTIN 334 2 88 Sebastian MELROSE 197 -137 3 33 Jordan GRONKOWSKI 159 -38 4 70 Gary SYKES 150 -9 5 92 Matthew CHISHOLM 139 -11 6 3 Neil BROOME 119 -20 7 78 James CLARKE 112 -7 8 30 Stephen BARLOW 92 -20 9 29 Ross HOWE 83 -9 10 77 Fraser GRAY 79 -4 11 50 Jamie THORBURN 17 -62
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Position Car No. Name Total 1 11 Ross Martin 324 2 88 Sebastian Melrose 221 3 33 Jordan Gronkowski 195 4 96 Kenneth Cowie 170 5 18 Michael MacPherson 152 6 3 Neil Broome 149 7 20 Clay Mitchell 125 8 92 Matthew Chisholm 98 9 29 Ross Howe 97 10 30 Steven Barlow 83 11 77 Fraser Gray 74 12 27 David Hourie 54 13 2 James Roe JNR 0 13 30 Keith Donegan 0 13 46 James Scott-Murphy 0 13 47 Ben Paliwoda 0 13 70 David Thorburn 0 13 70 Ivor Mairs 0 -
Position Car No. Name Total 1 11 Ross Martin 325 2 18 Michael MacPherson 221 3 96 Kenneth Cowie 196 4 29 Ross Howe 173 5 27 David Hourie 96 -
Position Name Total 1 David Hourie 54
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Position Car No. Name Total 1 25 Neil Maclennan 382 2 50 Jamie Thorburn 262 3 8 Sebastian Melrose 216 4 71 Matthew Cowley 202 5 92 Matthew Chisholm 180 6 70 David Thorburn 125 7 3 Neil Broome 117 8 33 Jordan Gronkowski 111 9 29 Ross Howe 89 10 30 Steven Barlow 62 11 77 Fraser Gray 53 12 27 David Hourie 52 13 22 Fergus McIntyre 51 14 16 Ivor Mairs 44 15 18 Alan Kirkaldy 0 -
Position Name Total 1 Jamie Thorburn 287 2 Ross Howe 216 3 David Hourie 135 -
Position Name Total 1 Matthew Chisholm 319 2 Neil Broome 210 3 David Hourie 106 4 Ivor Mairs 104
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Position Car No. Name Total 1 78 Adam Mackay 377 2 25 Neil Maclennan 301 3 33 Jordan Gronkowski 200 4 92 Matthew Chisholm 170 5 6 Sebastian Melrose 164 6 50 Jamie Thorburn 157 7 3 Neil Broome 137 8 70 David Thorburn 103 9 79 Phil Hooker 101 10 16 Ivor Mairs 74 11 99 Stephen Barlow 70 12 41 Colin Turner 64 13 77 Fraser Gray 53 14 2 Patrick Dussault 30 15 10 Fergus Barlow 19 16 22 Fergus McIntyre 16 17 55 Sam McKenzie 0 17 117 Andrew MacGregor 0 -
Position Name Total 1 Neil Maclennan 375 2 Sebastian Melrose 248 3 Jamie Thorburn 238 4 Phil Hooker 188 5 Stephen Barlow 142 6 Fraser Gray 124 7 Fergus MacIntyre 36 8 Fergus Barlow 32 -
Position Name Total 1 Matthew Chisholm 328 2 Neil Broome 289 3 Ivor Mairs 219 4 Colin Turner 188
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Become a member of the SMRC
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