F1600 - Canadian Formula Ford Racing Series

 

The Toyo Tire F1600 Championship Series is a competitive, economical, and very enjoyable series of races designed to challenge everyone from the budding Professional to the seasoned Master and of course welcoming rookies of all ages.

The average grid of F1600 in 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009 was 21+ cars & in 2009 there were over 40 drivers registered in the series. The paddock activity is social and light-hearted at most events and it is not uncommon to see competitors sharing a laugh or just hanging out at each other’s tents or trailers.

A Formula Ford car is one of the more distinctive-looking open-wheel race cars because it does not have wings to create aerodynamic downforce, one of the reasons the series has persisted for so long in motor racing. Top speeds are as high as in the other Junior Formulae of BMW and Renault, but the cornering speeds are lower due to the absence of downforce-producing aerodynamic aids. Handling is entirely down to mechanical grip, and the lack of wings ensures that cars following another are not aerodynamically disadvantaged, allowing close racing with plenty of overtaking. As the rules limit modifications, all cars are relatively equal and produce close racing results.

Numerous famous race drivers have used the formula as a step up to international competitions. Paul Tracey, Scott Goodyear, David Coulthard and Jenson Button were all Formula Ford champions; Danica Patrick, the first female to win a major race in the IndyCar Series on a closed-course, finished second in the British Formula Ford Festival early in her career. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Emerson Fittipaldi and Jody Scheckter were both competing in Grand Prix within a year or so of starting Formula Ford in Britain.

OFFC in 2008 ranked Second Most competitive Formula Ford series in the world by eformulacarsnews just behind the British Formula Ford Championship.

Simply stated, you won't find a better series of open wheel racing available any where in North America that offers so much at such a high level of serious competition.

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