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Post by Carl on Nov 9, 2019 16:42:28 GMT
it would be great if you could please JC, I did see the races at Brands including the last ever, now this is a series that could do with a re-boot - maybe MS if you are reading this you might consider doing an article on the old series? Chris, For starters I will post a couple that I can scan from 10 X 8 colour prints (not the ideal way) I have in a folder near my office desk, the 35mm negs/slides are away in store and I will work through them this winter. I will post the pictures in the members area as i do not want my photos out on public domain, too easy to plagiarise in this digital age. F3000 was eventually quite good, no that is harsh, it was very good; but it wasn't F2 which was fantastic with 2 litre engines that ere the perfect size. JC There was never Formula 2 in North America except for the SCCA equivalent in Formula B amateur events, the major drawback being that few amateurs could afford to buy good ones. That was resolved with Formula Atlantic, an almost perfect series that attracted well-funded teams and the very best young drivers.
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Post by charleselan on Nov 10, 2019 13:15:29 GMT
Formula Atlantic never really took off in the UK due largely to the overpowering influence of Formula Three that brought on the young stars to be in both Europe and the UK. For a few seasons in the 1970's it did produce some very good racing and also brought the likes of Tony Brise; Gunnar Nilsson and Jim Crawford to the attention of F1.
The cars were always brilliant little vehicles and one could envy what was being done across the Atlantic and to some extent in the Antipodes.
Incidentally Tony Brise ran a works Modus which I doubt ever got across the Atlantic which somewhat reminded me of a little Tyrrell 006 in some respects.
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Post by Carl on Nov 10, 2019 17:38:13 GMT
Every race fan on this side of the Atlantic would have been thrilled with a couple of top tier F3 events. The closest we had was professional Formula Super Vee, a Sports Car Club of America [SCCA] showcase for talents like Bertil Roos, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Geoff Brabham, Ari Luyendyk, Didier Theys, and sons Unser and Andretti.
For about 15 years, Super Vee basked in attention, a day in the sun also enjoyed by European series. I still remember how agile these perfect little open-wheelers were and the wonderfully close racing, often better than the main event.
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