In article <199712270922.RAA28386@opera.iinet.net.au>, Patrick Young
<ply@adtrading.com> writes
>
>p.s. Do you know how many Crossle and Mondiales are currently active in
>Classic FF2000 in England at the moment?
>
Classic FF2000 (run by the BARC) is split into two classes. Class A is
pre-82 and is totally dominated by the Van Diemen RF82 - the car which
Senna drove in his time in FF2000. The only other class A car I have
seen (although I am new to the series) is a Royale which is frankly out
classed by the RF82s.
Class B is for pre-79 cars and is largely the domain of the Reynard
SF78/79 and the late 70s Deltas (designed by Patrick Head, now Wiliams
technical director of course). I have also seen a couple of Royales
and a Lola in class B, but again the Deltas and Reynards seem to be the
cars to have.
This of course leaves loads of 70s FF2000, such as the Crossle and
Modiale, which are presumably lying around in peoples garages. The
Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) have a UK based series called the Derek
Bell Trophy Series which caters for these cars (which would run in the
same class as my Super Vee), although they have not yet begun to appear
in great numbers. Since the pre-79 cars are also eligible for other
European series such as the German Open, it is suprising that more
people have not yet realised that these less competitive FF2000 offer a
very cheap way into historic racing.
What is the position in the rest of the world?
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