Smith back in National FF1600 with Oldfield
British Racing and Sports Car Club National Formula Ford 1600 race winner Josh Smith will return to the category next year with the Oldfield Motorsport team, and may tackle the Scottish championship as well.
EX-MSA Formula racer Smith won the Northern title last season after switching from a Firman chassis to an Oldfield Van Diemen, and went on to win the final race of the National season.
Smith will now extend that partnership into next year and launch a title bid.
“We set a fairly strong example of what our capabilities are and I hope to follow that up next year,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to it and I’m a bit car sick already!
“The biggest issue [before moving team] was mechanical failures – I didn’t have any at Oldfield and that puts you in a much better position.”
Smith is eyeing a possible campaign in the Scottish series too.
“It would give me a lot of track time and maximises my opportunity to win a place on the Mazda Road to Indy Shootout,” he added.
Another driver on the verge of signing for Oldfield is karting graduate Hugo Bentley-ellis – winner of the 2016 X30 Senior class at the IAME International Finals. He has been testing with the team at both Donington Park and Silverstone in recent weeks ahead of a possible deal to join Oldfield for next year.