National series introduces Rookie class
The National Formula Ford Championship is introducing a Rookie class this year.
Grids in the BRSCC-RUN series have grown over the past two seasons, with a number of karters making the jump into single-seaters, prompting the setting up of the new class.
“It was just a no-brainer,” said James Oldfield, boss of FF1600 team Oldfield Motorsport. “If you imagine a 16-yearold coming straight in, they will have very little experience but it’s probably better to allow them to compete against the likes of Niall Murray and Joey Foster but still go for a championship that’s much more possible to achieve.”
Rookie drivers will still earn points for either the Pro or Clubman class, the latter having been streamlined into one category after previously being split into Post-’89 and Pre-’90 chassis.
Another FF1600 series will be celebrated in 2019, as Castle Combe marks 50 years since its championship was created.
Former champions and cars will be invited to the season-opening Howard’s Day race meeting on Easter Monday,
April 22. The circuit’s FF1600 round will be a double-header, with the aggregate winner from the two races awarded a commemorative trophy.