New support for David Leslie Trophy

Scottish Formula Ford’s jewel-in-the-crown David Leslie Trophy is due to be held again this weekend despite not having its traditional Scottish Motor Racing Club billing.

Scottish FF1600 has run with the Knockhill Motor Sports Club this year as the renamed Scottish Renegades Cup, after the SMRC reduced its schedule due to COVID-19.

“It’s amazing how far we’ve come from July, when the championship was effectively dead,” said organiser and competitor Neil Broome.

The Trophy meeting will be open to competitors from the Heritage Formula Ford Championship, with whom the Scottish Renegades shared a grid at Oulton Park in August. There will also be a special Classic and Historic trophy awarded to pre-1993 cars.

“We had a fantastic round at Oulton, which paved the way for KMSC to agree to upgrade our September event from a sprint format to a proper race weekend,” Broome added.

“It was really the success of that weekend that showed how much enthusiasm is out there for FF1600, and persuaded KMSC to pull out all the stops for the David Leslie Trophy.”

The weekend will also feature an FF1600 ‘open day’ to gather interest in the singleseater category for next year.