BORDER REIVERS RETURN
Border Reivers Racing is returning to competition in the forthcoming Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy with
New Zealand champion James Penrose leading an intended two-car line-up.
The team, famous for starting Jim Clark’s career, last raced in a one-off 2021 Knockhill appearance with National FF1600 champion Neil Maclennan, and Jamie Thorburn – son of team manager and twice Scottish champion Stuart – last did National rounds in 2019.
The team’s participation in the events comes via a partnership with New Zealand Formula Ford wherein 2021 champion Penrose, 26, races a Ray with another car to be filled.
Stuart Thorburn also hopes the team will compete in FF1600 fulltime in 2023 and beyond.
He told Motorsport News: “[Constructor] Gavin Ray’s put our name forward to the guys in
New Zealand. Gavin’s sold quite a lot of cars out there so he has a relationship. We’re hoping we can make this a regular thing, along the same lines as the American or Canadian scholarship. We’ve got all the ingredients hopefully to do well.”
“We’re hoping to find a couple of drivers for next year to do the National championship or the Northern championship, something in 1600. That would be with anybody [not necessarily from
New Zealand].”