50 Years Of The Formula Ford Festival
By Alan Bowles and
Darren Banks The Formula Ford Festival has an intangible quality.
And, with it hitting its 50th anniversary, Darren Banks and Festival fanatic Alan Bowles capture and celebrate this across its five decades in a 178-page hardback, a project Bowles took over from late legendary Brands Hatch track commentator Brian Jones. It’s £35 from Douglas Loveridge Publications.
They note in the introduction they could have created a statistical tome. But, they ask,
“would it have told the real story of the Festival?”
It’s a smart call, as instead we get a variety of first-hand colourful accounts from across the half century.
There are important contributors and from all eras: Danny Sullivan via Tommy Byrne to modern-day runners such as Joey Foster, plus unsung behind-thescenes heroes and fans. Certain subjects also get special focus including a Jones tribute.
It’s lavishly illustrated too with photos from a range of sources including private collections. It’s all a fitting tribute.