WoW. great to see it again. I raced a Merlyn mk.11a in the early 70's. man, the grids were packed back then with sometimes 45 cars starting. many races at Laguna, willow,Riverside, portland, seattle, Sears Point. they should have kept the same specs. yah, I know about progress, but why? I was young and had a dream that came true. learned to make fiberglass parts, suspension pieces, living in my truck because the sacrifice was a no brainer when it was most important to go racing. carroll Shelby had the Goodyears that were a hundred bux each back then and you needed a new set for Qualy and then the race, so I'd buy them used off a top qualifier for a hundred a set. it was the difference between 1st and 5th and winning wasnt on my plate at the onset, just to learn how, until I finished 5th/40 at Riverside for my first National point. I'll bet I could do fairly well now. where are all those cars now?
Somehow this vid ended up in recommendations. As a former club racer and Seca course worker I thought I'd give it a watch. What a delightful surprise to see Eric Inkrott! His brother Mike was a CalClub regional FV champ in the 90s and a mentor to me when I built my FV. He test drove it with me on it's first shakedown weekend and was instrumental in getting it set up. Eric, their father Joe, and a friend of mine were our crew when Mike and I co-drove to a win (my only one) at the club's annual Enduro (Mike did the heavy lifting, all I had to do was keep it on the track). Grateful to the Inkrotts for their help and encouragement during that time. Those are really well prepared and maintained cars! Those Lotus 61s in particular. Shame there is no footage of them negotiating the Corkscrew.
I had some time in the Crossle 32 at the Bondurant School back when the track was called Firebird, and I can honestly say it was the most fun I have ever had . . .
Great reportage, creates an appetite for visiting the historic races here in Europe! Nice overview, great atmosfere and a well directed, shot and cut video! Pleas don't forget to put in some Corkscrew action next time! Greets from Arnhem, NL
Formula Ford? Rich? Not really. Cars are between $10k-$20k to get started. Less than buying a new car, even when you consider buying a trailer. You can race in your street car with just a helmet at your local track. Anyone can race, but you can race faster with more money, of course.
@@allenklingsporn6993 I gota look further into this stuff. I'm extremely interested on karting and formula E. But what kind of racing would allow me to just buy a cheap Mustang and race that isn't Drag racing? (Something I REALLY do not want to get into)
It was a shame you cut the scene at the top of the Corkscrew every time on the on board camera. On the other hand you captured Clubman Racing at its purest. FF is a great class and deserves to run and run.
I'm 15 and considering ill never get into f1 this is possibly the closet ill get to it ill try to get into this. How much does a 1960s or 70s formula ford cost?
2023: it got more complicated, more expensive and lost the grass roots origins which saw 25-40 folks out there on the grid having achievable fun - me included. what a loss
title is missleading... just people saying my car is a.. blah blah.. this is a so an so car.. etc. this is not a documentary, there is no story flow and the constant annoying beat music is bloody annoying. you could do so much better at describing the cars and covering the history. BTW I used to race FF at Silverstone in the early 70's.
