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FF50th @ Road America: EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

FF50th @ Road America: News Release #1
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
October 8, 2017

Big news! The Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA) will be hosting a 50th anniversary party for Formula Ford at Road America September 18-22, 2019.

The FF50th will be a five-day event starting with registration and tech on Wednesday, paddock load-in and untimed practice on Thursday, qualifications with a group photo on Friday, and concluding with heat and feature races on Saturday and Sunday.

Open to Kent-powered Formula Fords of all ages, there will be two race groups allowing a total entry of 200 cars. Tire rules (for both slicks and treads) and licensing requirements are being written for maximum inclusivity.

The FF50th will headline the 2019 Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival, the VSCDA’s marquee event. Mike Korneli is the ELVF race chairman. Steve Beeler will be organizing the FF50th related aspects of the weekend.

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FF50th @ Road America: News Release #2
CROSSOVER AND OVERFLOW ENTRIES
December 11, 2017

The objective is to get as many drivers into the FF50th as possible. To that end, crossover entries (that is, a driver entering one car in both Formula Ford race groups…two drivers sharing one car is not a crossover) will be tentatively accepted up to the entry deadline. If there are less than 200 entries at the deadline, crossover second entries will be confirmed in entry date order until both race groups are full. After the entry deadline, late entries will not bump a crossover out of a race group.

If both Formula Ford race groups are oversubscribed, overflow entries will be given the option to run in another VSCDA race group. A process will be set up to move overflow entries into the Formula Ford race groups as cars drop out due to misfortunes of one form or another.

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FF50th @ Road America: News Release #3
SAFETY PREPARATION, LOGBOOK, AND ANNUAL TECH REQUIREMENTS
January 8, 2018

The VSCDA Technical Requirements for Race Cars defines safety preparation, logbook, and annual tech requirements for the FF50th. The document outlines straightforward guidelines for basic vehicle and driver safety: on-board fire extinguishers, master switches, fuel cells, roll hoops, driver restraints, helmets, protective garments, throttle springs, rain lights, catch tanks, the usual stuff. Here is the link:

https://www.vscda.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TECHNICAL-REQUIREMENTS-FOR-RACE-CARS-1.pdf

Logbooks and annual techs are required at VSCDA events. If your car does not have a logbook, you can obtain one from the VSCDA tech inspection team. Annual techs from other racing organizations (VMC member clubs, SCCA, CASC, etc) will be honored. A pre-race survey will be sent out before the event to assess the logbook and annual tech work load.

A possible surprise is the requirement for a Car Preparation Sheet. Before an entry will be accepted for a VSCDA events, a car must have an up-to-date CPS on file with the VSCDA office. Here is the link to the one-page form:

https://www.vscda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017genericcarprepform.pdf

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FF50th @ Road America: News Release #4
DRIVER LICENSING
February 6, 2018

The following requirements must be met to race at a VSCDA event including the FF50th:

• be a VSCDA member
• be at least 18 years old by October of the current year
• have a Medical on file with VSCDA OR hold a competition racing license
• have a Car Preparation Sheet on file with VSCDA
• have wheel-to-wheel competition racing experience within the past 2 years OR
• have completed a competition racing school within the past 2 years

VSCDA annual membership is $120 with an “early bird” special price of $100 if purchased by mid February. A one-event membership for the Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival (the FF50th’s host event) is $75. If you are thinking about the value of an annual membership, VSCDA holds races at three other fine venues: GingerMan, Blackhawk, and Grattan.

Competition licenses issued by the VMC, VMC member clubs, SCCA, FIA, and CASC are routinely accepted at VSCDA events.

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FF50th @ Road America: News Release #5
EARLY ENTRY DATA COLLECTION
February 25, 2018

The FF40th entry process was simple. There were three race groups: one vintage, one restricted regional, and one national. Drivers entered one or more race groups and it was all good. The restricted regional was slightly over-subscribed but (fortunately!) not until after the entry deadline.

Because the FF50th will only have two race groups, we are expecting enough entries to fill both with 100 cars each. The FF50th entry policy will be to accept the first 200 entries and then group them in the best possible way. I see a process that fills Group A and Group B simultaneously by speed potential and also by drivers who want to race against each other.

Here is a preview of the criteria that will be used to assign cars and drivers to race groups:

Number of years racing?
Number of races in the last three years?
Current license?
Number of races at Road America?
Best Formula Ford lap time @ Road America?

Chassis (Make / Model / Year)?
Damper Locations (Front & Rear)?
Damper External Cannisters (Front & Rear)?
Tires (Brand / Compound)?
Chassis Modifications?
Body Modifications?

Home Club?
Home Club Classification (FF / CFF / VFF / Other)?

Cross-over Entry?
Multi Driver Entry?
Drivers, clubs, or series you want to race with?
Group preference (A or B)?

This data will be collected during the early entry process which will go live this October. Two series have already reached out about racing together at the FF50th: the Royale Formula Ford Challenge Series and Formula Ford “The Series”. If there are drivers that you want to race with at the FF50th, it is not too early to get organized and put a list together.

More details on this topic to follow as the early entry process is finalized.

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FF50th @ Road America: News Release #6
ENGINE RULES
March 19, 2018

The FF50th will be open to Kent and Cortina powered Formula Fords of all ages.

For Formula Ford engine specifications, the VSCDA Technical Requirements for Race Cars follows Monoposto Racing rules which in turn reference the SCCA 2015 GCR. The 2015 SCCA GCR provides stable specifications for Kent and Cortina engines that Monoposto expects to continue referencing going forward.

Rules stability ahead of a big event is a good thing. So that everyone can prepare with confidence, the FF50th will also reference the 2015 SCCA GCR for Kent and Cortina engine rules.

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FF50th @ Road America: News Release #7
CHASSIS ELIGIBILITY
April 2, 2018

The FF50th will be open to Kent (and Cortina) powered Formula Fords of all ages.

The VSCDA Technical Requirements for Race Cars follows Monoposto Racing rules which list eligible Historic (pre 1973) and Club (1973 – 1982) commercially constructed cars. To define chassis eligibility for the rest of the Formula Ford universe, the 2015 SCCA GCR will be referenced.

Just what exactly is a Formula Ford? Everyone knows the basics: a single seat, tubular frame, flat bottom, open wheel racing car. The 2015 SCCA GCR, which is also being referenced for Kent and Cortina engine specifications, will provide the rest of the details.

2018 Early Bird Membership

We are offering our Yearly VSCDA Membership at a discount rate of $100.00 from January 15, 2018 to February 15,2018.  To take advantage of this offer, just click the link below.

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Formula Ford 50th Anniversary Party

The Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA) will be hosting a 50^th anniversary party for Formula Ford at Road America September 18-22, 2019.  The FF50th will headline the 2019 Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival, the VSCDA’s marquee event.

 

The FF50th will be a five-day event starting with registration and tech on Wednesday, paddock load-in and untimed practice on Thursday, qualifications with a group photo on Friday, and concluding with heat and feature races on Saturday and Sunday.  Off-track events will provide multiple opportunities to network, bench race, and consume food and beverage.

 

Open to Kent-powered Formula Fords of all ages, there will be two race groups allowing a total entry of 200 cars.  Tire rules (for both slicks and treads) and licensing requirements are being written for maximum inclusivity.

 

Mike Korneli continues as the ELVF race chairman.  Steve Beeler is organizing the FF50th related aspects of the weekend.

 

For more information, please contact Steve at steve_beeler@ymail.com or (734)560-6031.
More information can be found at:  https://stevebeeler.com/ff50th/

VSCDA Annual Meeting and Banquet

More info here:  https://www.vscda.org/events/annual-meeting-banquet/