bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
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Formula ford festival this weekend just gone,
The driver/friend of mine that i was helping finished 2nd!
he hasnt raced in 12 months since last years festival where he finished 3rd in his 5th ever FF race.
This year he done one better by reaching 2nd, was a very good weekend!
1st heat he won
semi - he came 3rd
final - started 6th and finished 2nd
here are some pics
heat 1 - darren 2nd in pic!
now in front
on podium
the car
after the final
Right please think about this now -
to run a formula ford 1600 for a season is about 20k, darren has no money at all, between friends and family he scraped enough to pay for the hire of the car and tyres and fuel and entrance fees to the festival. and he came 2nd!! There are guys out there who spend 30k+ a season on racing and they come 3rd etc+, this goes to show what raw talent and passion darren has compared to some of the others.
It amazes me what one boy (19) can do with such a little budget in one weekend!
Were now attempting to sort a year for him by raising the cash and sorting sponsors, so if any of you know of someone/company that may be able to help please contact me,
[Edited on 24-10-2005 by bradfincham]
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bradfincham
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Also for anyone that knows much about racing will agree formula ford 1600 is posibly the closest racing fomula there is, darren won by 0.2s,
and if you have never seen 4 single seaters abreast heading into paddock hill bend and druids, go see a FF1600 race 
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TNM
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i know of a FF1600 that might be forsale if hes intrested 
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bradfincham
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problem is mate - cash, i mean there is no money in the kitty!!
What he dreams of is a drive in the new 1600 duratec championship next year 
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TNM
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im not sure what year the car is. It belongs to my uncle. He did a arrive and drive thing for some bloke and then the guy hiring the car ran out of money after he had spent a fortune having the engine rebuilt by some company in ireland.
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bradfincham
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ah right try find out for us if you get a chance!
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TNM
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I'll give him a ring when i remember. Hes down your way any way!
He lives in Beckenham in Kent so his garage cant be that far away.
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bradfincham
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ah right im sure that darren will know the car as he lives next to brands!
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Paul_J
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That's always the way though - Money.
It pisses me off when I read stories about rich spoilt kids who just say 'I wanna race cars' - so their daddy pays for the best (previous year winning car) and gets the best team and the best people to train and guide the kid.
Then the kid comes in the middle somewhere and they're like wow! yet they'll be people with more talent but not the funds at the back, because they're cars are old, not as good and not as reliable!
Sucks - but thats the way the world is.
Paul J
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Kiddy_Corsa
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What are the top speed of these things?
What about bhp, 0-60mph etc
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dna23
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they're scary those things i was out in one similar the other weekend and they didn't limit them - cacked my pants i'm used to x12xe power now 0-60 in 5 seconds
congratulations to him and it does show as u said u can achieve anything if u set ure mind to it
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Originally posted by Kiddy_Corsa
What are the top speed of these things?
What about bhp, 0-60mph etc
one i went in was about 100bhp 1.6L Engine, 0-60 in 5 secs and weighed around 450kg
[Edited on 24-10-2005 by dna23]
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bradfincham
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115 bhp ish,
0-60 sub 5 seconds,
top whack 135 mph
they use a 1600cc kent engine
and weight feck all!!
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