{"id":498493,"date":"2019-11-22T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=97558"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:27:34","slug":"formula-ford-turns-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/formula-ford-turns-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula Ford Turns 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>For the majority of VR&#8217;s readers, 2019 has been the 50th anniversary of Formula Ford, although it actually started in England in 1967. The nativity stories vary, but most come down to racing schools putting a perky standard engine into a racecar to create something that students could use and which was a lot cheaper to maintain than a Formula Three car (the then entry level to single-seat road racing.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_689906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-689906\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-689906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1297636_50-Years-of-Formula-Ford-will-be-celebrated-at-the-2017-Silverstione-Classic-2-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-689906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">50 years of Formula Ford was celebrated at the 2017 Silverstone Classic in epic numbers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If a new category catches on it is because it is right for its period. The 1960s was a time when affluence increased and motor sport expanded. The decade saw karting take off and race driver schools flourish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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