1. Must be open wheel
2. Excellent car availability
3. Parts and knowledge are readily available
4. Average skill needed for setup and minor repairs
5. Fairly easy and non time consuming prep between races
6. Affordable to buy
7. Affordable to campaign

Suffice to say, a Formula Ford on DOT tires has proven to be fun, affordable and very, very competitive. During the 2006 season we grew from 2 cars to 15 cars. Now, at the end of 2011 we have 25 cars that are on the tires. Not always possible to get everyone to the track on the same weekend, and some cars are still under construction. It looks like we can count on about 40% participation, so we will keep trying to grow.

 

The 2012 season will be from January to December with the summer June to August off due to the desert heat. After racing 9 weekends during the 2011 season which included travel to Wilcox, 4 sessions each day of the weekend, my total expenditure for tires (2 sets), fuel, entry fee, miscellaneous parts, etc., totaled just over $7,800 (Engine reserve not included, but estimated at $1,750 for the year). Current time on the engine is 68 hours, in discussion with Jay, we are going to try and run the engine to between 90 and 100 hours. Ivey Engines builds a terrific lump and I believe that the 6500 RPM limit goes a long way to making this extended time possible.