Monday, 14 December 2020, 3:33 pm
The North Island Formula Ford Racing group have
purchased a car for aspiring drivers to hone their skills on
and introduce themselves to high end motor racing in an
initiative backed by Hampton Downs.
Over the past half
century some of the biggest names in New Zealand motorsport
have got their start by racing in Formula Ford.
David
Oxton, Greg Murphy, Scott Dixon, Fabian Coulthard, Earl
Bamber, Brendon Hartley, Shane van Gisbergen, Mitch Evans,
Liam Lawson and Billy Frazer to name a few have cut their
teeth in the category.
NIFF and 15 investors,
supported by Hampton Downs, purchased a 2001 Van Diemen