AUTOSPORT gets a Formula Ford wake-up call
AUTOSPORT's resident racer BEN ANDERSON has decided to make the switch from Formula Vee to Formula Ford. He's aiming to improve as a driver, but got more than he bargained for at the Brands Hatch Festival and Silverstone's Walter Hayes Trophy
Competing in my first Formula Ford Festival was a humbling experience.
It was an absolute coup for organisers to return the Festival to its Kent-engined roots (giving the 1950s-developed engine top billing for the first time since 1992) and many said it was the most competitive edition in years.
The entry didn't top 50 cars, but the quality was outstanding.
Never have I started on the back row of a grid because I genuinely deserved to be there, but that's where I found myself lining up for the 42nd Formula Ford Festival Final. But for the misfortune of Zacharie Robichon and Patrick McKenna in my semi-final, I wouldn't have been there at all!
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