Avon Tyres Northern and Super Classic Formula Ford Championship

About the Avon Tyres Northern and Super Classic Formula Ford Championship

One of the longest standing categories in motorsport, Formula Ford has been the ideal proving ground for nurturing young, up and coming talent for more than 50 years and still continues to produce superstars of future today. Lack of aerodynamic aids means drivers learn how to set up and drive a race car purely on mechanical grip, teaching them valuable lessons that will stay with them for the rest of their racing careers.

The Northern & Super Classic Championship is a much loved and well supported regional Formula Ford series that mainly visits North Western based venues such as Oulton Park in Cheshire and Anglesey in North Wales. This championship has a loyal following by several drivers, who regularly compete against one another in intense single-seater combat.

The 2021 edition sees the series run as a standalone championship once more after it was amalgamated onto the National Formula Ford calendar for the truncated 2020 schedule. Once again there will be five points scoring classes – the P Class for the more contemporary chassis built in 1999 or sooner, while the four Super Classic classes cater to any and all permitted Kent engined chassis built before 1998. Not just a name, these classes mean that effectively any year of Formula Ford chassis is eligible to compete, including those that were built in the early to mid-90s that otherwise didn’t have many places to race previously.

Alongside the main championship tables, there are also typically contests for the Champion of Oulton and Star of Anglesey titles as well, and in 2021 there will also be the revival of the Star of Mallory competition with four scheduled race days at Mallory Park and cash prizes on offer for those successful. Any driver who competes in rounds at these circuits respectively will score points towards these individual championships as well as the main Northern & Super Classic class titles. These are perfect for drivers who can’t commit to a full season, but still wish to compete for something by running selected rounds.

Photos by Rachel Bourne.