On episode 173 of Inside the SCCA, we connect with Formula F driver Ricky Simpson. I first met Ricky at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. It was late on a Saturday night, and they were working to fix an electrical gremlin. It was Ricky, his uncle and about a dozen super-friendly family...

If you're unfamiliar with the IHRA JR Race Car Junior Dragster series, this 2009 video is a good introduction to what is arguably the most successful program in all of motorsports that allows young drivers to compete at the same tracks, using essentially the same rules, as their full-sized counterparts.Though...