The revival of interest in Formula Ford 1600 largely triggered by 40th and 50th (American) anniversary events at Road America in 2009 and 2019, helped along by engine parts availability and cars if not gearboxes in abundant supply, was impacted like all other vintage racing classes by the 2020 COVID...

No less than 53 years after its formation in 1967, Formula Ford 1600 will reach the climax of its season this weekend with the 20th Walter Hayes Trophy event at Silverstone. As always a stellar field has been assembled, which, remarkably given the backdrop of the COVID-19 global pandemic, has...

Oliver Askew and Kyle Kirkwood performed magnificently during Finals Day of the 16th annual Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford 1600 event at Silverstone, finishing second and fourth behind dominant Irishman Niall Murray. The pair couldn't quite match the feat of previous Team USA Scholarship Walter Hayes Trophy winners Conor Daly...

Oliver Askew today made the perfect start to his challenge for the 16th annual Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford 1600 event on the Silverstone National circuit. The 19-year-old from Jupiter, Fla., qualified on the pole for his heat race and romped away to a clear victory as dusk fell. Askew...

Above: Ayrton Senna in a Van Diemen RF81 racing in Formula Ford 1600 in 1981. His teammate that year, Alfonso Toledano Sr., has died. Former driver and Mexican motorsports promoter Alfonso Toledano has died, his son, Alfonso Toledano Jr., announced Monday.Love you forever Alfie.A photo posted by Picho Toledano (@pichotoledano)...

Former single-seater ace and British GT winner Neil Cunningham has lost a brave fight against motor neuron disease at the age of just 53.New Zealander Cunningham arrived in Britain after starting his racing in Australia and soon made his name as a rising star of Formula Ford 1600. Although regularly...

The winners of F1600 championships in England, New Zealand and Scotland will join an expanding group of talented young drivers who be eligible to contest the Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 $200K Scholarship Shootout in 2016. The Shootout will be an unprecedented event, bringing the champions of North American and...

Former Le Mans 24 Hours racer Joey Foster will make an international comeback after an absence of more than three years in the European Le Mans Series opener at Silverstone on April 11.The 32-year-old Briton will contest the maiden race for the new LMP3 prototype category aboard a Ginetta-Nissan entered...