They use either the Since 2011 SCCA Club Racing has allowed the Swift 016.a and Mazda-Cosworth MZR, albeit with an inlet restrictor to maintain parity with the older Toyota-powered cars. Datsun 1600 sohc, Fiat 124 dohc, Ford 1500/1600 pushrod, Lotus Ford dohc (i.e 'twin cam'), Porsche 1582 pushrod and the Ford-Cosworth BDA. Races in South East Asia were generally limited to 1600cc from 1973 onwards until the Macau GP formally adopted Formula Pacific in 1977. -Formula Atlantic’s 4A-GE N2 -AE101 (AE101 20V Silvertop) (Toyota’s TRD Group A engine, a version of 4AGEU) The engine below is the Formula Atlantic’s 4AGE N2 (I cant find the AE101) Both WCAR and ECAR ran races for a while until the two series were merged under Vicki's management in 1991. The latest in a long line of television celebrities to enter this series—starting with A few women have chosen to participate in Atlantic racing under the Toyota Atlantic or Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda banner. creation of Formula B in 1965.The definitive Formula Atlantic version of the BDA was the BDD and this was the sole engine for use in the US WCAR/ECAR series until Toyota took In 1990 it became Toyota Atlantic as the Toyota 4A-GE engine was mandated and in 1998 a spec chassis was introduced, the Swift 008.a. Based on the Ford 116E pushrod engine and originally designed by Harry Regulations. 1980 Carl Haas team spare. 1979 March 79B Formula Atlantic Ex- Don Breidenbach/Tropicana Hotels pro series car for 1979. March 722/75B (Damien Magee): Vern Schuppan raced in the Players Canadian Formula Atlantic series in 1975 in a March 722 prepared by Rick Shea's Shea Racing. As of 2017 most nationals competitors were running the 016.a-Mazda combination. Driver On October 31, 2008, an official announcement was made that the Atlantic Championship series had been purchased by Ben Johnston, an Atlanta area businessman and one-time Atlantic racer.Atlantic Championship races have previously been shown on multiple networks, including Web video of events has also historically been available on the series website, and the series also has its own official In early 2010, Atlantic Championship personnel publicized several features intended to attract new drivers and retain existing racers and teams. As of 2017 most nationals competitors were running the 016.a-Mazda combination. Formula Atlantic is a specification of open-wheel racing car developed in the 1970s. 2002-2005 Michael Kennedy. The Toyota Atlantic Series ran on road courses, ovals, street courses and airports in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Simultaneously, Vicki established Pro-Motion Agency Ltd as the organizing and managing body to run the series and had SCCA as the sanctioning body. The success of the series brought it the sponsorship and engine development of Toyota Motor Corporation in 1989 under its North American competition division, Later races were sanctioned by CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) when CART bought Pro-Motion Agency Ltd. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
WCAR had originally sprung up with the FIA's "Formula Mondial" championship and when that folded prematurely, WCAR became Atlantic racing in the United States. Canada moved to the British regulations and name in 1974, and Formula Atlantic became the major racing category in Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand during the 1970s. This 1998 Swift 008/014 Formula Atlantic race car was purchased new for use in the Pro-Atlantic Series by Lynx Racing. Building the 1600cc Toyota 4AGE engine, Hasselgren won the Formula Atlantic “TRD Engine Builder of the Year” award for 8 consecutive years, 1996-2003, before becoming the Series Spec Engine Builder for 2004 and 2005. Formula Ford and F3 cars supplemented the grid at the first race and most of the cars this season were converted F2, F3 or even Formula Ford cars. It was used in single-seater racing cars as early as 1963 and was one of the spurs to the Description. Australian National Formula 2 was for 1600cc cars from 1969 onwards, firstly to F2 rules, then for twin-cams and later using single-cam engines such as the VW Golf. As of 2009, the series offers an unrestricted $1 million prize to the season champion, $500,000 to the runner-up, and $250,000 to the third-place finisher on the season. The BDA, homologated for Group 2 at 1601cc, would need to be reduced in capacity but would quickly prove to be the dominant engine. (Source: Autocar 17 Dec 1970 p23)A very similar Formula Pacific later emerged in New Zealand and Japan but Australian Formula 2 stayed with the 2006 Swift 016 Formula Atlantic Formula Atlantic Swift Frame Number: 018 Logbook: 83-2091 Condition: Very Good. It was open to Its place was taken by a SCCA-sanctioned series which spread from the west coast of the US to become a national series. Formula Atlantic; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Although there was no lack of cars or engines, Formula Atlantic started slowly due to uncertainty over whether the new formula could succeed between F2 and F3.