And.... what's the worst?

Geva-Nelson · 17 Sep 2007, 23:15 (Ref:2016311)

might as well open another one: What is the worst FF?

If Swift rocked in the nineties, they really got it wrong in 2000. That car was just horrible when u ran it. Also, the delta that my dad got new and actually broke in half after a couple of races deserves a mention!

Triple J Motorsport · 18 Sep 2007, 10:09 (Ref:2016657)

RF84 horrible

Eddy V · 18 Sep 2007, 11:10 (Ref:2016732)

Was that the one called Pterodactyl, or was that the VanDiemen RF83? Horrible thing that was.

Walshy · 18 Sep 2007, 11:16 (Ref:2016737)

Got to be an RF'87 surely.

The only one's that do work are the one's adapted to the '89

Triple J Motorsport · 18 Sep 2007, 12:09 (Ref:2016819)

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Originally Posted by Eddy V

Was that the one called Pterodactyl, or was that the VanDiemen RF83? Horrible thing that was.

RF83 was last of the front rads massive rear with built in air scoop.

Ross Cheaver run his with out the back won most rounds of the COB and roll out of the 83 festival at paddock one of the biggest FF crashes I seen.

RF84 was long and narrow drivers with "stairs" in the rear body

Both were some of the worst VD built hardly see any around now.

My father lead his heat ahead of works RF83 in his 80FF Ray.

Alan Raine · 18 Sep 2007, 12:46 (Ref:2016867)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple J Motorsport

RF83 was last of the front rads massive rear with built in air scoop.

Ross Cheaver run his with out the back won most rounds of the COB and roll out of the 83 festival at paddock one of the biggest FF crashes I seen.

RF84 was long and narrow drivers with "stairs" in the rear body

Both were some of the worst VD built hardly see any around now.

My father lead his heat ahead of works RF83 in his 80FF Ray.

Fortunately for VD they went back to the drawing board and produced the RF85. Neat compact and very effective unlike the 84 tank!

Alan Raine · 18 Sep 2007, 12:48 (Ref:2016872)

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Originally Posted by Triple J Motorsport

My father lead his heat ahead of works RF83 in his 80FF Ray.

Out of interest who is your father?

Triple J Motorsport · 18 Sep 2007, 13:24 (Ref:2016923)

Ted Whitbourn

Remember the rows about the wing profile table fitted to the rear body work on the original RF85

Alan Raine · 18 Sep 2007, 13:59 (Ref:2016967)

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Originally Posted by Triple J Motorsport

Ted Whitbourn

Remember the rows about the wing profile table fitted to the rear body work on the original RF85

I don't remember the rows but remember how quick your Dad was. Formula Ford was cracking at Brands in those days.

Triple J Motorsport · 19 Sep 2007, 08:43 (Ref:2017667)

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Originally Posted by Alan Raine

I don't remember the rows but remember how quick your Dad was. Formula Ford was cracking at Brands in those days.

Yes it was qualification races sometimes.

Changing it to Kent and making it 50% or 60% Lydden started it's decline, then adding FFZetec nearly killed it. MSV was fantastic if only JP had comitted to year two we could be back to full grids at Brands.

Now MS is really a Midlands / Silverstone based championship with only one Brands round a year.

JohnMiller · 19 Sep 2007, 08:56 (Ref:2017678)

VD RF87?
VD RF83?
Mygale SJ02?
Reynard FF85?

Graz · 19 Sep 2007, 11:55 (Ref:2017847)

Reynard FF85 was truly awful as I recall

Triple J Motorsport · 19 Sep 2007, 13:29 (Ref:2017939)

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Originally Posted by Graz

Reynard FF85 was truly awful as I recall

Ugly and no one could make it work price of 84 Reynards went mad as people tried to buy them back. That was a nice car Sala Russian Green racing?

Heard years later Adrian said FF85 was very complex and complicated but the principle was good!

Alan Raine · 19 Sep 2007, 16:47 (Ref:2018090)

Was that the car that had honeycomb ally sheets bolted to the side of the chassis?

Eddy V · 19 Sep 2007, 18:36 (Ref:2018155)

Reynard 85

Dunzer · 19 Sep 2007, 20:47 (Ref:2018274)

I remember reading an interview with Eddie Irvine around the time he first drove with Jordan in F1 and he reckoned that his worst motorsport moment up to that point was driving a Quest in FF1600......I believe Johnny Herbert won the Festival in one in '85? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Dunzer

Walshy · 19 Sep 2007, 23:10 (Ref:2018374)

There is one Reynard '85 doing the rounds at the moment that is pretty good...........and not far off the pace...........

See Stuart Dix in the Pre '90 Formula Ford. Although, the only thing that tells you it's an '85 is the bodywork. It is a master craft of adaptation. Some of the engineering on it is superb and it's working. First in class at Anglesey and 5th overall.

Not bad!

Hubble · 20 Sep 2007, 03:30 (Ref:2018440)

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Originally Posted by Triple J Motorsport

MSV was fantastic if only JP had comitted to year two we could be back to full grids at Brands

...if only the drivers had given the series the support it deserved in the first year......

Graz · 20 Sep 2007, 11:54 (Ref:2018830)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunzer

I remember reading an interview with Eddie Irvine around the time he first drove with Jordan in F1 and he reckoned that his worst motorsport moment up to that point was driving a Quest in FF1600......I believe Johnny Herbert won the Festival in one in '85? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Dunzer

I think you're correct. It was quite a result.

FFmygale · 20 Sep 2007, 19:54 (Ref:2019192)

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Originally Posted by Hubble

...if only the drivers had given the series the support it deserved in the first year......

........If only the championship had been organised/notified to drivers earlier in the season then maybe it would have had greater support. As it was I think a lot of people had already made their plans

Triple J Motorsport · 24 Sep 2007, 12:51 (Ref:2021715)

Spot on Neil

And so many more said they would compete the following year

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