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Originally Posted by GCCheddaris
I can only think of Formula Ford manufacturer Spectrum .
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The S5000 car is also manufactured by Spectrum. However they do not have the capability to manufacture carbon tubs, so they are just fabricating all the bolt-on bits to go around an imported Ligier-Onroak Formula 3 tub.
The car also runs a local Hollinger gearbox instead of a Hewland or X-Trac, which is a nice touch.
It seems wildly unfeasible to expect more than one manufacturer, given the class is all about being as cost effective as possible! Hence the 5L lightly tuned road car engine, only making 580bhp and only costing around $20,000 (what, about 1/6th the price of a typical racing V8 engine for an open wheeler like a GP2 or Formula Nippon or 3000?).
The target price for a complete car is around $300,000... Less than a v8 supercar and half as much as a gt3 car --- potentially a good deal for a "proper" racing car, assuming there is enough series profile to attract sposorship.
The running cost will be far, far less than 1.2m euro budget for Formula 2... Albeit the car is far less sophisticated.