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Old 16 Apr 2002, 14:46 (Ref:262185)   #1
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Formula Vauxhall Juniors

Is there anywhere I can find information on past FVJ championships, especially 1999 and the last 2000 season. Does anyone know where most of the cars have gone, I heard a rumour of them going to Sweden as school cars! I know there are four in Monoposto, so there must be plenty lying around! They have to be one of the sexiest sounding single seaters ever!
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 14:58 (Ref:262198)   #2
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http://www.race-cars.co.uk/marque/marque.html

Seems these guys have a few for sale
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 18:14 (Ref:262377)   #3
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I miss vauxhall juniors . Tomas Sheckter and Pizzonia gave good showing a few years back .
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 18:20 (Ref:262378)   #4
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Ah, what a wonderful championship. I particularly enjoyed the Mullen-Burti-Wheldon year myself. '96 I think it was.
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 19:00 (Ref:262411)   #5
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Does anyone know if as a club racer they are any cheaper to run than a Formula Ford Kent. Also are they as fun to drive.
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 19:17 (Ref:262422)   #6
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Spinner,

The 2000 champion was Robert Huff, now in Renault Clios driving for either John Bintcliffe or Tim Sugden.

The 1999 Champ was either Ryan Dalziel or Gary Paffet (probably neither of them actually).
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 23:09 (Ref:262623)   #7
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1996 - Tim Mullen (My dad engineered for Kirkaldy)
1997 - Doug Bell (He engineered for Bell)
1998 - Antonio Pizzonia (He engineered for Scheckter)
1999 - Gary Paffett (Paffet used my dads setups)

So anyone who is using a junior I could get you the best setups!!

I miss them too the later ones with the 16v engines sounded really good when they drove past. I think they would be a good chassis to use in Formula Four as well.
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 23:12 (Ref:262625)   #8
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ooo just remembered some more i think

1991 - Franchitti (my dad engineered for Kane and Alessandrini)
1992 - Kane (I think, my dad worked in spain that year so im not too sure)
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 23:37 (Ref:262641)   #9
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1992 was Martin O Connell
1994 - Peter Dumbreck
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 23:47 (Ref:262646)   #10
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1995 - Marc Hynes
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Old 16 Apr 2002, 23:52 (Ref:262647)   #11
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And of course
1993 - Ralph Firman
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 06:57 (Ref:262742)   #12
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Well seeing those names who have won the championship in the past , says alot about vauxhall juniors doesnt it .

I think we should campaign for its resurrection !
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 07:57 (Ref:262768)   #13
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A campaign to bring them back would be great! There are only four racing now in the country, all in Monoposto.

Philip House, been racing it since 2000.
Richard Barstow, new this year
Steven Griffin, ex Alfa racer
Jeffery Evans,who competed in them at Jim Russell back in 96.

Tony Simpson. I have spoken to Philip House, who ran it since 2000, and he says they are more fun to drive then ffords, and relitively cheap. In two years since an engine rebuild, the car has been run at over 30 race meeting, 25 test sessions, 3 hillclimbs at Harewood and a sprint race. The only thing he has changed is the oil drive belt and a cambelt. Obviously regular filter and oil changes though.

SO BRING EM BACK!!!
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 14:52 (Ref:263157)   #14
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I think we should campaign for its resurrection !
That sounds great . lets do it .
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 15:55 (Ref:263200)   #15
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no.........you can't go back
let's mention the rockers that break on the kerbs, the outmoded rocker suspension itself, and the older type (less structurally sound and safe) spaceframe chassis
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 16:08 (Ref:263210)   #16
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I ran A few and they were Fab , but never fear they wont make a return, but why not the old FF2000 now they were MEGA
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 17:04 (Ref:263269)   #17
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1992 was Martin O Connell
1994 - Peter Dumbreck
You also say Kane won in 1992
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 18:53 (Ref:263405)   #18
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How strange.. I logged on to post a topic about FVJ.. where have they all gone? there must have been dozens made, and now you just don't see them about.

Cars that I have seen for sale are cheap, I've been told that they're far cheap than FF to run.
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Old 17 Apr 2002, 19:28 (Ref:263424)   #19
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Yes I said Kane at first cos I was doing it from memory to start with and as I was only 8 at the time I was not very accurate
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Old 18 Apr 2002, 08:26 (Ref:263729)   #20
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Just found out that 20 of the cars are definitely in sweden and are used as school experience cars. Better than our tired old formula firsts!!
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