ff zetec vs irish spec vees

[crgmichael]

I am looking into moving out of karts after this year and want to get as much info as possible which would be a better class to be in if you want to move through the ranks all help is welcome

[Ian Sowman]

You might get more useful feedback on this in the Club Level Single Seaters forum.

Presumably you are based in Ireland, given the Irish Vee question. You seem to be comparing an odd couple of formulae given there is no real opportunity to race Zetecs/Duratecs in Ireland, but there is the opportunity to race FF1600.

Where are you looking to do your racing and what do you want to get out of it? Recreation or a career?

[MagnetON]

If you're going to race in Ireland and are coming out of Karts and wish to go down the single seater route in Ireland then Zetec is a dead duck.

Do a season in Vees, bigger grids, plenty of racing and also the chance of multiple races per day (qualifier and final).

If you've the budget then Sheane is really the only other competetive single seater class. FF1600 is a bit fragmented but then you'd also have a car you could race in UK meetings if you had the budget to cross the water now and then.

[Ian Sowman]

I would say that FF1600 is less fragmented than it was even a couple of years ago thanks to the efforts of the committee and grids are on the up in terms of quality and quantity. As MagnetON says, with FF1600 you will have a car that you can race in the UK too, especially in the high-profile end of season spectaculars. Many Irish drivers already do this, and we love them for it.

[Ian Sowman]

The other thing to consider, I guess, is this Formula Five - but I have yet to see how that is shaping up.

[crgmichael]

well hopefully for a career which class would prepair me more before i go abroad ,

[ss_collins]

Vee is a growing category, teaches you bout close racing (too close perhaps in ireland) and overtaking - something a lot of slick and wings boy need to learn.

I'm also very taken with FBMW but think its stupidly overriced

[crgmichael]

what do you think is the best chassis for vees was looking at the leastones what would the bugets be like for a front runner in vees 10 15k whats the driving abilty like in fbmw thanks in advance

[Pete Fenelon]

Originally Posted by ss_collins

Vee is a growing category, teaches you bout close racing (too close perhaps in ireland) and overtaking - something a lot of slick and wings boy need to learn.

I'm also very taken with FBMW but think its stupidly overriced

FBMW will teach a young driver a lot about the presentational and marketing aspects of motorsport. On the basis of the races I've seen in it though the cars have a bit too much grip and not enough power -- they're OK somewhere like Thruxton where they're essentially flat-out but elsewhere they're often a bit boring to watch because of too much tyre and wing.