Formula Vee is a popular single-seater junior motor racing formula, with relatively low-costs in comparison to Formula Ford or Formula BMW. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Formula racing is a form of motorsport where the type of automobiles used is regulated by a formula. ... Formula Ford is a single seater class in motor sport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...

It is based on a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle. The engine, transmission, front suspension, brakes and wheels are stock or modified stock parts. The chassis is a tube fame design and the body is fiberglass. The intention of this class is that the average person could build and maintain the car. The VW Type 1, which was called the Beetle or Bug or Käfer (in German), is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, one of the best known cars from Germany, and one of the most recognisable and distinctive cars in the world. ...

Primarily a class in the Sports Car Club of America many other organizations have adopted the Formula Vee as a class. Over the years the rules have evolved to improve performance, lower cost, or to allow replacement of discontinued parts. The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rally, and autocross in the United States It runs many different programs for both amateur and professional racers. ...

In 2005, a car ready to race would cost about US$18,000. The car could be bought as a kit for about US$8,000, minus the Volkswagen parts. It costs approximately US$700 per race to maintain. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

A top running Formula Vee will go 120 mph (190 kph) and corner at about 1.3 g. It weighs 1040 pounds (470 kg) with driver (US specs).

Each year FV is one of the classes at the SCCA Runoffs(TM) that awards a National Championship.

Variants of the Formula Vee rules exist in the Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Germany and New Zealand.

A related category, Formula Super Vee, evolved, using the water-cooled 1.6 litre VW four-cylinder engine in higher-tech and faster cars that initially drew much from Formula Ford practice, but later started to bear more kinship to Formula Three or Formula Atlantic chassis. This was successful in Europe for a while, but much more popular in the USA where it ran until the late 1980s. Formula Ford is a single seater class in motor sport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ... The Toyota Atlantic Championship is an auto racing series with races throughout North America. ...

External links

[1] Australian Formula Vee Web Site New Zealand Formula First (nee Formula Vee)