Van Diemen International, Ltd. is a British race car manufacturer based in Snetterton, Norfolk, England. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Snetterton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area...

The company has a reputation for high-volume production runs of its cars, the most well-known of which is its series of Formula Ford chassis, which have been at the forefront of that class of motorsport for over 20 years. Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...

Van Diemen was founded in 1973 by Ross Ambrose and Ralph Firman Sr., whose children Marcos Ambrose, Ralph Firman Jr. and Natasha Firman have since gone on to have successful racing careers. The company's name comes from the island of Tasmania, Australia, which was formerly known as Van Diemen's Land and is where Ambrose was born and lived before moving to the UK to co-found the company. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. ... Ralph Firman (born 20 May 1975) is a racing driver from Britain, although racing under Irish citizenship (his mother Angela is Irish) and an Irish-issued racing licence. ... Natasha Firman is an English racing driver, and was the winner of the inaugural Formula Woman championship in 2004. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Van Diemens Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. ...

As well as Formula Ford, Van Diemen builds cars for Formula Ford 2000 and Formula Mazda series. The company's purpose-built manufacturing facility is located on the grounds of Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, allowing racing teams to test the cars literally right off the production line. Formula Mazda is a low cost Formula Racing series. ... Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. ...

In 2002, Van Diemen International was bought by Don Panoz and is now part of his Élan Motorsport Technologies group. Dr. Don (Donald) Panoz was born February 13, 1935, in Alliance, Ohio. ... Élan Motorsport Technologies is an umbrella company containing the race car manufacturing companies owned by the Panoz Motor Sports Group. ...

External links

• Van Diemen International official website