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Sharon, CT - Soon to be 17 year-old American Colin Thompson is set to run the inaugural edition of the F1600 Formula F Championship Series in a Swift DB6 with Honda Fit power. So far, 47 drivers are registered for the inaugural season. The high school junior grew up on a farm in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. Thompson began his racing career at the age of five, and competed in the VW TDI Cup last year, becoming the youngest driver to race in that series. Thompson also brings an abundance of quarter midget experience to the grid.
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Sharon, CT- Count em – not two, four, six, or even eight chassis manufacturers are represented on the current number-reservation list, but 10. Ten race car manufacturers are going to do battle over the course of the inaugural F1600 Formula F Championship Series season with 46 numbers reserved and two different engine options in the Honda Fit or Ford Kent
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F2000Series.com and F1600Series.com sit down for an unedited game of 21 questions with Series Managing Director Michael Rand.
Q: You haven’t put on a race since before Labor Day, but the off-season has been filled with positive news and press. What’s been the highlight so far?
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New York- NY – When the inaugural F1600 Formula F Championship Series wraps up in Watkins Glen in October, the champions name will be permanently added to the new championship trophy, the Dangerous Cargo Cup. The trophy was donated by E.J. Generotti, a long time Formula F driver, and unveiled in Orlando two weeks ago at the F1600 meeting during the Performance Racing Industry trade show.
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Orlando, FL – Series owners, officials, teams, drivers, sponsors and more gathered at the PRI (Performance Racing Industry) trade show in Orlando to discuss the latest developments and news regarding the F2000 Championship Series and the new F1600 Formula F Championship Series.
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Sharon, CT – Just two weeks after initial registration opened for the first ever F1600 Formula F Championship Series in 2011, 31 drivers have already reserved numbers for what is appearing to be a massive inaugural season grid in 2011. A number of chassis are represented on the initial list, including Van Diemen, Swift, Piper, Mondiale, Citation, Bowman and Crossle.
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Fast Forward/Piper Race Cars is gearing up for the inaugural season of the F1600 Formula F Championship Series, according to Doug Learned Sr. and son Doug Jr., who build both Piper chassis and a variety of race car parts, among other things.
