1962 Formula Junior

[kylekosir]

Probbly belongs in the racing formum, but a classic open wheel car i have alwayzd love was the 1962 Formula Juniors. Front engine only 600lbs with-out the driver. A friend of mine has one with a Cooper engine. Only 90hp. But they should do look nice. I don't know the chassis name but it looks like the picture below. Its a shame they dont race em as an official stepping stone to Formula 1. But they do race em as a historic event. Jochen Ridt and Jim Clark also used it to Move up to Formula 1.
Well any question or comment feel free, i will try to answer them to my best of knowledge.

[henk4]

we have an article on Juniors under preparation, with lots of shots from different cars. The series ran from 1958 to 1963, and while the first cars where indeed the front engined ones of which you show a picture, later on the rear engined cars took over and by 1962 the series was so much dominated by factory teams from Lotus and Cooper, that it had lost its purpose as an entry base for motorsports. It was continued as the F3, 1000 cc, but the initial charm (and its role as a breeding ground for new constructors) had disappeared almost alltogether. Probably few people know that already in 1960, Laurie Bond presented a full monocoque FJ, (two years ahead of the Lotus 25), which also featured front wheel drive....