This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Formula Vee in 1963. In order to honor this venerable driver’s series, Road America and DRE/WREP have organized the Formula Vee 40th Birthday Party Celebration to be held at Elkhart Lake,Wisconsin’s Road America on June 19-22.
Founded in 1963, Formula Vee was created to be an affordable driver’s series that would help train up-and-coming open-wheeled drivers in inexpensive racecars based on Volkswagen Beetle components. Some of the many stars that cut their teeth in Formula Vee include Chris Amon, Adrian Fernandez, Jacques Lazier, and Formula One World Champion, Jochen Rindt.
“We anticipate between 100 and 200 Formula Vees from all over the U.S.,” says Butch Deer of DRE/WREP. “It’s a great opportunity to see a purpose-built racecar that was developed to produce American racecar drivers.”
The Formula Vee 40th Birthday Party Celebration will be held as part of the SCCA’s Chicago region June Sprints and will feature races for current and vintage Formula Vees as well as a Saturday evening party, special paddock area and commemorative items. Additional information is available by calling (630) 213-1010 or by e-mail at maqkendall@aol.com
