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Formula Vee - "Racing Beetles" from six nations driven

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Created on March 30, 1966

Text:

Anton Konrad

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ZARP MK 1 Formula V (1965) - another competitor

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Racing Beetles from six nations - Hobby drove various Formula Vee racing cars

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Fuchs Formula V (1965) - here with cladding

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Fuchs Formula V (1961) - The Fuchs racer looks attractive even without bodywork

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Fuchs Formula V (1961) - Details of the front construction

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Fuchs Formula V (1961) - Front suspension

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APAL Formula V (1965) - a Belgian design

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Autodynamics Formula V (1965) - this car won the American Formula V championship

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Beachcar Formula V (1965) - next to a Formcar

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H. V. B Formula V (1965) - simple and sleek

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AUSTRO-V Formula V (1965) - this is how the driver sees the cockpit of the Austro-V

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AUSTRO-V Formula V (1965) - the chassis of the German-Austrian co-production

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AUSTRO-V Formula V (1965) - the 28-liter fuel tank is located behind the seat

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Summary

With roaring engines, the lower cars line up on the starting line. The wide straight of the new Hockenheim Motodrom lies ahead of us. The starter raises the flag, 10 seconds to go, 5,4,3,2,1 - start! In 1966, Hobby magazine drove a series of Formula Vee racing cars and described their design principles and driving impressions.

This article contains the following chapters

The special recipes are not revealed
How a Formula Vee car is made
What does Formula Vee want?
Companies promote Formula Vee

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

With roaring engines, the lower cars line up on the starting line. The wide straight of the new Hockenheim Motodrom lies ahead of us. The starter raises the flag, 10 seconds to go, 5,4,3,2,1 - start! The rev counter is at 4500 rpm, I release the clutch and my monoposto shoots off. The first bend is really tight, 12 cars jostle for position and everyone wants to drive on the racing line. One car is carried out of the bend and overturns. Luckily, the crash bar is stable. We drive on the Motodrom's small circuit, which is about 2.6 km long. In the final race of this training day, where the young drivers had plenty of opportunity to familiarize themselves with their Formula Vee racing cars, there are five laps to drive. We also took the opportunity to do a few laps at the wheel of one of these 'people's racers'.

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