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Some of the cars
had 1500 cc. engines and thus were actually Formula 2 cars under FIA rules.
They ran in the same races as the Formula Juniors and added diversity to
the grids.
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| Ed Freutel drove this
1500cc. Climax powered Cooper T-51 F2 car to second place overall in the
Formula car race at Santa Barbara on Sept. 2-3, 1961. |
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These 1500cc. MG Specials
of Nels Miller #99 and #26 Walter Huff were survivors of another
era in California racing-- the early 1950s.
They battled on even terms
all weekend at Santa Barbara on Sept. 2-3, 1961. |
| Website visitor Dan Wilson of Colorado Springs adds:
"A picture on the "More Formula Juniors 4" page has some history
behind it. The yellow #99 car is the olde Ken
Miles R1 MG special, and the hidden orange #26 car is the very similar
Bud Hand MG special. Both started as sports cars in the fifties, and both
were campaigned as 1500 Formula II cars, often running side by side. The
Hand car was wrecked at Vaca Valley later in it's career. Thanks
for the great website!" |
| Diverse cars exit the
hairpin at Santa Barbara.
Bill Shaw's odd DKW-powered
"Cockroach" leads Freutel in the F2 Cooper and Rob Nethercutt in his #201
Lotus Mk.20 |
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