Formula V Air Racing

This video describes the steps required to obtain a Provisional Clubman Circuit (PCC) Licence in order to participate in Formula Vee Racing Events. Related Links: Motorsport Australia Competition Licences: Motorsport Australia General Requirements for Cars and Drivers – Schedule K Markings on Automobile: Formula Vee Australia Formula Vee WA Formula …

Air racing action at the Crystal Pepsi Championship Air Races, held at the Dayton Ohio Airshow in July, 1993. Four heat races were held, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. There were three different heat race winners, and we also see an interview with legendary air racing pilot Steve …

Coverage of the International Formula One (IF1) and Formula V class air races held at Double Eagle II Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 11-12, 1988. Shown are the three races on Sunday June 12 – the IF1 Silver Race, the Formula V Championship Race and the IF1 Gold …

Long Island, New York On June 23, 1997, Two planes racing in an airshow over an eastern Long Island airport yesterday collided in midair killing one pilot, whose craft crashed and burst into flames in front of 15,000 spectators. Dick Goodlett, 51, of Louisville, Ky., suffered burns over 90% of …

The final Formula V class air race event for the 1996 season. Dave Patterson and Charlie Terry battle it out for the win and the Formula V National Championship

Rare footage with Steve Wittman, early proponent of the Formula V class, flying in his last race at the age of 85! Steve’s Witt’s V was the first completed racer in the class and is now at the EAA museum in Oshkosh. For more on the original Formula V organization …

There isn’t much on the web about FV air racing. Condensed from over an hour of footage, we hope this footage saved by racer/builder Ed Fisher is inspiring. Many of these planes, and others like it, are being restored to compete again. Formula V is not dead! For more FV …

Dave Patterson dominates the field during the Championship Air Race at at DuPage Airshow. Formula Vees – the fastest Volkswagen powered vehicles ever built. This vid was digitized from an old VHS copy of a copy, so the resolution has suffered, especially the audio.

Formula Vee was concieved as an entry level class by famed air race pilot Steve Wittman. Aircraft were restricted to a “box rule,” with 75 square feet of wing area, fixed landing gear, a fixed-pitch prop, and a 1600CC Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Active from 1977 to 1997, the class produced, …