Formula III Racing In North America

By: Harry C. Reynolds .

Book Description

This detailed illustrated history describes the emergence in North America of the 500cc displacement road racing cars known as Fills.

The story begins with the first competition appearance of a FIII car in the U.S, and continues on right up to the current vintage racing scene. Includes descriptions of the cars, courses, organizations and people involved. The vast differences in Fill racing on the east coast is contrasted with the west coast.

Appendices cover the FIII related organizations, information on the surviving cars and more. A highly informative read on a little known segment of road racing in North America.

Introduction

Formula Three competition in the United Kingdom began with a hillclimb at Prescott, July 27-28, 1946. It was here that the Coopers, father and son, introduced their 500cc Cooper-JAP to the public. The story of the early years in the U.K. has been told earlier, often and better elsewhere and will not be repeated here. For coverage of these early years of FIII the reader is directed to the excellent 1951 book by C.A.N. May (1910-1984), Formula 3 -A Record of 500c.c. Racing. By 1950, the sport had grown in popularity with competitors and spectators in the U.K., and the F.I.A. recognized the 500cc cars as its "Formula III." Our North American story begins with a race that year in Ontario, Canada, involving a lone Cooper FIII car.

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