FORMULA FORD WINNER TO DRIVE DJR MUSTANG

By Heath McAlpine

Date posted: May 18, 2021

The winner of this year’s Australian Formula Ford Championship will receive a test drive with title winning Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing in 2022.

It follows a Formula Ford workshop conducted last week to discuss the future of the long-running, developmental category in Australia.

Planned for early 2022, the test will take place at Queensland Raceway in one DJR’s Ford Mustangs, which are currently raced by Formula Ford graduates Will Davison and Anton De Pasquale.

“It’s important to recognise and foster development pathways in Australian motorsport, and to that end, we are delighted to support the Formula Ford Association,” said Chairman and CEO of DJR Ryan Story.

“Formula Ford has always been a great development ground for drivers, and we look forward to supporting the Championship throughout the 2021 season.”

Formula Ford administrator Phil Marrinon was excited to reveal the opportunity.

“We are excited and thankful for this very generous offer from DJR that will no doubt be an even greater incentive to all our competing drivers in this year’s series,” he said.

Debuting as in Australia in 1969, before becoming a national championship a year later, Formula Ford has long been heralded as a key development pathway on the way to motor sport’s top classes, including Formula 1 and Supercars.

Craig Lowndes, Steven Richards, Larry Perkins, Mark Webber, Jason Bright and many more have graduated from the junior formula on Australian shores, while three quarters of the Supercars grid have completed their apprenticeship in the category.

The undefeated Thomas Sargent leads the title ahead of this weekend’s round at Wakefield Park.

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