Welcome to the home of Andy Powell Racing
This site is dedicated to the latest news and events in the world of Classic Formula Ford 1600, FF2000 and Classic Clubmans racing in the UK.
Our FF1600, FF2000 and Classic Clubmans sports cars and drivers compete in nationwide championships. Our cars are built and prepared in our Surrey based workshops to the highest standards, by a team with a combined experience of over 50 years in the motor racing business.
Please browse this site and visit the links. If you have any comments on the site or wish to have any more details or information on future events please email me: info@andypowellracing.co.uk or call 07984449824
www.andypowellracing.co.uk Team & supporters at Silverstone WHT November 2009
Get Well Soon
All at andypowellracing.co.uk wish Chief Mechanic Stuee a speedy recovery following a broken leg sustained in a canoeing accident a couple of weeks ago. We will miss you this weekend at Snetterton (the first race missed in 3 years) and hope you make it back on track for Pembrey in mid August. GET WELL SOON MATE.
July News
Snetterton Classic FF1600 July/August 2010. Following a seriouse clutch failure in testing on Friday, and brake balance issues on a very wet track in qualifying Andy finished 8th in a 25 car high quality field. Well done Andy and the whole andypowellracing team. Snetterton Race two. Following another great start Andy was sadly taken out of the race by two other drivers who made contact in the first corner. Andy was left with one corner missing following the accident, a very sad end to a weekend that had promised so much. Full results can be found at www.tsl-timing.com/barc/2010/103021.pdf
The www.andypowellracing.co.uk team will now move onto Pembrey in mid August when Andy Powell will drive the Teams Van Diemen FF2000 in two rounds of the URS Classic FF2000 Championship. Results and details to follow
August News
Pembrey Race 1: Following a intense days testing on Friday the 13th!!. In Saturdays Q1 Andy qualified 6th in very high quality field for the first of the weekends two races. The 16 lap race saw a titanic battle for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th. Andy eventually bringing home the car safely in 6th place having briefly been upto 5th.
Andy fully equiped and ready for the off..
Pembrey Race 2: Andy went one better in Q2 on Sunday morning, storming to 5th place and the was the 5th of only 5 drivers to break the 1.00:00 barrier. Qualifying with a very competative 59.8. In the race Andy got yet another super start getting upto 4th for the first couple of laps before falling briefly back to 5th once more. However on lap 5 it was all over when Andy was taken off from behind from what was a quality top 5 performance. Another sad end to a promising weekend. For full results listing go to www.tsl-timing.com/barc/2010/103222.pdf
For in car video of Race 1 and to live the excitment of a really close FF2000 race view the video on you tube here www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQQc4eRM_8c
The Team will now prepare for its first trip to the UK’s only Banked Oval Circuit at Rockingham in mid September. followed by Mallory Park in early October and a two car entry for the season end at Silverstone for the anual Walter Hayes Trophy for FF1600 cars. So there’s plenty more racing to come this season, keep checking our web site for al the latest news.
Andy Powell. Classic FF1600. Picture Taken by Tatt June 2010.
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Related Links
For more information on the URS Classic FF1600 calendar, drivers and results + all the latest news visit the home of Classic Formula Ford www.classicformulaford.com
For more information on the URS Classic FF2000 calendar, drivers and results + all the latest news visit the home of Universal Racing Services (URS) www.universalracing.co.uk
For more information on the Classic Clubmans calendar, drivers and results + all the latest news visit the home of Classic Clubmans www.clubmans.org.uk/classic.html
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