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Posted Nov-08-25 at 2:36 PM By Dan Davis

Formula Junior Vintage Formula Cars Featured At Four Big Vintage Racing Weekends in 2026

The North American FJHNA season opens May 27-31 with the Velocity Invitational at Sonoma Raceway.  The International Formula Junior Platinum Tour by FJHRA joins North American Formula Juniors of FJHNA during the August 12-15 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Revival at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca as a featured group.  The combined organization Formula Junior race cars will be featured at the September 3-7 Lime Rock Historics and Festival at Lime Rock Park.  The following weekend at Watkins Glen the combined field will be featured during the September 10-13 SVRA all vintage racing weekend.

The Formula Junior formula cars of 1959-1963 were the first official FIA stepping class to Formula One.  Jimmy Clark's first formula car race was in a F Jr, a Lotus 18, on Boxing Day 1959.  Jackie Stewart's tryout for Team Tyrell F1 was in a FJr.  In the USA noted drivers were Jim Hall, Briggs Cunningham, Pete Lovely, Steve McQueen raced a Cooper FJr in Europe and brought it back to the US. 

Info: Tom O'Grady 281-253-8881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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