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FORMULA 2 EVOLUTION
Have you ever wondered what a
BriSCA F2 would evolve into if
the rules were relaxed?
Then look no further than
“Warton Outlaw Stockcars”.
Over the years their cars have
resembled F2s on the National
scene and although they look
similar on the outside, if you take
away the skin, it’s a completely
different story.
The specification on the Outlaw
cars makes it difficult to cheat,
mainly as there are few rules.
There’s a weight rule and that’s it!
To be fair the car has to be “F2”
ish and most are derived from
BriSCA cars, but that’s where the
similarity ends. The engine
specification is open, including
turbo’s and superchargers.
However, they draw the line at
“NOS” and you have to use pump
gas. To be able to put down the
power the tyre spec is also open,
the rule being that any tyre used
must be available to everyone.
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The current Gold Top at Warton is
Stephen Hoggarth #123. His car
is a long way UP the evolutionary
scale as you will read. The
chassis was built by F2 ace Dean
Photo by John Marlow
Mason the “Lancaster
Bomber”#658. The engine is a
“Draper” built Warton spec
special, a stroked 2.4 pinto with
all the steel bits required to keep
the internals where they should
be. The fuel is supplied by a pair
of 48s Webber carburetors and
electronics by MSD.
All this taken into account, there
should be more than 200 bhp
pushing the car along. The
wheels are shod in Michelin
slicks 10” on the rear and 8” on
the front and the brakes are 4 pot
“Brembo” type alloy calipers. The
car weighs right on the minimum
weight of 625kg’s.
At the moment, he’s leading the
points and I have to say this is
not a one-off. There’s at least six
other cars with this spec wanting
to be Warton’s 40th Champion.
If you want to race at Warton you
can get a day only license before
jumping in for the year. The
competition varies, from cars with
Vauxhall and Rover V8 power to
the modern Zetec powered units.
Whatever you bring, you will be
made very welcome in this highly
evolved off-shoot of short oval
racing.