Reuters: Sports News: Australian Formula Ford series ends after 43 years

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Australian Formula Ford series ends after 43 years Aug 28th 2013, 06:29 SYDNEY | Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:29am EDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian Formula Ford championship, which helped nurture the talent of Formula One driver Mark Webber, will come to an end at the end of its 43rd season this year, organizers said on Wednesday. The nationwide series lost funding from the Ford motor company last year and had become financially unviable, the Confederation of Australian Motorsport said in a news release. "We simply cannot justify the time and money it will take to continue... beyond 2013," chief executive Eugene Arocca said. Webber raced in the series for two years in the mid-1990s, finishing fourth in his second year and securing the sponsorship that would enable him to move to Europe to further his dreams of driving in Formula One. Daniel Ricciardo, the Toro Rosso driver who hopes to take over from Webber at Red Bull next year, also made a brief cameo in the series and many of the champions in the popular national V8 series have also featured. The state Formula Ford Championships - Ricciardo made his senior racing debut in the Western Australian version in 2005 - would continue, Arocca said. "It is expensive for everyone competing in the national competition and we feel there is a better, more affordable, more sustainable way of showcasing Formula Ford racing nationally," he added. (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by John O'Brien) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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