HSCC HISTORIC FORMULA FORD 2000, DECEMBER 2025
2025 has been a season of highlights, notably celebrating the formula’s 50th anniversary.
The inaugural FF2000 race was held at Mallory Park in 1975 and won by Ian Taylor in his Dulon. In recognition, the 2025 Championship was competing for the Ian Taylor Memorial Trophy which ensured the anniversary theme ran through the entire racing season, reports Colin Wright.
The Snetterton season opener provided an indication of what to expect. Ben Glasswell was dominant on this occasion. Graham Fennymore challenged but engine problems necessitated a trip back to Bicester to change engine for Sunday’s encounter. Michael Moyers, making his Championship debut in the ex Sam Harrison Championship winning car, proved he would be a force to be reckoned with.
Our main event was the 50th Anniversary celebration race at Cadwell Park and a magnificent entry of 40 cars battled through heats to make the final. Entries included four previous champions and a few foreign competitors from the HMR Championship.
To mark the occasion, we commissioned a souvenir programme with text by Marcus Pye and graphics by Jim Nairn. Marcus charted the history from Formula Super Ford through to the birth of HFF2000 in 2007 at Cadwell Park. The impact of the formula was highlighted with several drivers having enjoyed success in FF2000, progressing to careers in F1.
Significantly, influential designers were a rich vein of talent such as Patrick Head (Delta) and our own Adrian Reynard. It is a real bonus that Adrian is still enjoying HFF2000 and proving to be immensely competitive and supportive.
The weekend provided a number of standout performances, Antony Denham winning his qualification race being one. Probably the drive of the season was Ben Glasswell’s drive from 21st to 3rd place in the final following problems in qualifying. A personal memory for me was witnessing Ben’s commitment and speed over the Mountain and into Hall Bends.
The final was a real intense battle between Graham Fennymore and Michael Moyers – this was his first visit to Cadwell Park and 0.3 seconds separated them at the finish. A nice touch was the winner’s trophy which was provided by Jonathan Palmer on behalf of MSV.
Also worth noting was our party with catering kindly provided by Barbara Hayes-Harlow. Thanks also to our sponsors: JAR, Damico, URS and TMJ whose contributions helped to make this a special event
Donington provided one of those difficult decisions due to rain showers just before our races. Yours truly managed a dry race on wets and a wet race on slicks. There was a win each for Graham Fennymore and Ben Glasswell and a standout was Adrian Reynard’s second place in race two.
Brands Hatch saw the lead battle contenders, Graham and Ben, again with a win apiece. Race debutant Reece Wood proved he had speed to be a contender and a sterling drive by Benn Tilley, despite engine problems, was significant.
It was good to return to Mallory Park where we enjoyed a more club like atmosphere, reminiscent of earlier times. Again, a win each for Ben and Graham. What was particularly interesting was the battle for Class B honours between the two Neils, Jenkins and Bowman. Significant drives were by Andrew Storer and Reece Wood.
So, onto Silverstone finals. Disappointingly, Ben Glasswell was unable to make the event due to a collision at Mallory Park- this left Graham almost certain to be champion. The first race was quite special as Silverstone specialist, Michael Moyers after an intense battle crossed the finishing line first. However, Graham reversed the finishing positions in the second race. Behind them was a tense battle involving Adrian Reynard and Andrew Storer in their fight for third place in the Championship with Adrian just pipping Andrew to be one point ahead of him in the Championship.
All in all, it has been a successful year and thanks must go to our Championship sponsor, Lackford Engineering. We have also taken the opportunity during the year to review our technical regulations to properly reflect that we are an historic racing championship and special thanks for this are due to Simon Hadfield and Jonty Hair.
HSCC Historic FF2000 2026 Calendar
25-25 APRIL: HSCC SNETTERTON AUTOSPORT SPRING TROPHY
30-31 MAY: HSCC DONINGTON PARK RACE WEEKEND
13-14 JUNE: HSCC CADWELL PARK WOLDS TROPHY
11-12 JULY: HSCC LEGENDS OF BRANDS HATCH SUPER PRIX
08-09 AUGUST: HSCC 60TH ANNIVERSARY CASTLE COMBE
10-11 OCTOBER: HSCC SILVERSTONE FINALS
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