Formula Ford 2000 is incredibly entering its 20th year in North America; Re named the Cooper Series Formula Ford 2000 Championship in 2003 it holds an important rung on the ladder system. The drivers who have competed in Formula Ford 2000, reads like a who’s who of motorsport. This heritage is what makes Formula Ford 2000 such an incredible championship to take part in. Nothing is a certainty in motorsport, but it always has been and always will be a good bet that any driver who excels in Cooper Series Formula Ford 2000 is on their way to a successful career.
Contrast the fixed specification of rival cars with the engineering freedom permitted for Cooper Series Formula Ford 2000, and you can rapidly appreciate why Formula Ford 2000 drivers leave the series with exceptional levels of understanding of car set up and driving ability without teaching bad habits in inferior machines.
With a variety of tracks which include some of the best road courses North America has to offer, coupled with the most demanding street courses, you can see why the drivers are taught at such a high level. This allows a young driver to sample the tracks in which he will ultimately visit later as they climb the ladder, at a critical learning point in their career.
Notable Graduates of Formula Ford 2000:
Alex Barron
David Besnard
Mike Borkowski
Jason Bright
Patrick Carpenter
Wade Cunningham
Duncan Dayton
Joey Foster
Memo Gidley
Hienz Harald Frenzten
Johnny Herbert
Sam Hornish Jr
Jay Howard
Eddie Irvine | Aaron Justus
Tom Kristensen
Andy Lally
Greg Ray
Buddy Rice
Bernd Schneider
Ayrton Senna
Bryan Sellers
Jimmy Vasser
Dan Wheldon
Bobby Wilson |