If you are going to talk to a racer who methodically looks at chassis setup and what could be, rather than what is assumed to be, look no further than Virginia's own Scott Fairchild.

Fairchild runs one of the fastest Club Fords in the East coast, that being a 1978 Zink Z10, and has been active in Club Ford and Vintage Formula Ford for more than a decade.

A stellar interview, and a great episode to bring Kent-ish back from the storage locker.

Perhaps better known for his driver coaching, team managing and vintage sportscar racing exploits aboard some of the most legendary prototypes around, Doug Smith first made a name for himself running a Hawke DL2A in his native Florida before working up the Formula car ladder, first with a small family-run USF2000 team.

Last year, Smith debuted a supremely refined RF97 Van Diemen, and explains in this episode how it all goes back to FF, even among some of world's top drivers.

Gary Hackbarth was one of the top Formula Ford drivers of the late 1970s- he qualified 2nd at the 1979 SCCA Runoffs, and won the June Sprints in '79 and 1980- back when the field was filled at 80 cars.

His 1979 Sprints win might be the most impressive- his right rear shock became disconnected during his race, and yet he somehow still managed to win by a big margin, driving one of Carl Haas' team Lola T540s.

A stellar, down-to-earth guy- the kind who probably paddocked next to you at the track at some point. It just-so-happened he was a rocket once buckled into his various Fords.

Special thanks to Andrew Milam for helping sponsor this podcast, and to everyone who have been following along on this journey through Formula Ford history, past and present.

Cheers,

JD