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Unveiled in 1969, the Lotus 61 was a sort of entry-level, open-wheel race car specifically built to compete in Formula Ford. However, at least some 61s were configured to run in other racing series.
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Such is the case for this 19…
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12/7/20 3:42 p.m.
My mom went the other direction. She bought a Russell-Alexis FF car from Carl Haas the year before SCCA created the FF class, and she and my dad raced it in FB for that year.
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And they've been immortalized in a Ford promo film, car 23: https://youtu.be/jV7w0kRfO1U