Formula Enterprises or Formula SCCA is a class of open wheel race car sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America. A spec racing class, all chassis are produced by SCCA Enterprises in association with Van Diemen and include a sealed Mazda MZR powerplant. The chassis can also be fitted with closed-wheel bodywork and converted into a sportscar to race in C Sports Racer or the L3 class of IMSA Prototype Lites. For the 2012 season, the car was also accepted into the U.S. F2000 National Championship's National Class. According to the manufacturer's website, as of March 2010, 120 of the cars have been sold.
SCCA Enterprises also produces the Spec Racer Ford chassis.
History
The SCCA Enterprises introduced the formula and sports racer in 2002. The formula car was allowed in the Formula Atlantic club racing class. In 2003 SCCA Pro Racing created Sports Racing Pro Series for the formula (FS) and sports racer (SRP) cars. For the 2004 racing season the class was merged with the U.S. F2000 National Championship. Elivan Goulart won the Formula SCCA championship and Neil Tilbor won the SCCA Sportscar Championship. Due to the lack of entries for the 2005 season the series was canceled.
The sports racer was allowed in the IMSA Lites L3 class for the 2007 season. The first season was a reasonable success with 8 drivers competing of which 4 raced the full season. Richard Spicer won the championship with 7 wins out of 12 races. 2008 and 2009 saw a significant downfall in drivers with resp. 2 and 3 drivers competing. Therefore, the IMSA decided to drop the L3 class for 2010.
In 2010 SCCA Pro Racing launched the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises together with the SCCA Pro Spec Racer class. The Formula Enterprises class raced with moderate success. At the end of the 2011 season it was announced that it would merge with the U.S. F2000 National Championship National Class. The national class also allowed Formula Continental cars. Sixteen-year-old Norwegian driver Henrik Furuseth took the championship for Cape Motorsports. For 2013 the National class only allowed Formula Enterprises cars. However, National class saw poor car counts and the class was discontinued for 2014, again leaving no professional series using the formula.
In 2018 an updated Mazda 2.0L engine and Sadev 6-speed sequential gearbox were introduced to replace the aging 2.3L and 5-speed Elite. The new Formula Enterprises 2 (FE2) spec ran alongside original FE cars in national competition, with champions in each class crowned at the club’s yearly National Championship Runoffs in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, only the new FE2 spec was legal for SCCA National competition relegating original FE spec cars to regional-only competition.
Specifications
Van Diemen DP06 'Formula Enterprises' Engine 2.0L Mazda MZR Valvetrain Twin cam, 16 Valves Torque 160 ft-lbs at 4700rpm Horsepower 185 hp at 5800rpm Ignition system electronic fuel ignition Transmission 6-speed sequential Suspension Push rod Chassis tubular steel spaceframe Tires HoosierWeight Formula: 1270 lbs Sports Racer: 1350 lbs
Notable champions
The Formula SCCA is raced in various SCCA national and regional events in the Formula Enterprises and C Sports Racer class. Below is an overview of the most important races and championships.
Year SCCA National Championship Runoffs SCCA June Sprints Formula SCCA IMSA Lites L3 2004 Elivan Goulart 2005-6 No national class Formula SCCA/Enterprises 2007 Rusty Mitchell Richard Spicer 2008 Mark Eaton Mark Eaton Chris Funk 2009 Nicholas Evans Scott Rettich SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Chris Doyle 2010 Scott Rettich Scott Rettich Sean Rayhall 2011 Scott Rettich Matthew Mai Scott Rettich 2012 Patrick Gallagher Patrick Gallagher USF2000 National Class Henrik Furuseth 2013 Scott Rettich Scott Rettich Scott Rettich 2014 Scott Rettich Scott Rettich 2015 Scott Rettich Scott Rettich 2016 Scott Rettich Scott Rettich 2017 Elliot Finlayson Dean Oppermann / Elliot Finlayson 2018 FE: Mark Snyder FE2: Flinn Lazier FE: Scott Rettich (both races)FE2: Paul Schneider / Mathias Soler-Obel 2019 FE: James LibeccoFE2: Rhett Barkau FE: Mark Snyder (both races)FE2: Liam Snyder / Scott Rettich 2020 FE2: Liam Snyder FE2: Kenton Koch / Max Grau 2021 FE2: Scott Rettich FE2: Scott Rettich / Bailey Monette 2022 FE2: Bailey Monette FE2: Bailey Monette (both races) 2023 FE2: Charles Russell Turner FE2: Caleb Shrader (both races) 2024 FE2: Adam Jennerjahn FE2: Adam Jennerjahn / Caleb Shrader 2025 FE2: Franklin Futrelle FE2: Gian Buffomante
References
External links Product page at SCCA Enterprises