Firman, the 1996 Macau Grand Prix winner, has relaunched the Van Diemen name in a collaboration with former Pacific F1 and Indycar team boss Keith Wiggins, whose Pacific Racing squad carried Bertrand Gachot to the British Formula Ford 1600 title in 1985 with the groundbreaking Van Diemen RF85. Wiggins heads up the company’s US operations in Indianapolis.
The highly respected Andy Thorby, best known for his work on the 1991 TOM’S 031F Formula 3 car and who played a key role in Panoz and McLaren GT sportscar projects, has designed a chassis that will initially compete in US sportscar racing in the SCCA’s P1 category and be available for trackday use in the UK.
