Each year, the Formula Ford Festival writes itself onto calendars all over the world, reminding those whose careers owe much to their once youthful exploits of where it all began. Chatter in the paddock, then late into the night in the Kentagon, spawns excited debates as to the finest drivers, teams and cars, yet there is always one constant: the engine that was undoubtedly the greatest of all, ‘Patch’.
The twist to this story is that, even without Patch’s involvement, drivers would have still most likely fulfilled their destiny, and yet thanks to the determination of a young Brazilian called Roberto Moreno, and a dedicated team of former racers-turned-engine builders (David Minister and Graham Fuller), history was rightly written.
