38 FEBRUARY 2018 scca.com
PRO RACING
new ground as soon as a single
car turns a wheel in competition.
“The unique thing with F3 is this
will be the first junior formula
class that will run the halo,” says
Oseth. “There’s a considerable
amount of engineering that
goes into that, and the way they
have designed and built the
tub, this will be an extremely
safe car for kids to drive.”
U.S. Championship and F3
Americas, Oseth steps back.
“Let’s walk before we run,” he
says. “Let’s figure this out and
in another year and a half or
two years down the road we’ll
look at what we’ve got and
see where to go.” And that,
undoubtedly, is a wise decision.
Oseth, his SCCA Pro Racing
team, and F4 and F3 partners
have a lot on their plates for
2018, and they know their
work is cut out for them – but
they’re up to the challenge.
“We are very excited about
bringing F3 to America, it is a
significant advance in car and
driver safety, and it is our goal
to maintain our cost-to-compete
threshold,” he says, adding,
“Racing is not exactly the most
economical form of sport, but
we can do things to make it more
affordable for more people.”
GRAND UNVEILING
Formula 3 was unveiled during the
Oct. 20-22, 2017, race weekend
at Circuit of the Americas
(BELOW), where F4 was racing
as a support series to Formula 1.
