Probably the most innovative Zetec-engined
racecar ever built!
With a huge Formula Ford history the key personnel in Aquila
used their own concept to set themselves a new challenge. The
Aquila Formula Ford is a no compromise Formula Ford chassis,
designed for use on tracks with a preponderance of slow and medium
speed corners, which characterize many tracks today.
That said, this does not mean that the car is not fast on
circuits with long straights and fast corners, it simply means that
it is compact enough to get around sharp corners more easily and
put its power down well, with adequate rearward weight transfer
despite the low centre of gravity.
The Aquila Formula Ford breaks the trend of Formula Ford chassis
getting ever longer, taller and fatter.
We spent a lot of time studying the Technical Regulations, with
the assistance of Ford and the UK Formula Ford Chief Scrutineer. We
thoroughly revisited the basic features that constitute a good
racing car in order to synthesize the Aquila Formula Ford
concept.
No current Formula Ford is more compact and has a lower center of
gravity and smaller frontal area than the Aquila Formula Ford, yet
it will easily accommodate even very tall and wide hipped drivers.
It took a lot of thought to reach these objectives, but we think we
succeeded very well in achieving them.
See an Aquila Formula Ford next to competing chassis, and it is
visibly and strikingly compact in comparison.