Formula V Air Racing

Formula V Air Racing is an American motorsport that involves small aircraft using engines up to 100 cubic inches (1.6 litres) in displacement.

The proposal for Formula V has its roots in the 1964 Reno Air Races.

[1] In 1969, Air racer, Steve Wittman presented at the Rockford air convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association specifications for a racing event based around aircraft powered with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine.

Specific designs were introduced shortly after that maximized speed for the configuration.

Aircraft include: Winners of the Formula V National Championship are determined by points from the years events.

A Formula V Racer, the Monnett Sonerai I .
Brian Dempsey's Sonerai I "Miss Annapolis"