I used to race CF (Club Ford) in SCCA. I had a '76 Hawke FF that was an absolute blast to race. I never autocrossed, but threw in the 'cross gearset one day for giggles. Neck-snapping acceleration.

From my experience with an obsolete mark of which very few were made, the more common Reynard would be a better choice. I always had to fabricate parts every time I crashed. (Yes it's racing kids -- every once in a while you hit something or someone hits you.)

I was racing in the early 2000s. Back then, the Crossle chassis were the defacto Club Ford terrors. In Formula Ford, both the Swift DB-6 and the late-model Van Diemans typically wound up on the podium. Parts were abundant for these makes.

Not sure what the heat is nowadays.

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1998 E300 +310,000K
1996 E300 +460,000K