I sneaked a look at this topic (borrowed somebody’s access). I think we tend to look at these championships in the wrong way. IMHO the Caterhams, MGB C V8s, Metro’s and all other “one make” championships provide a good grounding for up and coming amateur racers, and unless you want to progress to the Formulas, these are where you will spend your career.
In view of that, the quality (or lack) of driving, matters not a jot. There are many talented drivers who like to race in these championships and will never progress because they don’t want to.
The problem actually lies with the perception that Fford, FVauxhall, FRenault are quality championships. In point of fact the majority of drivers in these formulae are (IMO) generally pretty damned poor. Notice the number of times a car is taken home in various carrier bags.
Its not the drivers’ fault (they only do as they are told and let’s face it at 17 or 18 they know no better), it is the teams who have adopted the Michael Schumacher approach to racing. And of course sponsors pay the money so the cost of an accident never arises.
However. Irrespective of my opinions, the fact remains that no championship other than Fford, FRenault, will take a driver to F3 and beyond. As I say it is a matter of perception, which is probably based on the amount of money, needed to compete.
My apologies if this repeats somebody else’s posting.
