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My old Sheane – Coming to a Roundabout Near You!

Filed under: Formula Vee on November 28, 2009

Every now and then I sit and wonder – what ever happened to my old Sheane? This particular Sheane Mk1 Formula Vee was the first racing car I ever drove (Bruntingthorpe, 2005) and after racing for a year in the 2005 championship, the Sheane became a donor for what would ultimately become our championship-winning GAC. The chassis and bodywork found salvation on eBay, never to be seen again. Until now, that is.

Earlier today, whilst aimlessly browsing the magazine stand at Tesco, a somewhat odd-looking, green single seater on the front of Practical Performance Car magazine happened to catch my eye. “That’s a Formula Vee“, I thought to myself before a double-take revealed that it was in fact my old Formula Vee.

Rob Medhurst has spend the three ensuing years from that eBay auction rebuilding the bare chassis to a road-legal, road-registered single seater. What’s more, it has even achieved SVA (Single Vehicle Approval) homologation in its own right. What ever Rob’s motivation, I wish him the best of luck and I am genuinely happy that the infamous Sheane lives on. After all, he even kept it as number 66.

The car is now for sale once more for offers in the region of £7000.