1970 Royale RP4

This was one of the competitors in the HSCC 2 Litre Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It's Richard Brightman's 1970 Royale RP4, a car that was built to compete in the Formula F100 class of racing. Formula F100 was set up in 1970 as a sports car equivalent of the single seater Formula Ford, the cars being powered by 1,300cc engines - usually BMC or Ford Kent. Formula F100 wasn't a success, only lasting for two years, but Royale RP4s won the Championship in both years, with Ray Allen in 1970 and Tom Pryce in 1971.