ANDREW TORTI is the current Australian National Formula Ford 1600 Champion.

The national competition of the Formula Ford Association continues to be ​any Australian drivers' first choice for open-wheel racing.

It is an annual national competition, one of the oldest, having started in 1970.

The majority of Formula One stars, both past and present, began their top-level careers in Formula Ford.

F1 World Champions, including: Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill and Mikka Hakkinen all first came to attention during their junior years in Formula Ford.

Many national Australian Formula Ford champions have gone on to achieve great success in professional motorsport.

In a remarkable ‘who’s who’ of Australian motorsport, former National Australian Formula Ford champions that have successfully joined the ranks of the premier Supercars championship include: the now legendary Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup, Chaz Mostert, Cam Waters, Will Davison, David Reynolds, Cameron Hill, Thomas Randle, Anton De Pasquale and Jack Le Brocq.

The above does not even scratch the surface of the story of success emanating from Formula Ford, with Bathurst 1000 winners, international careers and journeys beyond the driver's seat for our champions left unsaid.