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David Lazenby has been credited with being one of the primary producers of the Formula Ford racing series. He was the manager of Lotus Components and the creator of the Hawke Formula Ford open-wheel race car.

The first racer created under the Hawke marque was the DL-1. In 1969, the racer became known as the DL-2 when it became a production car.

There were three 1971 Hawke DL6B constructed. The examples shown bearing number 28 was raced by Gary Magwood in the Canadian F3 Series. It was sponsored by Castoil Canada. In modern times, the car was restored by R. Hornig, G Widich, and JD McDermott.

The Hawke Company went out of business due to financial difficulties. With financial backing from Mac McKinstry, the Hawke was able to re-open for business. The DL-12 series was created. It was a popular model that sold well. Later, due to the oil crisis, the company was once again in financial despair. With further funding from outside sources, Hawke was once again able to produce vehicles. However, Lazenby was not. In 1978, he left the company. A year later, Hawke was out of business.

Formula B

The SCCA Formula B class was created in the 1960s as a single-seat formula series with engine capacities not to exceed 1600 cc in capacity. The Formula Atlantic class began in England in 1971 and borrowed the rules form the US Formula B series. The engines, mostly provided by Costworth / Ford, were 1600 cc in capacity and featured twin-cams.

Formula 3

Formula 3 was created in post-war Britain as a venue for inexpensive racing. The 500-pound, 500cc F3 cars were noisy, tiny, and sometimes home built. They were often ridiculed but very fast. With an all-independent suspension, tubular chassis and motorcycle engine placed directly behind the driver, the Formula 3 cars are said to have led directly to the Formula 1 'rear engine revolution' of the early 1960s. Although Formula 3 was not created as a training class, Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, Eric Brandon, Don Parker, Jim Russell, and Ivor Bueb were just a few of the many top ranked British drivers of the 1950's who began their careers in the seat of one of these motorcycle engine powered 500cc cars. In 1959, the 500cc formula was discontinued in favor of the Formula Junior specification.

1971 Hawke DL6B
Year	1971
Make	Hawke
Model	DL6B
Engine Location	Rear
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Body Designer	David Lasenby
Combined MPG	0.00

Engine
Engine Configuration	I
Cylinders	4
Engine	Lotus TwinCam
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	1600.00 cc \| 97.6 cu in. \| 1.6 L.
Valvetrain	SOHC
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol

Standard Transmission
Gears	5
Transmission	Manual
	Hewland FT-200

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