Royale Racing Cars were established in 1967 by Bob King with the intention of creating racers for competition in Sports 2000, Formula Super Vee, Formula 3, and Formula Atlantic competition. Today, Royale is best known for its Formula Fords. During its twenty-year history, Royale created over 800 cars with many of them providing podium finishes for their drivers and ultimately winning many championships. In 1975, Geoff Lees won all three UK Formula Ford titles and the Formula Ford Festival in his RP21. In 1990, the company produced almost 90 examples of its Formula Ford RP24 racer.
There were 11 examples of the RP4 created, with most being built for the F100 Series and SCCA B-Sport category. Three were sent to Brazil. The following year, in 1971, there were four examples of the RP4A created, which was basically the RP4 with improvements based on years worth of racing. Just as all other Royale vehicles built to this point in history, the RP4 was designed by Bob Marston.
By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2007
Royale Racing Cars were later sold to American enthusiasts and racer Hubert Kleinpeter.
By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2007
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Chassis #: AIC17RP4
The car has a 200+ horsepower Lotus twin-cam engine with an alloy block and was built by Savannah Race Engineering. There is a Hewland MK8 5-speed gearbox, upgraded front brakes, right-hand shift conversion, Koni shocks, RP-6 suspension upgrades, CV joint axles, and a more aerodynamic RP6 nose. It weighs 1,050 lbs. In 2014, it was given a new fuel cell, rebuilt shocks, a new aluminum radiator, and a new nose.
By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2017
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