The RALT Company was founded by ex-Jack Brabham associate, Ron Tauranac when he sold his interests in Brabham to Bernie Ecclestone. The company was formed with the intention of building single-seater racing cars to compete in a variety of series. The name RALT was an acronym for Ron and Austin Lewis Tauranac (his brother). The company quickly gained a reputation for building reliable, durable, and competitive vehicles that could run at the front of the pack. Much effort was placed into re-investing income and profits into new machinery and building state-of-the-art racers. The result was some of the best-built products of the era. During the early years, the RALT Company produced Formula Two, Formula Three, and Formula Atlantic vehicles. Later, they ventured into Formula 2 and Formula 3000 construction.
The cars were equipped with Toyota 4AGE twin-cam engines that had a displacement size of 1.6-liters and produced approximately 250 horsepower. In recent times, a few examples have been converted into C Sports Racers (CSRT).The RT40 and RT41 continue to see plenty of track time in the Sports Car Club of America. In 2003 the RALT won the SCCA Championship, reinforcing the legacy of these machines.
By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2008
By the early 1990s, the RT40 was created. It would be the last RALT vehicle in which Ron was involved. It was a Formula Atlantic derived from the knowledge and experience gained in the Formula 3 program. The RT41 soon followed and both of these vehicles would become the platform for many future racing legends, such as Jacques Villeneuve who was the 1995 Indy 500 winner, and the 1997 Formula 1 World Champion.
By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2008
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