2009 Piper DF5 Honda Formula Ford

2014 Western Conference US Majors Winner

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Beautiful winning car. Well sorted, and well maintained front runner.

Numerous poles and wins, and almost always on the podium in Northern and Southern California races.
Thoroughly sorted and developed through numerous test days and race weekends with the hands-on support of Ethan Shippert (Shippert Racing), plus much help from Doug and Doug Learned of Piper Race Cars/Fast Forward, and Ron Chisholm of Cypress Lane Racing.
Raced full seasons in 2017 and 2018. Ran a handful of races in 2020.
Two owner car.

Features and upgrades/include:

PFC ZR-55 alloy calipers with the “11” compound PFC pads, plus all new rotors at same time. Fantastic improvement over original LD19s, which were good to start with.
Penske 8760 triple-adj shocks, with work done by Bruce Ritchey’s Performance Shock at Sonoma Raceway
Genuine Hewland 13:36 ring and pinion
New bets installed 2020

Price includes:

Two sets of the new-generation, one-piece Piper/Fast Forward forged alloy wheels (one silver one black)
Enough rubber to get your through your first weekend and more
One set of narrow Trailer Wheels
Aim MXL dash/data system with integrated SmartyCam and all the sensors you could want: GPS receiver, separate F&R brake pots and steering pot and 4 separate shock traveler pots
Hard-wired AMB transponder
Cold Air box
Upgraded radiator and cooling
Spintric air/oil separator
Bodywork is all original Piper Fast/Forward, fits beautifully, still nice and light.
3rd spring kit is included for front suspension, is currently installed
Upgraded to F&R cockpit-adjustable anti-roll bars (original was front only).
Upgraded gear shift lever/clevis package installed
Hy-Tech ss 2-piece exhaust header, with slip-on, lightweight Coast Fab muffler.
Detachable lower (rear) bellypan/undertray, also new after Buttonwillow.
Car was built with aluminum floor pan, makes min weight with 1 gal of fuel and 200# driver. Can add ballast for smaller drivers

Also Available:

Willing to share all setup info, gear selections, possibly even on-track data
Third set of one-piece Piper/Fast Forward forged alloy wheels, black
Extra gear sets to cover west coast tracks and Indy
Spare Piper/Fast Forward Nose with minor repairs completed
Various spring sets and misc piper hardware… maybe even a spare suspension piece or two

Car located in Northern California.