Well, the higher level drivers move up into Formula Renault and F3 (2.0 based engines) and then after that it builds up into 3.0 V6s (F3000, replaced with GP2) and then the V8s now used in F1. Unforunately though, with the bigger engines, comes more car development, and therefore aerodynamics.
If you win the British FF championship, you win a drive in a top British F3 team, with selected rounds in other europen events. Theres 2 vids from Macau, one being the Formula BMWs, and the other being that F3 flip video I posted. Both of those crashes involve the past 2 years previous FF champions.
The only problem with all this however, is that all this extra power and aerodynamics makes racing boring. I only get excited in F1 now, concerning the first couple of laps...and then it settles down and is to be frnk, boring. Compare it to the early days with big engines and no aero aids, and it just looks gash
FF however, stays exciting from beginning to end, as its all down to driver skill. Different Chassis do have different advantages and disadvantages. The Ray is crap in the dry, but ridiculous in the wet. Spirit induces snap oversteer at every situation
Spectrum and Van Diemen very good on the straights, whilst the Mygales are superior at cornering, and build quality( If a mygale and VD collide, the VD falls to bits, the mygale drives off lol) The Juno...well frankly thats ugly (was designed in a wind tunnel, and has a 2 tiered effect on the nose).
When you said about the Average fans before, the problem with FF, is that Average fans know a ridiculous amount about them. Go and check the Ten Tenths forums, the information they bestow is incredible. As for everyone else who simply see them as a support race...theyre usually there for the British GTs..
"Oh.... I do love Ferraris, and Aston Martins, and Saleens and Moslers amd Ascaris...."
No imagination