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The British Stock Car Association is widely know as BriSCA or BriSCA Formula One.
BriSCA is the governing body of Formula One Stock Car racing in the Britain, and has associations with stock car racing organisations in Holland, New Zealand, Canada and the USA.
BriSCA Formula One Stock Car Racing can be trace it roots back to the first ever stock car race in Britain which was held at the New Cross Stadium, in London, on Good Friday 1954. Originally, the cars were slightly modified saloon cars, hence the term 'Stock' as opposed to 'Race'. Mostly, the cars were American models with V8 engines, although some larger European cars were raced. F1 stock car racing is a racing division, but contact is allowed and even encouraged. Originally, the cars were standard cars with wheel arches removed, and bumpers and roll over bars added. During the 1960's the cars developed from these 'Stock' cars into specially built cars with fabricated chassis, and race tuned V8 engines. While NASCAR are also specially built race cars they do retain the appearance of a Stock car, while the BriSCA F1 now bears no resemblance to a 'Stock' car. A BriSCA F1 is a front engined, rear wheel drive, open wheeled race car with the driver located centrally within a robust roll-over/safety cage. Most cars make use of Aerofoils mounted on top of the roof, which are similar to those found on American Sprint Cars.
(Formula Two Stock Car Racing in Britain is governed by BriSCA F2 Ltd.)
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