In attempting to relate the history and importance of the Formula Super Vee series to road racing in America, there are hundreds of people you could name and one person you have to mention, for without him there would be no Super Vee. That man is Joe Hoppen, who as director of Special Vehicles for Volkswagen of America, invented the formula. Unlike its predecessor Formula Vee, which was designed to be an “everyman’s” formula, Super Vee was intended to showcase…

The Wheeler Super Vee was designed by ex-All American Racers aerodynamicist Gary Wheeler.