Boro was the first ever Formula 1 team from the Netherlands. They ran in 1976 and 1977 on a partial schedule. As a dutchman, I felt this obscure F1 adventure from the 1970's deserved some new attention. So I made the livery for a modern F1 car
Boro was a Formula 1 team from the Netherlands run by the brothers Bob and Rody Hoogenboom.
Their single car was built by the Ensign team, but was renamed Boro after their main sponsor, HB Bewaking, ended up as proprietor of the car after a legal dispute with Ensign owner Morris Nunn. The name is a portmanteau of the Hoogenboom brothers' first names, BOb and ROdy.
In the Dutch village of Bovenkerk (Noord Holland), the Hoogenboom brothers set up a factory to work on the N175. They entered a total of eight Grand Prix between 1976 and 1977, but failed to make a lasting impression. The team achieved finishes in only two events, the best being eighth place for Larry Perkins in the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix.
Boro was a Formula 1 team from the Netherlands run by the brothers Bob and Rody Hoogenboom.
Their single car was built by the Ensign team, but was renamed Boro after their main sponsor, HB Bewaking, ended up as proprietor of the car after a legal dispute with Ensign owner Morris Nunn. The name is a portmanteau of the Hoogenboom brothers' first names, BOb and ROdy.
In the Dutch village of Bovenkerk (Noord Holland), the Hoogenboom brothers set up a factory to work on the N175. They entered a total of eight Grand Prix between 1976 and 1977, but failed to make a lasting impression. The team achieved finishes in only two events, the best being eighth place for Larry Perkins in the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix.