F1 Racing are competing in the York Minster Engineering League 3 on Saturdays for the first time in 2009 after 16 years of Sunday Mornings.

The team have previously competed under the guises of Regional Railways North East and Northern Spirit.

The club was founded as Regional Railways North East by the legendary Don Bishop in 1993 mainly for railwaymen but it became more mainstream over time. That side had such hall of famers and cult heroes as Steve Foots, Dougie Desmond, Pete Goldsmith and current F1 manager Ian Yeowart.

As the players became older Don Bishop recognised the need for new blood and new investment. He installed a youth policy which brought current players Dave John, Baba and NY through and these players still carry Don's legacy forward in 2008.

In 1998 RRNE became Northern Spirit as the company changed names. Many of the RRNE players had retired or moved on including Don Bishop so a whole new set of players were introduced over time but Spirit were never to hit the heights of the previous regime and suffered the indignity of the clubs only ever relegation in 2002.

From the ashes of Northern Spirit rose F1 Racing with Neil Yeowart and Dave Wright overseeing a chaotic first season where they started the team totally from scratch and which saw 29 players used. A mid table finish in 2003 laid the foundations for Andrew Bridge to take the reins in 2003.

Season 2003/04 started patchily much like the previous season until a link to new players who were studying at York St Johns opened up through them working for the-then club sponsors part time. This saw many new players join who would go on to form an integral part of the team over the next 3 years and saw F1 claim 2 successive promotions.

After applying to join the more suitable and organised Saturday Afternoon League and subsequently having the application granted, F1 moved to Shipton by Beningbrough and spent the summer of 2009 restoring and renovating the playing facilities there in preparation for our debut season.