Little sad photo a car waiting for the driver that never came, John McCormacks McLaren M23 waiting in the pits at calder during the the 1980 Australian grand prix, due to a road accident McCormack never got to drive this car nor ever drive it again.
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No you are not mistaken that is a Ferrari inspired front wing on this Matich A53/55 with a Ford engine
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Im Surprised there's no Lola T332 mod anywhere, one of Lola's best cars and the car you imagine when you think F5000.
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Bob Muir only ever tested the Matich A52 once and binned it.......here pictured at Warwick Farm in 1973 The car was in the running to win its first race at the surfers round of the taxman series but retired. Muir tested the car and crashed hard enough it was a write off
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70s touring car ace Lyndon Arnel had his only open wheel outing in place of Kev Bartlett in his T400 at the Surfers paradise Rothmans series round of 1978, he placed 14th
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The only man to win the AGP and the Bathurst 1000 John Goss had his final open wheeler outing in the Ensign N177 at Oran park at the Rothmans series final in 1979, He practiced and qualified the car 17th out of 26 cars but didn't start the race due to lack of money.
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where could i find the links for these cars?
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What would a F5000 car look in the modern era? well here it is made as a promo vehicle for S5000 the super 5000 based on a super formula chassis with a coyote V8
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Touring Car legend Allan Moffat Tested a early version of the Elfin MR5 for Garrie Cooper at calder park, This test never amounted to a open wheel career for moff.
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The Mystery of the final F5000 race at Adelaide the 5th round of the ARCO graphite series. still looking for more photos
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What is one car that does not have a mod but you wish it did ill start.
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The were only two drivers to drive a ground affect Mclaren M26, James hunt in the M26E which did not preform well, and Alfie Costanzo who raced it after Tiga converted it to F5000 Alfie set a outright track record at Sandown with a 0.59.6 out of 3 races the car won all three and won the 81 gold star
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Rare pic of one of the two McLaren M14s converted to F5000
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Current Supercars star Thomas Randle drives a SAAB 9-3 sports sedan from time to time at the bend in 2024 he took a clean sweep P1 in all three races.
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Bathurst legend Kevin Bartlett drove the Brabham BT43 F5000 from 1978 to 79 he was also the last to drive it when he binned it under the Dunlop bridge at Sandown where the car was totalled be on repair
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Most likely the worst open wheel car build the Dywa rebuilt over 5 times in 3 different categories
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Aussie Touring car legend "Gentlemen" Jim Richards drove a Matich A53 for the 1979 Rothmans series a had a highest finish of 6TH 11th in points.
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Sports car ace Stuart Kostera drove a Elfin MR8 for 2 rounds of the ARCO graphite F5000 series, he place 6TH and 7TH in both races
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Brett Lunger was one of the few drivers to drive the Brabham BT43 F5000 the only F5000 Brabham ever produced. He drove two races with a highest finish of 13th
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One of the Two women to race F5000s competitively Bronwyn Taylor Drove A Matich A50 for a couple rounds of the 1978/79 gold star her highest finish was 5TH.
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The only majorly interesting vehicle of this update
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Mel McEwin drove the Matich A55 as John Goss's teammate for the 1978 rothmans series, before becoming a sole car for 79 rothmans series and raced it till the last f5000 event at Adelaide in 1982 (where this picture is taken)
A community dedicated to forgotten rides with certain teams by well known drivers, or perhaps a lesser known driver driving for a well known team. The concept of this community is based on the many fill in drivers we have seen over the years in all forms of motorsports.
The great aussie trio of F1 in the 70s Alan Jones, Vern Schuppan and Larry Perkins all drove the Surtees TS19 between 1976 and 1977.
A community dedicated to forgotten rides with certain teams by well known drivers, or perhaps a lesser known driver driving for a well known team. The concept of this community is based on the many fill in drivers we have seen over the years in all forms of motorsports.