Pole and first MSC F5000 series race win of the season to Smith

Defending champion Ken Smith (Lola T430) got his 2010/11 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series season off to the best possible start with pole position in qualifying and a runaway race win on …

Classic Ads: McRae wins on Ampol

When New Zealand’s Graham McRae took out the 1973 Tasman Series he become the first – and only – driver to win the Series three years in a row.
His winning mount for 1973 was the …

Second “Original” to join New Zealand F5000 series

A second category original – Reg Cook – is set to join New Zealand’s world-leading MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series this season
Cook, now 63, raced a Lola T300 to second place in the local Gold …

F5000 boost for New Zealand fans this summer

After seven seasons with rounds on both sides of the Tasman, the MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series looks set to be an almost all-New Zealand affair this summer.
Though allowance in the 2010/11 calendar has been made …

Book Review: Road Racing- Drivers of the 60s and 70s

I have just been sent a copy of Road Racing- Drivers of the 60s and 70s by Linda Weldon and it’s a cracker.
Linda was clearly more interested in capturing the personalities and expressions of the …

Race Report: MSC NZ F5000 Smith claims his second title at Albert Park

Smith gets his second title, but final F5000 Series Races go to Hyde.

Defending champion Ken Smith (Lola T430) got his second MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival title in two years but it was former …

Formula 5000 Photo Gallery: Phillip Island Classic 2010

Oh Formula 5000 you are so good.
These cars are as close to classic motorsport perfection as anybody could ever want.
They are aggressive, pack dirty big V8 engines, sport wild aluminum bodywork, have tyres as wide …

Formula 5000 At The Glen 2009 And The F5000 Drivers Association

Everyone who is an avid race fan has their favourite race events, and tracks, that they like to revisit every year. We tend to like certain types of race cars as well, and, when the …