SMITH’S PERFECT F5000 SERIES START AT PUKEKOHE
Evergreen New Zealand motor racing veteran Ken Smith (Lola T332) has enjoyed a perfect start to his record-extending 61st season of top level motor racing, the 77-year-old qualifying quickest then winning the first two SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races of...
McRAE’S ROLE IN F5000 CLASS ON SHOW AT PUKEKOHE THIS WEEKEND
The pivotal role Kiwi Graham McRae played in the development – and indeed success – of the Formula 5000 category will be on show at New Zealand’s annual ITM SuperSprint/Virgin Australia Supercars series round at Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend. The Wellington-born designer, car builder, race...
KIWI F5000 CARS/DRIVERS CHARM HOSTS AND FANS AT ROLEX REUNION MEETINGS IN THE US
Reigning SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series champion Andy Higgins (Lola T332) from Auckland capped off a fortnight of competing at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion meetings at Northern California’s Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca with a close second place to top...
CATEGORY ORIGINALS HELP LAUNCH LATEST NZ F5000 SERIES WHILE IN THE US
Category originals Kevin Bartlett, Howden Ganley and Ken Smith used a visit to a very special workshop in Salinas in Northern California on Wednesday evening to help officially launch the 16th annual SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series. This season’s series again kicks...
KIWI F5000 FLYERS MAKE BIG IMPRESSION AT FIRST US MEETING
The Kiwis from the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series who shipped their F5000 cars up to the official US 50th anniversary celebrations of the category at the Laguna Seca circuit in Northern California made a big impression at the Pre-Reunion meeting...