"Australian Indycar" should really be a "Bathcar" shouldn't it?
Oh, if only open wheel race cars had claimed Bathurst all those years ago...
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| Author: | simonracer [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
Some more info here. https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/08/23/new-s5000-car-revealed-ahead-of-2019-launch/ https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/08/23/qa-promoter-explains-s5000-series-plans/ It's a shame they've had to basically throw away the work they did on the other cars because the FIA and CAMS wouldn't let them be homologated. I'm guessing they didn't have a choice with the Halo, either. Looks wise it is a letdown, but at least it's something and they should still be spectacular and sound better then most open wheel series currently operating.. |
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| Author: | Cheeveer [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
Front end looks like a Formula Renault ca 2005... anyway, an "Australian Indycar" sounds fun, if they can get some proper drivers involved. |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
"Australian Indycar" should really be a "Bathcar" shouldn't it? Oh, if only open wheel race cars had claimed Bathurst all those years ago...
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| Author: | Juihi [ Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
Touring cars reign supreme in this part of the world so it'll be interesting to see how it goes |
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| Author: | LucasWheldon [ Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
codename_47 wrote: "Australian Indycar" should really be a "Bathcar" shouldn't it? Oh, if only open wheel race cars had claimed Bathurst all those years ago... more like Caldercars haha racing clockwise so the vortex can work |
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| Author: | racer612008 [ Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
- assuming when seeing the close up of the chassis vin sticker that it was built by the USA side of Ligier (aka Crawford which built Grand-Am era Daytona Prototypes) here in the Charlotte area. |
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| Author: | racer612008 [ Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | S5000 - 2019 schedule announced |
S5000 will be headlining the Shannons Nationals schedule in 2019 along with TCR Australia. Discussions with Supercars & New Zealand based tracks are still ongoing for additional races & a mini Tasman Cup series https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/11/19/s5 ... es-launch/ |
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| Author: | racer612008 [ Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: S5000 |
S5000 will be working with Garry Rogers Motorsport to prepare the first batch of cars for next season. https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/12/06/s5 ... ars-squad/ - Onboard video from a recent test at Winton |
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| Author: | racer612008 [ Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: S5000 |
Another video from GRM's most recent test at Winton |
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| Author: | simonracer [ Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
That is pretty nice, hopefully they can actually get a grid together in time. |
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| Author: | Juihi [ Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
Bloody big coup for the series, so cool! |
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| Author: | LucasWheldon [ Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
quite sure he's gonna have a lot of fun |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
Paul Tracy better start losing some weight.... |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
Scotty wrote: codename_47 wrote: Paul Tracy better start losing some weight.... I'm talking F1 champions, Le Mans winners, Indy 500 winners Well, I'm glad they're aiming high The fact the first driver is Rubens Barrichello about 5 years after he's retired isn't the biggest poach in the world Also, where is the series pitching itself, on the support ladder, as a Veterans series like Formula Masters from about 15 years ago, or their own thing with their own stars? I guess they can maybe use the big names to give themselves a bit of a foothold and then create their own stars, is that the strategy? |
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| Author: | Cheeveer [ Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
Barrichello has never retired. After Indycar he's raced in Brazilian stock cars, even won the championship. |
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| Author: | racer612008 [ Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
| Author: | dsriggs [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
So the "confirmed" grid for Sandown so far stands at: Team BRM - Rubens Barrichello - (Unconfirmed 2nd Car) AGI Sport - John Martin - (Unconfirmed 2nd car) Eggleston Motorsport -Will Brown Albert Callegher team - Michael Gibson ??? - Matthew Brabham And unconfirmed are: Irving Vincent - Beau Beaton (Team & driver showed up at the Phillip Island test day, no substantial plans announced) Garry Rogers Motorsport - ??? (It would make sense that GRM would fill spaces in the field with any extra cars they make) Probable drivers include Tim Macrow, who was the lead test driver for the car and Ricky Capo & Luis Leeds who were also at the PI test day. |
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| Author: | dsriggs [ Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
dsriggs wrote: So the "confirmed" grid for Sandown so far stands at: Team BRM - Rubens Barrichello - Alex Davison AGI Sport - John Martin - Tom Alexander MTEC Motorsport - Matthew Brabham - Tim Macrow Eggleston Motorsport -Will Brown Albert Callegher team - Michael Gibson Milldun Motorsport - Barton Mawer First race is next weekend so the field's coming together pretty late. |
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| Author: | iks [ Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
How many chassis even exist? |
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| Author: | racer612008 [ Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Formula 5000 Revived! |
iks wrote: How many chassis even exist? one of the S5000 social media videos said around 14 |
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