Thursday, 21 January 2021, 7:41 am
In their heyday in the 1970s the 5.0 litre stock block
V8-powered Formula 5000 single-seater racing cars which
contest New Zealand’s annual SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000
Tasman Cup Revival Series were as quick as F1 cars.
So
most in the large crowd expected to descend on Taupō’s
Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park this weekend for the
Taupō Historic Grand Prix celebrating Ford meeting
will know exactly what to expect, says NZ F5000 Association
organising committee member Glenn Richards.
“Speed,
colour, excitement and action…..plus – of course –
that unforgettable ‘rolling thunder’ sound as 15 (at
last count) of these incredible cars accelerate away from