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Press Release – NZ Formula 5000 Assn Defending series title-holder Michael Collins (Leda LT27/GM1) might have qualified on pole and gone on to lead the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the weekend at the second round at the big Taupo Historic GP meetingat Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park this afternoon from start to finish. Current SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series title-holder Michael Collins (Leda GM1) led the first race of the weekend at T...

Press Release – NZ Formula 5000 Assn 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 comm...

Friday, 22 January 2021, 7:47 am Angus Fogg, one of New Zealand’s most experienced racing drivers, isn’t letting this weekend’s clash of dates between the Taupō Historic GP and the New Zealand Grand Prix get in the way of his passion for driving historic racing cars. With help from the Historic GP organisers and some of his friends in the burgeoning Historic Sports Sedan and Allcomers (HSS&A) Association, Fogg will be helicoptering south from the Hampton Downs circuit after the first Ce...

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 committ...

Sunday, 17 January 2021, 4:57 pm The Ford Legends Pavilion will be the focal point of next weekend’s Taupō Historic GP for many spectators and Ford motorsport fans. 20 historically-important and interesting Fords will be based in the Pavilion on display, with some being demonstrated between races and some also racing. And they include not only Ford racing and rally cars, but also Ford-powered single-seaters including the Shelby Family’s 1984 Ralt RT4/84 Formula Atlantic. The Shelby Family...

Press Release – New Zealand Formula 5000 Association Rnd 1 21 SAS MSC F5000 R1 Tim Rush 20 McLaren M22 Toby Annabell 9A McLaren M10B. Photo credit: Fast Company/Matt Smith Photography. It seems entirely fitting that at the second round of this season’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at the annual Taupō Historic GP, this time celebrating Ford, at Taupō’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in less than a fortnight’s (Sat-Sun Jan 23/24) time, there will be a record numbe...

Monday, 11 January 2021, 6:13 pm Rnd 1 21 SAS MSC F5000 R1 Tim Rush 20 McLaren M22 Toby Annabell 9A McLaren M10B. Photo credit: Fast Company/Matt Smith Photography. It seems entirely fitting that at the second round of this season’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at the annual Taupō Historic GP, this time celebrating Ford, at Taupō’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in less than a fortnight’s (Sat-Sun Jan 23/24) time, there will be a record number of cars bearing the...

After a break of more than 60 years, Aston Martin are on the way back to Formula 1 in 2021. We look back at the teams tough entry into F1 in the late 1950s... This article originally appeared in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix race programme, which you can download for free here A decade ago, Mercedes came back to Formula 1 with their own team after a break of 55 years. Next year, another famous car manufacturer returns after an even longer break. Aston Martin, who left Formula 1 in 1960, will repl...

Motor Racing Legends continues expansion plans for 2021 Autosport 11/12/2020 © LAT Images Motor Racing Legends continues expansion plans Motor Racing Legends has further extended its 2021 plans by adding a second pre 66 Three-Hour race to its most ambitious UK race schedule to date. When announcing the race line-up for the Donington Historic Festival (1-2 May), Motor Racing Legends (MRL) boss Duncan Wiltshire has confirmed that the event will feature a three-hour endurance race in the styl...