• OT - S5000 at the Albert Park Circuit today

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 9 20:16:53 2022
    So, at the Albert Park Circuit today, after the
    qualifying for the F1 race, they held a support
    race for S5000 cars.

    Read more at
    https://s5000.com.au/news/

    5 liter (5200 cc)

    The first 3 were
    1 1 Joey Mawson (NSW) ALABAR /Form700 Team BRM fastest lap 1:40.6
    2 18 Aaron Cameron (VIC) Team Valvoline GRM 9 FL 1:40.3696R
    3 3 Zane Goddard (QLD) ALABAR /Form700 Team BRM FL 01:40.8

    Fairly serious cars. Good show.
    But shows how unreal F1 is, over 20 seconds slower

    more is also at:

    S5000 is the fastest category of Motorsport in ... - WhichCar www.whichcar.com.au › news › motorsport
    Sep 20, 2019 · The category is called S5000, and is intended to be a retro-inspired modern interpretation of the classic Formula 5000
    category. Formula 5000 was a type of open-wheel race category that ran
    around the world between 1968 and 1982, as a low-cost alternative for
    cars that no longer fit elsewhere.
    Author: Cameron Kirby
    Occupation: Deputy Editor MOTOR

    S5000: TEAM BY TEAM PREVIEW – The Race Torque
    www.theracetorque.com › 2019 › 09
    Sep 19, 2019 · THE CARS THE S5000 chassis is a variant of the regional
    Formula 3 tub produced by Onroak-Ligier in France and then pieced
    together by Crawford in the USA, who produced a lot of the

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