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A 1974 Lola T330 Formula 5000 car. A 1971 Lola T192 Formula 5000 car. A 1973 Brabham BT43 F5000 car. Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that ...
The 1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was the eighth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier open wheel racing series. [1] It was the first to be sanctioned jointly by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC), [2] and the first to be held under the "SCCA /USAC Formula 5000 Championship" name. [1]
The championship was open to SCCA Formula A, Formula B and Formula C cars, with Formula A expanded to include vehicles powered by 5 liter production-based engines, [2] with the Formula A category later being renamed to Formula 5000.
One car, a TS5A with chassis number 008, was sold to Irishman Alan Rollinson, who had little success with the car and switched to a Lotus 70 before the end of the season. At the end of the year, all TS5 and TS5A were sold. Surtees re-entered the Formula 5000 championship as a factory in 1971 with the successor model, the TS8.
The 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was won by Brian Redman driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet. [3] In light of the Can Am Series' folding the previous year, the Formula 5000 Championship became the SCCA's flagship series in 1975. However, only two years later, the Formula 5000 category would
The 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship [1] [2] [3] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. [4] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also included European rounds. [ 5 ]
The 1970 SCCA Continental Championship was the fourth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series. [1] The championship was open to Formula A cars, [2] with both 305 cubic inch "stock block" V8 engines and 183 cubic inch "free design" engines being permitted in that category. [3]
The Lotus 70 was a race car designed by Lotus for the Formula 5000 races. Originally designated the Lotus 68, the car was designed by Martin Waide and introduced at the end of the 1969 racing season. [1] [2] [3] [4]