look up Ken Smith - New Zealand - aged 77 years old and still driving his Lola T332 pretty much faster than anyone in Australasia. Think he recently broke the lap record at Hampton Downs circuit near Auckland. Competing in his 48th New Zealand Grand Prix on 9/2/2019 admittedly in The Toyota Racing Series. Just an amazing driver as Michael Lyons will attest.
They say in NASCAR "Crank it UP", well that's a crank it up run. What an awesome machine being pushed as hard as could be under those conditions, absolutely fantastic!!!
I watch this video once a day . . . . it's Covid therapy during lockdown in Victoria . . . . . .ok so I lie . . . . .2 or 3 times a day . . . . . . Watched them as a kid at Sandown Raceway. Ken Smith still an absolute legend in this sport for those wanting more.
As a teenager used to watch F5000 at Thruxton England glorious days ! A nice ride through the countryside on my Motorcycle and then the sight and sound of F5000. We used to have the 3.4v6 Cosworth engined cars in the race as well which sounded awesome .
Hi Bozzy. This bad boy sounds incredible!😲 I'd say it's the epitome of everything a racecar should be... lightweight, raw performance, and wicked sounds blasting out of it. Can you imagine a track full of these beasts going all out? If we ever find that time machine, we definitely need to make a pit stop in 1975. Coming around the bend at 1:24 was awesome! Great driver and so cool watching him give it such a workout! Hell of good show, sir! Thanks for making this one.👏🙏
I'm quite sure I'd make that time travel too XD Not just for these F5000 but also for everything was racing that year ;) Thanks for your comment mate! Wish you a great weekend
I got to see them at their peak. We were sitting at the dog leg leading to turn one at Seattle International Raceway (now Pacific Raceway). The whole field thundering towards us and veering off to the right before all of them downshifting for the slow left handers, then down the hill to the esses. Soul stirring stuff. The cars seemed so raw and overpowered. Five litre V-8s strapped to go-karts!
Not that it would be a "poor man's sport" by any stretch of the imagination, but can you imagine a formula car like this today? Modern open wheeled chassis, with a relatively affordable Chevrolet V-8 on alky like an Outlaw sprint motor! One could blow up dozens of them, and not even come close to the cost of a fancy F-1 engine!
cmbunit01 should be great! Look at how awesome the V8 Supercars are doing. Smoking the NASCAR racing less road courses stateside. So yeah you Aussie's bust it out!
They’ve ruined the look of the cars. They completely scrapped the Lola T332 design. They now have a HALO as well. They’ve completely ruined a sport that doesn’t even exist yet. Pisses me off. I was looking forward to Super 5000.
@@DeoVindice_61-65 The original FT5000 concept was a modern IndyCar-styled car. It was CAMS' rival product that looked faux-retro. They're trying to make it relevant to a modern fan base and driver.
cumbun, The thing that will spoil the Aussie Series will be the excessive Noise Regulations. They'll be stifled as is usual with Big Mutha Fucker Mufflers Killing The Sound.
What an absolute hairy chested brute of a race car. I loved to watch formula 5000 back in the 70s. The class is being reintroduced in Australia using modern chassis and 5 litre coyote motors. I hope they sound like this.
See this car RACE with many other f5000's at Oulton Park Gold Cup this weekend 24th August till 26th August. Awesome video but watching these cars race properly always better!
I'm late to the party but that car is a monster! Unreal! A full field of these cars on race day would be savage. I wonder if anyone has tried running an all aluminum small block Chevy V8 in one of these yet. I suppose traction could be a problem with less weight to help put the power to the street....what an angry sounding Chevy engine. Thanks for posting this rad video. See ya.
My grandfather used to race these in the 70’s. His team’s sponsor was the Panamanian dictator. His name was Taylor Spurlock. If anyone has info on this, please comment!
I LOVED Formula 5000! Not QUITE as good as the Can Am it didn't succeed in replacing, but so much better than the fish-nor-fowl ersatz Can Am it morphed into in North America. Near F1-level power-to-weight ratios with those big, torquey (mostly Chevy) V8s making wonderful noises sitting in those sexy single-seaters. Not to mention the scream produced by the (very) occasional F1 customer-spec Cosworth DFV, like the one that resided in Gus Hutchinson's Brabham BT33. Somewhere I have a bunch of photos taken at the Lime Rock round of the F5000 championship , including one of Dick Smothers (the "smart" Smothers brother) sitting in the cockpit of what I think was Lotus's sole venture into the formula (with a Ford thinwall V8 in the back). Great racing, great memories.
kobenoyashi F5000 cars seemed to be a bit bigger. Not sure why because they should be about the same size but when I saw them side by side the F1 looked more compact. They were heavier but used basically the same running gear, other than a fuel injected 5.0 litre iron block engine. Most were Chevrolet but there were others, like the Australian-built Repco-Holden. In the mid-70s they even tried a flat plane crank. Performance wise, there was little between them but because there was more ongoing development in F1, they usually had a slight edge.
@Jonas Bögemann actually, almost none of that is correct. while it was cheaper, it attracted TONS of people, and ChampCar had nothing to do with F5000.
Some 5000s were F1 cars with a pushrod 5 litre. 5000s were heavier as an iron block engine is heavier and support structure. Though John McCormacks Elfin had an alloy Leyland V8 [Buick]
We were going to have a new/revived racing series in Australia called Super5000 which looks exactly like these cars but due to some controversy in regards to the category the concept was scrapped. Here is a video of the car at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival: ruclips.net/video/jnhaf16YTcw/видео.html
In their halcyon days, Formula 5000 cars were only a fraction slower than Formula 1 cars. For me I preferred following Formula 5000 racing back in the late '60s & '70s rather than Formula 1 because for a start the drivers weren't up themselves and the racing was closer & more exciting to watch than F1. F1 has become a complete joke imo. It's out of control with the money invested in it and driving the cars is farcical. F1 'drivers' are nothing other than upscale computer operators. Now to me that just ain't racing. Formula 5000 will always be a real drivers competition.
Love racing and fast cars driven quickly as much as anyone, but it sure doesn't seem as though spectator safety is a concern with these folks, does it.
Muscle V8s Can't do Formula Racing. Nope. There's Formula 5000.and then this ideal When NASCAR Executives goes over the edge. Crazy Ideal: NASCAR V8s In Formula Cars.
@@thethirdman225 Well I've watch the full race with sights and sounds of the F5000 and the race. and it did sound like something out of a Ford Modular Blocks. ruclips.net/video/F6-jRQH3nKU/видео.html
@@ruddgrandprix-speedrunraci8515 I don’t know what that sounds like. I prefer S5000 because it’s so much closer. The only reservation is the hyperbole about, “How good are these Hoosier tyres?” Personally, I think they’re too hard. Way too hard. I don’t mind them getting a weekend out of them but a whole season is a bit much. Otherwise it’s been great. A few more starters would be good though. Eventually I think New Zealand will get into it.
F5000 at Laguna Seca in 1970 was the first race I ever attended. I was 15 and fell in love with road racing.
The F5000 and Formula Atlantic races at Seca were awesome.
Used to go to Watkins Glen as a boy and watch these in their Hayday. Absolute beasts!
look up Ken Smith - New Zealand - aged 77 years old and still driving his Lola T332 pretty much faster than anyone in Australasia. Think he recently broke the lap record at Hampton Downs circuit near Auckland. Competing in his 48th New Zealand Grand Prix on 9/2/2019 admittedly in The Toyota Racing Series. Just an amazing driver as Michael Lyons will attest.
Love the sound.
Beats everything today.
A 5.0 liter revving like that! Just amazing
Mr Michael Lyons givin it the full jandal!!!!!! Impressive!!
Damn. Sounds amazing and looks like a beast compared with modern boring f1 cars. I could listen that engine sound forever, its so eargasmic.
Wow! Thanks for posting. Agreeing with other posted comments: WHAT A SOUND--THAT'S WHAT A RACING ENGINE SHOULD SOUND LIKE!!!
You're welcome!
They say in NASCAR "Crank it UP", well that's a crank it up run. What an awesome machine being pushed as hard as could be under those conditions, absolutely fantastic!!!
What a beast of a car. Love the sound of that Chevy V8!
I watch this video once a day . . . . it's Covid therapy during lockdown in Victoria . . . . . .ok so I lie . . . . .2 or 3 times a day . . . . . . Watched them as a kid at Sandown Raceway. Ken Smith still an absolute legend in this sport for those wanting more.
As a teenager used to watch F5000 at Thruxton England glorious days ! A nice ride through the countryside on my Motorcycle and then the sight and sound of F5000. We used to have the 3.4v6 Cosworth engined cars in the race as well which sounded awesome .
Thanks Bozzy.....That Sounded Delightful. The way an F5000 Should. Just like they did back in The Old Days.
As always great shots, sound and camerawork!
Thank you so much dude!
No, thank you for bringing these classic cars into my living room! ;)
Hi Bozzy. This bad boy sounds incredible!😲 I'd say it's the epitome of everything a racecar should be... lightweight, raw performance, and wicked sounds blasting out of it. Can you imagine a track full of these beasts going all out? If we ever find that time machine, we definitely need to make a pit stop in 1975. Coming around the bend at 1:24 was awesome! Great driver and so cool watching him give it such a workout! Hell of good show, sir! Thanks for making this one.👏🙏
I'm quite sure I'd make that time travel too XD Not just for these F5000 but also for everything was racing that year ;) Thanks for your comment mate! Wish you a great weekend
I got to see them at their peak. We were sitting at the dog leg leading to turn one at Seattle International Raceway (now Pacific Raceway). The whole field thundering towards us and veering off to the right before all of them downshifting for the slow left handers, then down the hill to the esses. Soul stirring stuff. The cars seemed so raw and overpowered. Five litre V-8s strapped to go-karts!
Gotta say, was not expecting that kinda V8 exhaust note coming out of a car like that. But it oddly still fits. Very nice.
I had that same feeling the first time I saw one of these :) But yeah here it's amazing ...
That definitely sounds better than the Cosworth DFV from F1 at the time
@@niko1600 joke
Check out Australia’s S5000 series.
@@niko1600 most definitely
Not that it would be a "poor man's sport" by any stretch of the imagination, but can you imagine a formula car like this today? Modern open wheeled chassis, with a relatively affordable Chevrolet V-8 on alky like an Outlaw sprint motor! One could blow up dozens of them, and not even come close to the cost of a fancy F-1 engine!
What a beautiful machine and what a raw and distinctive sound. You captured the car nicely. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Awesome cars. I hope the Super 5000 series that's being launched in Australia can live up to these cars.
cmbunit01 should be great! Look at how awesome the V8 Supercars are doing. Smoking the NASCAR racing less road courses stateside. So yeah you Aussie's bust it out!
They’ve ruined the look of the cars. They completely scrapped the Lola T332 design. They now have a HALO as well. They’ve completely ruined a sport that doesn’t even exist yet. Pisses me off. I was looking forward to Super 5000.
@@DeoVindice_61-65 The original FT5000 concept was a modern IndyCar-styled car. It was CAMS' rival product that looked faux-retro. They're trying to make it relevant to a modern fan base and driver.
cumbun, The thing that will spoil the Aussie Series will be the excessive Noise Regulations. They'll be stifled as is usual with Big Mutha Fucker Mufflers Killing The Sound.
ADRIAN That depends on where it’s raced. At places like The Bend or even Phillip Island it shouldn’t be an issue. Not sure about Sydney MSP.
Big Bangers! Better than F1 by a mile.
What an absolute hairy chested brute of a race car.
I loved to watch formula 5000 back in the 70s.
The class is being reintroduced in Australia using modern chassis and 5 litre coyote motors.
I hope they sound like this.
Search for S5000 Phillip Island Race 3 and go to about 30 minutes in.
Turn the sound 🔊 up and listen to that engine 👍
V8 !!!
the one and only real sound !
Would love to see a single seat formula using the Gibson GJ458 LMP1 engine, 700 HP in a 250 lb package in a light car with minimum downforce.
Owned and drove a vintage Chevron B24 mid nineties- Lola T400 was the beast!
Redman, Gethin, Andretti, Lyons...no one drives a 5000 like these guys.
REAL RACING CAR, A BEAST
Oh, and Kenny won the 1976 NZ Grand Prix in his Lola T332
He had a T400 and traded 'up' to a T332
See this car RACE with many other f5000's at Oulton Park Gold Cup this weekend 24th August till 26th August. Awesome video but watching these cars race properly always better!
Michael Lyons is one amazing driver.
What a car. I saw this at Oulton park in July
Two things I love, Chevy and Formula racing
OMG that sound... 😍😍😍💥
I'm late to the party but that car is a monster! Unreal! A full field of these cars on race day would be savage. I wonder if anyone has tried running an all aluminum small block Chevy V8 in one of these yet. I suppose traction could be a problem with less weight to help put the power to the street....what an angry sounding Chevy engine.
Thanks for posting this rad video. See ya.
All aluminum block is not allowed, has to be a period correct cast iron block. There is more latitude in the heads.
Worth ALOT more views!!
My grandfather used to race these in the 70’s. His team’s sponsor was the Panamanian dictator. His name was Taylor Spurlock. If anyone has info on this, please comment!
I LOVED Formula 5000! Not QUITE as good as the Can Am it didn't succeed in replacing, but so much better than the fish-nor-fowl ersatz Can Am it morphed into in North America. Near F1-level power-to-weight ratios with those big, torquey (mostly Chevy) V8s making wonderful noises sitting in those sexy single-seaters. Not to mention the scream produced by the (very) occasional F1 customer-spec Cosworth DFV, like the one that resided in Gus Hutchinson's Brabham BT33. Somewhere I have a bunch of photos taken at the Lime Rock round of the F5000 championship , including one of Dick Smothers (the "smart" Smothers brother) sitting in the cockpit of what I think was Lotus's sole venture into the formula (with a Ford thinwall V8 in the back). Great racing, great memories.
DAMN. THOSE. DOWNSHIFTS. OMG.
Love it!
Go to New Zealand and you can watch a whole field of them race at full speed.
A small block chevy sounds great
Anyone know why the F5000's did not appear at the Gold Cup at Oulton Park last year (2018) ??
Excellent! 👍👍❤️😎
Как же ей хочется помчаться так, как она может!
How she wanted to run as fast as she could!
one fast go kart
This would be an excellent hill climber
FANTASTICO!!! :-)
BEAUTIFUL! FANTASTICO! 🚘🌟😍🔥🚘🌟😍🔥👍👍👍👍👍
What's the difference between this and an F1 car of the same era?
Jonas Bögemann thanks
kobenoyashi F5000 cars seemed to be a bit bigger. Not sure why because they should be about the same size but when I saw them side by side the F1 looked more compact. They were heavier but used basically the same running gear, other than a fuel injected 5.0 litre iron block engine. Most were Chevrolet but there were others, like the Australian-built Repco-Holden. In the mid-70s they even tried a flat plane crank. Performance wise, there was little between them but because there was more ongoing development in F1, they usually had a slight edge.
@Jonas Bögemann actually, almost none of that is correct. while it was cheaper, it attracted TONS of people, and ChampCar had nothing to do with F5000.
Some 5000s were F1 cars with a pushrod 5 litre. 5000s were heavier as an iron block engine is heavier and support structure. Though John McCormacks Elfin had an alloy Leyland V8 [Buick]
Awesome
Why couldnt f1s be cross crank😢
We were going to have a new/revived racing series in Australia called Super5000 which looks exactly like these cars but due to some controversy in regards to the category the concept was scrapped. Here is a video of the car at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival: ruclips.net/video/jnhaf16YTcw/видео.html
Search RUclips for S5000 Phillip Island Race 3
Thats the way that car should be driven
Prefer these to the current boring that is F1.
In their halcyon days, Formula 5000 cars were only a fraction slower than Formula 1 cars. For me I preferred following Formula 5000 racing back in the late '60s & '70s rather than Formula 1 because for a start the drivers weren't up themselves and the racing was closer & more exciting to watch than F1. F1 has become a complete joke imo. It's out of control with the money invested in it and driving the cars is farcical. F1 'drivers' are nothing other than upscale computer operators. Now to me that just ain't racing. Formula 5000 will always be a real drivers competition.
On some tracks 5000s were FASTER
Most of the teams reverted back to the T332 as the 400 was nit as good.
Then they put a Can Am body on it and called it a BDS.
F5000 Lola T 400 better than you know what!
Love racing and fast cars driven quickly as much as anyone, but it sure doesn't seem as though spectator safety is a concern with these folks, does it.
Damn F5000 is cooler than F1 imo
Muscle V8s Can't do Formula Racing. Nope. There's Formula 5000.and then this ideal When NASCAR Executives goes over the edge. Crazy Ideal: NASCAR V8s In Formula Cars.
That's what F5000 was, what happens when you put a NASCAR V8 in an F1 car.
S5000 uses a 5.2 litre engine but it’s not OHV. Nor should it be.
@@thethirdman225 Well I've watch the full race with sights and sounds of the F5000 and the race. and it did sound like something out of a Ford Modular Blocks. ruclips.net/video/F6-jRQH3nKU/видео.html
@@ruddgrandprix-speedrunraci8515 I don’t know what that sounds like. I prefer S5000 because it’s so much closer. The only reservation is the hyperbole about, “How good are these Hoosier tyres?” Personally, I think they’re too hard. Way too hard. I don’t mind them getting a weekend out of them but a whole season is a bit much. Otherwise it’s been great. A few more starters would be good though. Eventually I think New Zealand will get into it.
what's not to love
What a brute of a car...
So many people just standing there in harm's way.
The were replacing the previously CanAm
That car is long!!!!
Modern formula cars are a lot longer.
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Not as good as a Cosworth DFV :)
About twice the torque!!