![The cars line up for the start of the 2004 Classic Speed Fest, with Mike Wrigley's #97 Lola on pole and Murray Sinclair's Lola T332 alongside. Copyright Kevin Thomson 2004. Used with permission. The cars line up for the start of the 2004 Classic Speed Fest, with Mike Wrigley's #97 Lola on pole and Murray Sinclair's Lola T332 alongside. Copyright Kevin Thomson 2004. Used with permission.](../../Images/Thomson/Teretonga2004-start-600x300.jpg)
HRC Tasman Revival 2003/04
The Historic Racing Club/Formula 5000 Association was formed in New Zealand in 2003, and organised a series of races during that 2003/04 'down under' season, including one at a VHRSC meeting at Sandown Park in Australia.
A total of 22 cars competed during that impressive initial season: three Beggs; an Elfin MR5; four Lola T332s, three Lola T330s, two Lola T430s, single examples of T142, T190, T192 and T400; a McLaren M18; three McRae GM1s; and a Talon MR1. As well as the Kiwi drivers, Australian representation came from Aaron Lewis, Andrew Robson, and Bob Harborow; husband and wife Frank and Judy Lyons came over from England, and Murray Sinclair flew the flag for Hong Kong.
The races
21 Sep 2003 > Icebreaker meeting at Pukekohe
09 Nov 2003 > VHRR Historic Sandown at Sandown Park
01 Feb 2004 > Skope Classic at Ruapana Park
15 Feb 2004 > Classic Speed Fest at Teretonga Park
28 Mar 2004 > HRC/Auckland Car Club meeting at Pukekohe
02 May 2004 > Placemakers V8 Supercar support race at Pukekohe
F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series events shown in bold
2003-2004 F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series table
1 | Ian Clements | Lola T332 - Chevrolet V8 | 161 pts | |
2 | Murray Sinclair | Lola T332 - Chevrolet V8 | 151 pts | |
3 | Roger Williams | McRae GM1 - Chevrolet V8 | 150 pts | |
4 | Tony Roberts | Talon MR-1 - Chevrolet V8 | 127 pts | |
5 | David Abbott | Lola T430 - Chevrolet V8 | 117 pts | |
6 | Stan Redmond | Lola T332 - Chevrolet V8 McRae GM1 - Chevrolet V8 | 108 pts | |
7 | Shayne Windelburn | Lola T400 - Chevrolet V8 | 80 pts | |
8 | Poul Christie | Lola T190 - Ford V8 | 47 pts |