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Title: Solved NIC#776 - 1971 Rorstan-Porsche
Post by: nicanary on March 19, 2017, 10:46:01 AM
What is this car?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on April 29, 2017, 05:06:42 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: Hiawatha on April 29, 2017, 05:59:59 AM
Formula 5000?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on April 29, 2017, 06:09:41 AM
Quote from: Hiawatha on April 29, 2017, 05:59:59 AM
Formula 5000?

It probably raced in that category, but it's not a F5000 car as we would normally know it.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: D-type on April 29, 2017, 04:46:53 PM
A Shannon?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on April 29, 2017, 04:51:29 PM
Quote from: D-type on April 29, 2017, 04:46:53 PM
A Shannon?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: D-type on April 29, 2017, 07:22:33 PM
Is it from Ireland anyway?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on April 30, 2017, 05:51:02 AM
Quote from: D-type on April 29, 2017, 07:22:33 PM
Is it from Ireland anyway?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: Willie McCrum on May 02, 2017, 08:28:24 AM
The nose looks like that of an Elfin of similar vintage to the Clisby-engined car which, from what little I know, never raced. Any connection ?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on May 02, 2017, 11:19:15 AM
Quote from: Willie McCrum on May 02, 2017, 08:28:24 AM
The nose looks like that of an Elfin of similar vintage to the Clisby-engined car which, from what little I know, never raced. Any connection ?

No connection that I know of, but you're getting much closer geographically.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: D-type on May 03, 2017, 04:06:47 PM
Ausper?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on May 03, 2017, 04:30:10 PM
Quote from: D-type on May 03, 2017, 04:06:47 PM
Ausper?
Not an Ausper.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: tobytwirl on May 04, 2017, 07:15:35 PM
Renmax?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on May 05, 2017, 03:51:12 AM
Quote from: tobytwirl on May 04, 2017, 07:15:35 PM
Renmax?

It was based on a Rennmax BN3, but it was called something different by its builder.

You're getting there.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: tobytwirl on May 05, 2017, 01:41:07 PM
Are we talking about Mildrens?
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on May 05, 2017, 01:59:28 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on May 05, 2017, 01:41:07 PM
Are we talking about Mildrens?

Not a Mildren. This car is a one-off based on a Rennmax.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: tobytwirl on May 05, 2017, 03:42:22 PM
I have never seen a photo of it but is it  Scheumack's special called the TS01.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on May 05, 2017, 03:43:42 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on May 05, 2017, 03:42:22 PM
I have never seen a photo of it but is it  Scheumack's special called the TS01.

Not that.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: 250gto on May 05, 2017, 06:04:19 PM
Ok I think this car was originally called the Rorstan Mk 1 but later renamed the Stanton and fitted with a flat 8 Porsche engine. Not certain which name you are looking far but either way it's being driven by Bryan Faloon in the 1972 Tasman series.
Title: Re: NIC#776
Post by: nicanary on May 06, 2017, 04:07:51 AM
Quote from: 250gto on May 05, 2017, 06:04:19 PM
Ok I think this car was originally called the Rorstan Mk 1 but later renamed the Stanton and fitted with a flat 8 Porsche engine. Not certain which name you are looking far but either way it's being driven by Bryan Faloon in the 1972 Tasman series.

You have correctly identified the car, and gain the point.

You've provided me with everything I had down in my notes - this image is from 1971 and thus the car was known as the Rorstan-Porsche. I assume the engine came from a Porsche 906 of some sort (2-litres flat-8).

The car competed in the Tasman series definitely, which from 1970 could include F5000 cars, so I reckon it could have taken part in defined F5000 races, if you see what I mean!
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