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Solved NIC#776 - 1971 Rorstan-Porsche
« on: March 19, 2017, 10:46:01 AM »
What is this car?
« Last Edit: May 06, 2017, 04:08:25 AM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2017, 05:06:42 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2017, 05:59:59 AM »
Formula 5000?

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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2017, 06:09:41 AM »
Formula 5000?

It probably raced in that category, but it's not a F5000 car as we would normally know it.
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2017, 04:46:53 PM »
A Shannon?
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2017, 04:51:29 PM »
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2017, 07:22:33 PM »
Is it from Ireland anyway?
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2017, 05:51:02 AM »
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #8 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 ?

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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2017, 11:19:15 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.
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2017, 04:06:47 PM »
Ausper?
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2017, 04:30:10 PM »
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2017, 07:15:35 PM »
Renmax?

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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2017, 03:51:12 AM »
Renmax?

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

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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2017, 01:41:07 PM »
Are we talking about Mildrens?

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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2017, 01:59:28 PM »
Are we talking about Mildrens?

Not a Mildren. This car is a one-off based on a Rennmax.
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #16 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.

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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2017, 03:43:42 PM »
I have never seen a photo of it but is it  Scheumack's special called the TS01.

Not that.
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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #18 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.

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Re: NIC#776
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2017, 04:07:51 AM »
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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