Solved NIC#776 - 1971 Rorstan-Porsche

[nicanary]

What is this car?

[nicanary]

Experts?

[Hiawatha]

Formula 5000?

[nicanary]

Formula 5000?

It probably raced in that category, but it's not a F5000 car as we would normally know it.

[D-type]

A Shannon?

[nicanary]

A Shannon?

No.

[D-type]

Is it from Ireland anyway?

[nicanary]

Is it from Ireland anyway?

No.

[Willie McCrum]

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 ?

[nicanary]

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.

[D-type]

Ausper?

[nicanary]

Ausper?

Not an Ausper.

[tobytwirl]

Renmax?

[nicanary]

Renmax?

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

You're getting there.

[tobytwirl]

Are we talking about Mildrens?

[nicanary]

Are we talking about Mildrens?

Not a Mildren. This car is a one-off based on a Rennmax.

[tobytwirl]

I have never seen a photo of it but is it  Scheumack's special called the TS01.

[nicanary]

I have never seen a photo of it but is it  Scheumack's special called the TS01.

Not that.

[250gto]

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.

[nicanary]

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!