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S5000 stars preview Bathurst debut
KEY contenders for the Shannons S5000 Tasman Series have faced the cameras to give their thoughts on the categories debut at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, this week. The final event of the two-event, s...
John Martin joins Shannons Tasman Series grid
FORMER Aussie international open-wheel star John Martin will join the Shannons S5000 Tasman Series grid for the categories debut at Mount Panorama next week. Martin will join Luis Leeds in a two-ca...
S5000 to join Merlin Darwin Triple Crown in 2022
The S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship will make their racing debut in the Top End in 2022, joining the program for the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown next June. The most eagerly anticipated ...
S5000 at Bathurst an ‘Engineering Challenge’
The debut of the home-grown Rogers AF01/V8 S5000s at the iconic 6.213km Mount Panorama circuit will pose an engineering challenge for teams contesting the second and final round of the Shannons Tas...
About S5000
The VHT S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship is the new generation of Australian open wheel racing.
The cars are the fastest in Australian circuit racing, and the drivers are contesting the Australian Drivers’ Championship and Motorsport Australia Gold Star – the oldest and most prestigious drivers’ title in the nation.
The number ‘5000’ is a reference to the thunderous 5-litre (5200cc) V8 engines which produce 560bhp and speeds of up to 300kph. S5000 is also the modern successor to the legendary Formula 5000 category, which captured the hearts and minds of Australian motor racing fans throughout the 1970s.