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Frank Matich (25 January 1935[1] – 11 May 2015) was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 1970s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers. In these and other makes he won five Tasman Series races, two Australian Grands Prix, the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship and a number of other Australian motor racing titles.[2]
In April 1970, Frank Matich was appointed as a Director of Lambretta (Australasia) Pty Ltd, and was to assemble McLaren racing cars in the Lambretta site in Artarmon, Sydney.[3]
Matich, who suffered major electrical burns in a boating accident in 1973, retired from racing in 1974 in order to spend more time with his family and his business. His son Kris Matich became a leading Formula Ford driver in Sydney during the late 1980s.[4]
^C. Max Stahl, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2015, page 28
^Woods, Bill (29 September 2004). Legends Of Speed. Harper Collins Publishers. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
^"Lambretta (Australasia) Pty Ltd News letter April 1970". April 1970.[permanent dead link]
^Phil Branagan (12 May 2015). "Obituary: Frank Matich 1935-2015". AUTOSPORT.com.
FrankMatich (25 January 1935 – 11 May 2015) was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 1970s, Matich...
Sydney-based racing driver and engineer FrankMatich. The Matich SR3 was a Group A Sports Car built for Matich by Bob Britton in 1967. It was powered by...
the race he had won in 1971, 18 seconds behind FrankMatich driving his self-designed and built Matich A50 Repco-Holden. Warwick Farm Raceway hosted the...
stars, Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Chris Amon, Frank Gardner, FrankMatich, Leo Geoghegan and Kevin Bartlett. Brabham won the Grand Prix...
had 19 starters. Defending winner FrankMatich started the race from pole position in his Repco Holden powered Matich A50 which had won the 1971 race on...
Australia's premier Sports Car contest. The championship was won by FrankMatich driving a Matich SR4 Repco. The championship was contested over three heats with...
The race was the thirty sixth running of the Australian Grand Prix. FrankMatich won his second straight AGP and, as in 1970, he started the race on pole...
field to be dominated by the cream of "Down Under" drivers such as FrankMatich, Frank Gardner, Kevin Bartlett, Vern Schuppan, Graeme McRae, Graeme Lawrence...
Australian F1 drivers Vern Schuppan and Larry Perkins, as well as John Bowe, FrankMatich, John McCormack, Bob Jane, Allan Grice, Peter Manton and Mark Mclaughlin...
miles Pole position: FrankMatich, 1:14.5 Number of starters: 11 Winner's race time: 64:37.3 Fastest lap: 1:16.5, FrankMatich, (Matich SR3) - lap record...
was won by FrankMatich driving an Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile. Race statistics: Race distance: 23 laps – 103½ miles Pole position: FrankMatich Number of...
25 mph Fastest lap: 2 minute 53.9 seconds, FrankMatich, (Lotus 19B) Best time on Flying Mile: 150 mph, FrankMatich, (Lotus 19B) Stillwell was the first competitor...
the eleventh Australian Tourist Trophy. The race was won by FrankMatich driving a Matich SR3 Oldsmobile. Race distance : 40 laps, 80 miles The race commenced...
Junior Championship, was won by FrankMatich, driving an Australian built Elfin. Race facts: Fastest in practice: FrankMatich, Elfin FJ, 1:01.7 Starters:...
Australia on 1 September 1968. The race was dominated by the Matich SR3 Repco V8 driven by FrankMatich and Glynn Scott, however an engine failure with just over...
Position: FrankMatich, Don O'Sullivan, 1m 13.3s (set by Matich) Distance covered by winning car, 257 laps, 514 miles (827 km) Fastest lap: FrankMatich, 1m...
Australian made Ford Falcon to use a V8 engine. Sydney based racer/designer FrankMatich was scheduled to co-drive with Firth but had to withdraw due to other...
were restricted to Group D Production Sports Cars. Local manufacturers Matich, Elfin, Kaditcha, and K&A Engineering (Veskanda C1), along with McLaren...
the time of the circuit's closure, the lap record was credited to FrankMatich (Matich SR4) at 53.4 seconds, an average lap speed of 141 km/h (88 mph)....
Report 1970 FrankMatich McLaren M10A Chevrolet Tasman Series (Formula 5000) Report 1971 Niel Allen McLaren M10B Chevrolet Report 1972 Frank Gardner Lola...
against former F1 drivers Brian Redman, Trevor Taylor, Mike Hailwood and Frank Gardner, all world class drivers and Peter Gethin and Howden Ganley in works...
mid 1960s. The Matich SR3 sports racing cars were constructed by Rennmax Engineering for FrankMatich. Bob Britton then accompanied Matich to the United...
Amon, Craig Baird, and Paul Radisich, internationals such as Australian Frank Gardner, Italian Teo Fabi, and Brazilian Roberto Moreno, as well as Formula...
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