S5000 Heat 2, Australian Open Wheel V8's & Rubens Barrichello

Enjoy Heat (Race) 2 of the S5000 Big Power, open-wheel racing cars from Sandown International Raceway in Victoria Australia - Sunday 22nd. Sept 2019.

This weekend was the introduction of the S5000 class of open-wheel race cars featuring Brazilian Legend and former Ferrari F1 driver, Rubens Barrichello.

Barrichello appearing the bright Red Payce S5000 Open Wheeler (not a Ferrari this time), will be joined by names like Matthew Brabham, Will Brown & a host of other competitive drivers looking to see what these five-litre open-wheel monsters are capable of.

For some background, the S5000 race car is based on a French-designed Onroak-Ligier carbon-fibre chassis and tub and is powered by a powerful, yet cost-effective Ford Coyote five-litre V8 engine, delivering around 560 horsepower to a race car barely tipping the scales at 900 kilograms.

This formula is proving to be a great combinations high-performance, very competitive racing.

The car designed with strength, safety and economy as priorities with most components being single, specified, control parts which include the Ligier safety cell and front/rear/side crash structures and an all-Australian 6 speed paddle shift transmission system, with cars built by Garry Rogers Motorsport who also designed and built the S5000's suspension.

The Aero of these cars being much less than many other FIA sanctioned open-wheel race cars allows for closer slipstreaming and closer racing as a result.

Enjoy this second heat race of what is shaping up to be a great return for high powered open-wheel racing to Australian motorsport.