Surtees TS8

The Surtees TS8 is an open-wheel Formula 5000 race car, designed, developed and built by Surtees in 1971, and is closely based on their 1970 Surtees TS7 Formula One car. It featured a slightly longer wheelbase, and a 302 cu in (4,950 cm3) Chevrolet small-block engine, producing 465 hp (347 kW), which was a stress member of the chassis, and drove the rear wheels through a Hewland D.G. 300 five-speed manual transmission.[1][2] It won 6 races in total; 4 races with Mike Hailwood, and 2 races for Alan Rollinson. Hailwood eventually finished second-place as runner-up in the championship, with 58 points. It also competed in a bunch of non-championship Formula One Grand Prix races; with its best result being a 4th-place finish Oulton Park in 1971, being driven by Alan Rollinson.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "1970 Surtees TS8". conceptcarz.com.
  2. ^ webdesign.co.nz, Site designed and developed by webdesign ltd, New Zealand. "Surtees TS8". www.f5000.co.nz.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Brown, Allen. "Surtees TS8 car-by-car histories". OldRacingCars.com.
  4. ^ "Surtees TS8 - All Results - Racing Sports Cars".
  5. ^ "Surtees". www.f5000registry.com.
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United Kingdom Surtees
Founder
John Surtees
Notable personnel
Len Terry
Notable drivers
United Kingdom John Surtees
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Germany Rolf Stommelen
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood
Australia Tim Schenken
Italy Andrea de Adamich
Brazil Carlos Pace
Australia Alan Jones
Italy Vittorio Brambilla
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Formula Two cars
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Formula 5000 cars
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