Frank Matich
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Francis Anthony Matich (25 January 1935[1]Template:Snd11 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]
Career results
A summary of some of his motor racing achievements is given in the table below:[5]
Complete Tasman Series results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax | LEV | PUK RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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WAR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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10th | 4 |
| 1965 | Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax | PUK | LEV | WIG | TER | WAR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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10th | 4 | |
| 1970 | Rothmans Team Matich | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | LEV 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PUK 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIG 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TER | SUR 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WAR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2nd | 25 | |
| 1971 | Rothmans Team Matich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | LEV RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PUK 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIG 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TER 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WAR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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2nd | 31 | |
| 1972 | Frank Matich Pty Ltd | Matich A50 Repco Holden | PUK RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LEV 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIG 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TER 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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WAR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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4th | 22 |
| 1973 | Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd Frank Matich |
Matich A50 Repco Holden | PUK RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LEV 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIG 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WAR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AIR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3rd | 27 |
| 1974 | Frank Matich | Matich A53 Repco Holden | LEV | PUK | WIG | TER | ORA | SUR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AIR 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
11th | 7 |
Australian Grand Prix
| Title[5] | Venue | Car |
| 1970 Australian Grand Prix | Warwick Farm | McLaren M10B Repco Holden |
| 1971 Australian Grand Prix | Warwick Farm | Matich A50 Repco Holden |
References
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- ↑ C. Max Stahl, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2015, page 28
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- ↑ a b Records, Titles & Awards Retrieved from the CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport on 18 August 2008
- ↑ Formula A and Formula 5000 in America.: Race by Race. By Wolfgang Klopfer Retrieved from books.google.com.au on 22 May 2010
- ↑ a b 1973 SCCA L&M Championship Review (Part 1), www.myf5000.com Template:Webarchive Retrieved on 26 April 2014
- ↑ L&M Championship Entry List, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 26 April 2014
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Further reading
- James Cockington, Can-Am's Oz Invader, Australian Motorsport News, No 395, May 2010, pages 58–62