Frank Matich

Frank Matich

Frank Matich, born 1935, [Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 512] was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960’s and 70’s, Matich built his own range of 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 Gold Star title and a string of other Australian motor racing titles. [cite book
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A summary of his national title victories is given in the table below:

References

External links

* [http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/searchl-ncache0public_nameLIKE_matich_name_0-0.html Images of Frank Matich and Matich cars] Retrieved from autopics.com on 18 August 2008
* [http://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/matich/default.htm The Matich open wheelers] Retrieved from oldracingcars.com on 18 August 2008


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