Frank has been collecting F5000 cars for over 15 years and currently has about 12, four of which are taking part in the high-speed demos at MM.
It’s all very much a family affair too, with Frank’s wife Judith steering the 1974 Gurney Eagle-Chevrolet FA74, son Michael behind the wheel of the 1975 Lola-Chevrolet T400 and Frank himself driving the 1972 McRae-Chevrolet GM1.
The fourth car, the 1974 Lola-Chevrolet T330/2, is being driven by a man who raced it in period, the former British F1 driver Tony Trimmer. “According to the late Eric Broadley, this Lola has more races than any other Lola,” Frank tells GRR.
When he tried to buy the car 15 years ago the then-owner said he would only sell it if Frank could show that he could “keep it at the sharp end”, despite the car not having run for a dozen years. “I assured him I could, and in my first season with it I won nine out of 10 races with it,” says Frank.