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Frank Matich (25 January 193511 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
A summary of some of his motor racing achievements is given in the table below:Records, Titles & Awards
Retrieved from the CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport on 18 August 2008
Frank Matich at speedcafe.com
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sports car
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s 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
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races, two Australian Grands Prix
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, the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship and a number of other Australian motor racing titles.
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.
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
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driver in Sydney during the late 1980s.
Career results
A summary of some of his motor racing achievements is given in the table below:Records, Titles & AwardsRetrieved from the CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport on 18 August 2008
Complete Tasman Series results
Australian Grand Prix
References
Further reading
* James Cockington, Can-Am's Oz Invader, Australian Motorsport News, No 395, May 2010, pages 58–62External links
Frank Matich at speedcafe.com
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