{{Infobox racing car | name = Ausper T2 <br /> Ausper T3 <br /> Ausper T4 | category = Formula Junior | designer = Tom Hawkes | production = At least 8 | technical ref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ausper – F3History |url=https://www.f3history.co.uk/manufacturers/ausper/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=www.f3history.co.uk}}</ref> | suspension = unequal length wishbones (Front) <br />twin Radius rods (Rear) | chassis = Multi-tubular Space-frame | height = (T2 and T3): {{convert|29|in|mm|1|order=flip}} <br /> (T4): {{convert|775|mm|in|1}} | length = (T2 and T3): {{convert|2327|mm|in|1}} <br /> (T4): {{convert|3977|mm|in|1}} | width = (T2 and T3): {{convert|1000|mm|in|1}} (T2 and T3) <br /> (T4): {{convert|715|mm|in|1}} | track = (T2 and T3): {{convert|36.5|in|mm|1|order=flip}} (Front) <br> {{convert|40|in|mm|1|order=flip}} (Rear) <br /> (T4): {{convert|1400|mm|in|1}} (Front and Rear) | wheelbase = (T2 and T3): {{convert|1429|mm|in|1}} <br /> (T4): {{convert|2400|mm|in|1}} | engine name = See Table | configuration = Longitudinal engine, Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout | gears = 4, 5, and 6-speed | transmission type = Manuals | drivers = Anthony “Bubbles” Horsley <br /> Patrick Allfrey | entries = 91 | races = 79 | wins = 18 | podiums = 26 | poles = 12 | fastest laps = 3 | brakes = (T2 and T3): Alfin Drum brakes <br /> (T4): Front Disc brakes, Rear Drum brakes }}
The '''Ausper''' is a racing car that was made in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1962 by Competition Cars of Australia.<ref name="Hodges">{{cite book|last=Hodges|first=David|title=A-Z of Formula Racing Cars|year=1990|publisher=Bay View Books|location=Bideford, UK|isbn=1870979168|pages=279}}</ref> It was constructed as a Formula Junior car, with a rear-mounted Cosworth engine set in a tubular space frame, with a Renault gearbox. It was based on the Tomahawk, a design from Australian Tom Hawkes, that was intended for export to his home country. One of the unusual features of the Ausper was the bodywork, which was very low, with an upswept tail and the drivers roll bar faired into the headrest.<ref name="Hodges" />
The Ausper was revised in 1962, with sleeker bodywork, and a total height of 24 inches to the top of the body.<ref name="Hodges" /> Results were encouraging, but did not result in any title wins.
== Formula One Project == Ausper developed plans for a Formula One car using a Clisby V6 engine, called the T4. The car was a poorly made copy of the Ferrari 156 F1. The car was slow off the line, handled poorly, but would get a third in its first and only outing in Formula Libre . But these plans never eventuated, which led to Ausper closing down.<ref name="Hodges" />
== Models == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Name !Engine !Displacement !Horsepower !Horsepower RPM !Torque !Torque RPM !Weight |- |T2 | rowspan="2" |Volkswagen Beetle Flat 4 | rowspan="2" |{{Convert|1493|cc|cuin|abbr=on|1}} |{{Convert|127|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on|1}} |5,000 |{{Convert|144|Nm|lbft|abbr=on|1}} |3,600 |{{Convert|1230|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|order=flip}} |- |T3 |{{Convert|138|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on|1}} |5,250 |{{Convert|158.6|Nm|lbft|abbr=on|1}} |3,500 |{{Convert|1136|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip|1}} |- |T4<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ausper T4 specs, performance data |url=https://fastestlaps.com/models/ausper-t4 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=FastestLaps.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |Clisby V6 |{{Convert|1494|cc|cuin|abbr=on|1}} |{{Convert|189.7|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on|1}} |9,000 |{{Convert|133|Nm|lbft|abbr=on|1}} |6,700 |{{Convert|485|kg|lb|abbr=on|1}} |}
==References== <references />
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130512140612/http://www.formulajunior.com/CAR_TYPE_LIST/AUSPERpics/AUSPERSTORY.pdf Ausper history]
Category:Cars introduced in 1960 Category:1960s cars Category:Racing cars Category:Cars discontinued in 1962 Ausper T4 Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles