<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Ganley had refused to race the car in its original form and it was in his shop that the Maki was transformed into the altogether more conventional F101B. He debuted the Maki in the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch where 34 cars vied for a spot on the 25-slot grid. The New Zealand-born driver could do no better than 32nd with a lap that was 1.4 seconds off the 25th fastest time and a full four seconds slower than pole man Niki Lauda. Up next was the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring where the Maki lasted less than a lap. On the demanding track the rear suspension collapsed, sending Ganley into the wall. He suffered injuries to the ankles and the car was virtually written off.
A lack of funding prevented the rebuilt F101 to return to the track during the remainder of the year. Instead Maki Engineering attempted to apply the lessons learned in creating the F101C evolution for 1975 built around the same chassis. Despite the head start, the car did not appear until mid-season. With a little known Japanese driver Hiroshi Fushida behind the wheel, the new F101C turned a few laps in practice of the Dutch Grand Prix until the engine blew. Fushida then failed to qualify for the Swedish Grand Prix. With Tony Trimmer behind the wheel, the Maki then also failed to make the cut at Monza and the Osterreichring. The only race start came during an undersubscribed, non-championship event at Dijon where Trimmer finished 13th, six laps behind the winner.
Opting to sit out the final round of the championship, in North America, the year again ended early for Maki. They had little to show for their first two seasons in the sport and none of the ambitious plans had materialised. It was very obvious that the underfunded effort was certainly no front from a major manufacturer. Despite the the disappointing results, the team did return briefly with the brand new F102 at the Japanese Grand Prix but with predictable results. A total of four F101 tubs were built. The first was used for the never raced prototype, the third replaced the second after the Nürburgring accident, while the fourth was never built in period. Today, three cars exist as the fourth chassis was later completed. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Ganley had refused to race the car in its original form and it was in his shop that the Maki was transformed into the altogether more conventional F101B. He debuted the Maki in the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch where 34 cars vied for a spot on the 25-slot grid. The New Zealand-born driver could do no better than 32nd with a lap that was 1.4 seconds off the 25th fastest time and a full four seconds slower than pole man Niki Lauda. Up next was the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring where the Maki lasted less than a lap. On the demanding track the rear suspension collapsed, sending Ganley into the wall. He suffered injuries to the ankles and the car was virtually written off.