After originally running a Ford EA Falcon in the Australian Production Car Championship with little success, Larkham returned to open wheelers and purchased a Ralt RT20 Formula Holden to run in the 1991 Australian Drivers' Championship.
After a third-place finish at the Bathurst 1000, in 1998, Larkham won at the non-championship Indy Surfers Paradise race.
[5][6] However within a month, Larkham had accepted an offer from Ford Performance Racing to buy-out Winterbottom's contract.
[7][8] Larkham also accepted an offer from V8 Supercars to purchase his RECs as part of its plan to reduce the size of the grid.
Bargwanna and Orrcon joined WPS Racing with Mark Larkham becoming the team manager for a brief period.