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05-18-2014, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Brisbane,
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Sir Jack Brabham RIP
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Ferrari is red, Pagani is carbon, Shelby is blue,
because of these men...our dreams can come true.
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05-18-2014, 08:28 PM
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Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Puckett 250 GTO - LS1
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He signed my copy of the wonderful Doug Nye book, 'The Jack Brabham Story', at the Tasman Revival in 2010. I first watched him race the Red-X Special at Mt Druitt in the early 1950s.
Here are a couple of photos I took during the Tasman Series (pre seat belts - circa 1968) and at the Tasman Revival.
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05-18-2014, 08:35 PM
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Location: Brisbane Australia. Cobra:Arntz Chev 454,
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Goodbye Sir Jack.
Legend.
Says it all.
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05-18-2014, 08:44 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Yes, a legend. Designed his own F1 car; raced his own F1 car; won three F1 World Championships.
I saw him and spoke with him a couple of times at the AGP in Adelaide and at the Classic Adelaide. Really nice bloke.
Here's cheers to you, Jack!
Glen
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05-18-2014, 09:03 PM
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Location: saratoga,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #185, Shelby Alloy 482; sold
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One of my heroes of racing. He did it all.
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05-18-2014, 09:15 PM
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A true master! Rest in peace.
Larry
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05-19-2014, 01:45 AM
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Location: Melbourne ,Victoria- Australia,
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Motor racings Bradman, massive legacy and holder of feats not likely to be repeated......ever. RIP Jack
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05-19-2014, 03:08 AM
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Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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Yep, a true legend.
In a world full of tryhards demanding their 15 minutes of fame, he achieved what nobody could dream of. A world class race engineer, racing champion and a businessman with a vision. Judging by every interview I ever saw, a humble and gentle man but a fierce competitor.
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05-19-2014, 04:53 AM
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A good quote on the news tonight:
‘‘My aim is to die without an enemy in the world. I’m going to outlive the bastards.’’
RIP...
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05-19-2014, 05:43 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KIRKHAM 427 S/C, SHELBY 427 ALUM. STROKER
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Always sad when the Great Ones leave us !
RIP Jack.
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Rebellion becomes Duty." T. Jefferson
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05-19-2014, 06:01 AM
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Location: Katy,
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Cobra Make, Engine: unique motorcars, 289 HO Sold, BDR
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One of the Great Ones. We should all live a full a life as he did. RIP.
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05-19-2014, 06:06 AM
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Location: Mesa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR from Levy Racing 302 FI w/Edelbrock Performer heads
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RIP Sir Jack
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Vietnam Vets may be eligible for medical care and disability compensation. Contact the VA if you have prostate cancer or type 2 diabetes. Finally got around to going to the VA.
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05-19-2014, 06:08 AM
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Location: munno para west,
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Cobra Make, Engine: absolute pace chassis #50 L98 & 6 speed auto
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the sad thing was he was appreciated and given more recognition overseas than he was here in Australia . I watched a doco on him once .
rip jack flat out and full lock
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05-19-2014, 07:17 AM
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Location: arroyo grande, ca,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 427
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Thank you, Sir Jack.
Good speed.
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05-19-2014, 04:52 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Puckett 250 GTO - LS1
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Dan Gurney statement on the passing of Sir Jack Brabham :
It is with great sadness that I received the news that my former Formula boss and team mate, the 3 time F 1 World Champion Sir Jack Brabham, passed away in Australia over the weekend. A motor racing giant has left our planet whose combined achievements of F 1 World Championship driver and car constructor in all likelihood will never be equaled. Dark haired "Black Jack" was a fierce competitor, an outstanding engineer, a tiger of a driver, an excellent politician and a hands-on creator and visionary, he opened the rear-engine door at Indianapolis and raced there, he was a doer, a true Aussie pioneer!
Jack and I go far back in history together. We raced "against each other on the F 1 circuit since 1959 driving Coopers, Ferraris, BRMs and Porsches. In 1963 he hired me as his team mate for his newly established Brabham F I team and during the next three years we really got to know each other. We discovered we shared similar traits. We were not only interested in driving racing cars but in building them, improving them, searching for every tiny bit of technical advantage we could find. I see both of us sitting in garages all over the world bent over engines, talking to each other and to our team: Ron Tauraunac, Phil Kerr, Roy Billington, Tim Wall, Nick Gooze and Denis Hulme.
We shared the camaraderie of a closely knit team pursuing a common purpose, the racing tragedies and the glory days of the 1960s bonded us for life.
Since we retired from driving, both in the fall of 1970, we have stayed in touch. I last spoke to Jack a few months ago on the phone, we were looking forward to the golden anniversary of the first World Championship F 1 victory for the Brabham marque: The French Grand Prix at Rouen, June 28th, 1964, which I won for the team 50 years ago this summer.
In 1966 we both went our separate ways , I followed the trail he had blazed by trying to build, race and win with my own F I cars. I have been told that only three men in the history of autoracing have managed to do that, Bruce McLaren and I won races but Sir Jack Brabham won World Championships, he will be forever in a class all by himself.
I will miss you Jack! You showed the way!
With gratitude and admiration.
Dan
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05-19-2014, 06:09 PM
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Location: Bibra Lake,
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Cobra Make, Engine: DRB 540
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RIP Sir Jack
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05-21-2014, 04:28 AM
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Location: Newcastle, Warners Bay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RMC . 393 Dart alloy block Stroked 351 alloy heads ..all the goodies plus a pre oiler. al
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A builder and innovator ! He relaxed by driving/racing his creations ( his words). My inspiration !
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