Jack Brabham - 50 years on...
#1
Posted 14 August 2009 - 07:24
To get the celebrations underway, at 8pm this Monday on Australia's ABC 1 TV channel the regular 'Australian Story' program is devoted to our first and only triple World Champion. It should be a good program worth staying in to see or indeed taping.
For those enthusiasts outside of Oz, there should be a preview on the ABC website. That will probably have the full program after it goes to air - www.abc.net.au
If you miss it Monday, then it should be replayed on Saturday 22/8/09 at 12.30pm
Stephen
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#2
Posted 14 August 2009 - 07:46
#3
Posted 14 August 2009 - 08:22
Sir Jack has been on the ABC's Talking Heads - even repeats. That show was aimed at a broad market so not too much technical stuff.
http://www.abc.net.a...xt/s2296230.htm
David Lord also interviewed him not so long ago on 'Green and Gold Greats' on ABC News Radio, but there doesn't appear to be a podcast available.
Edited by Wirra, 14 August 2009 - 09:01.
#5
Posted 17 August 2009 - 10:49
There was snippetts of interviews with Stirling Moss, Murray Walker, Phil Kerr, Alan Jones, Lady Brabham and Geoff Brabham.
Bruce McLaren came up on several occasions, as teammate, car builder and ultimately his accident. There was also snippets from a 1966 edition of ABC's long running 'Four Corners' programme. Wouldn't it be great to see that in it's entirety
Should be available as a broadband edition now - www.abc.net.au or will be replayed on Saturday at 12.30pm for Aussies.
Stephen
#6
Posted 17 August 2009 - 11:19
#7
Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:17
#8
Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:22
Is that all??
#9
Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:59
I thought that Alan Jones was very eloquent in his praise. And Jonesy has never really been the most diplomatic person.
He hasn't been has he! I'm given to understand that he tried to persuade the organisers of the Australian Grand Prix to mark Black Jack's achievement at the 2009 race in Melbourne.
They didn't... and one was quite unsurprised.
Edited by Gary Davies, 04 April 2010 - 08:53.
#10
Posted 17 August 2009 - 21:36
http://www.abc.net.a...ers/default.htm
Edited by Wirra, 21 August 2009 - 11:34.
#11
Posted 18 August 2009 - 00:07
#12
Posted 21 August 2009 - 11:00
Edited by johnny yuma, 21 August 2009 - 11:05.
#13
Posted 21 August 2009 - 12:52
This of course is a great story about an equally great and deserving Father and racing driver and Racing Constructor.
Not to mention World Champion.
#14
Posted 21 August 2009 - 13:02
He says it was the biggest oxy bottle he ever saw, the crossmember having been torn out on a rock uprooted from the 'road' by the diff of Tom Sulman's Humber. He had a fairly significant oil leak from the repaired sump too, a good cause for us to be glad we have Silastic today!
#15
Posted 21 August 2009 - 14:28
His earlier book tells that story as it happened in the north of WA, actually...
He says it was the biggest oxy bottle he ever saw, the crossmember having been torn out on a rock uprooted from the 'road' by the diff of Tom Sulman's Humber. He had a fairly significant oil leak from the repaired sump too, a good cause for us to be glad we have Silastic today!
One of the two best books I have ever read - on any subject... Graham Hill's "Life at the Limit" is the other one.
#16
Posted 21 August 2009 - 14:35
That's a book you simply can't put down!
#17
Posted 21 August 2009 - 14:56
You obviously haven't read A Boot Full of Right Arms then...
That's a book you simply can't put down!
Haven't seen that one. I'll look it up.
#18
Posted 06 September 2009 - 01:11
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#19
Posted 27 October 2009 - 03:46
Sir Jacks grandson circulated several times in the (replica) T51 and recreated the push across the line. All in all, a nice touch at a predominantly V8 Supercar meeting (once the A1GPs no-showed).
Cooper Climax T51 1960
Repco Brabham BT11 1965
Edited by 275 GTB-4, 27 October 2009 - 03:47.
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#20
Posted 27 October 2009 - 04:24
#21
Posted 27 October 2009 - 06:29
Originally posted by eldougo
This was in last Saturday's paper, re the closing of Oran Park....(guess who is the guy leaning up against the trailer in the overalls).
http://img181.images...1/404/imgyc.jpg
Not you, Douglas?
This should just about be the cue for John to post his pic of the original car with the original driver...
#22
Posted 27 October 2009 - 08:11
#23
Posted 27 October 2009 - 10:27
Taken somewhere in NZ it shows some "open wheel" action with Jack covering an attempted inside pass by Bruce McLaren.
Photograph courtesy of Glen Gray, Vintage & Historic Karts of Australia.
#24
Posted 27 October 2009 - 10:43
Was it in RCN?
#25
Posted 01 November 2009 - 02:46
Not a replica Mick but a genuine article, Peter Harburgs T51, the 1961 AGP winning car driven by Lex Davison. There is a good article about this car in this month's Unique Cars, Alex Davison, Lex's grandson drove it at Lakeside and thought it was pretty good, only blemish in the article was that the owner was said to be Don Thallon, not Peter Harburg. Peter also owns the Brabham shown in the above pics.
Hi Dick...I certainly didn't mean that the T51 was a replica but I was given to understand that it had been dressed-up as Jacks car...therefore, "replica" (stand by for all the long winded definitions of replica!) Cheers, Mick
Edited by 275 GTB-4, 01 November 2009 - 02:47.
#26
Posted 01 November 2009 - 03:26
Stillwell loaned it to Davison at Mallala and Davison had a lucky day there.
#27
Posted 01 November 2009 - 05:51
and will be called the Sir Jack Brabham Reserve. While there will be no actual racing on the day there will be an
Autokana, car club displays and parade laps by car clubs also bus tours of the circuit,when the powers that be see
the importance of this circuit they will not detroy it.
#28
Posted 01 November 2009 - 09:25
I think Dick Willis is saying it's the actual Brabham car...
Stillwell loaned it to Davison at Mallala and Davison had a lucky day there.
Ray, I wasn't saying it was the actual Brabham car, Mick said it was a replica in his post and I was trying to point out that it was a Cooper with a genuine Australian racing history, with Stillwell and Davison etc.
#29
Posted 12 December 2009 - 04:39
It's 50 years ago (to the day) since Jack Brabham took out his first of three FI Drivers' Championships. Having literally pushed his Cooper-Climax to 4th place at Sebring's season-ending 1959 United States GP meeting.
The other milestone being that Bruce McLaren won the same race in his Cooper. His first Grand Prix win and the beginning of what would became one of motor racing's best known brands.
Sir Jack I salute you, and Bruce your memory lives on.
Stephen
#32
Posted 12 December 2009 - 13:55
Edited by nivola, 12 December 2009 - 13:56.
#34
Posted 13 December 2009 - 02:27
Great but modest man.
#35
Posted 13 December 2009 - 11:09
Edited by Jager, 13 December 2009 - 11:10.
#36
Posted 13 December 2009 - 23:14
#37
Posted 02 April 2010 - 17:46
84 & strong today
#38
Posted 03 April 2010 - 00:02
#39
Posted 03 April 2010 - 07:30
I couldn't get to the Caversham meeting, but a mate was kind enough to take along my model of Jack's 1957 Le Mans Cooper Monaco which he kindly signed :
Sir Jack and Ian Raby drove a Bobtail Cooper at Le Mans 1957..not a Monaco
JB
#41
Posted 04 April 2010 - 04:53
Happy 84th for yesterday.Sir John Arthur Brabham.
Here here and many more Sir Jack
#42
Posted 04 April 2010 - 06:37
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#44
Posted 21 July 2010 - 19:07
Maybe something that should also be celebrated?
#45
Posted 21 July 2010 - 19:32
Looks like Kimi Raikkoenen is not the only F1 Ice Cream fan :-)
As far as Black Jack was concerned, a major attraction of F1 was the lolly.
#46
Posted 21 July 2010 - 22:51
As far as Black Jack was concerned, a major attraction of F1 was the lolly.
I seem to remember Kimi got a small lorry load of lolly for going on Gardening Leave this year :-)
I wonder if Indy is cognizant of the 50th anniversary of the rear engined revolution hard to imagine with there love of pageantry they will over look Black Jacks contribution.
Goodwood F o S is sure to include some reminder of Black Jack at Indy :-)
Edited by arttidesco, 21 July 2010 - 22:51.
#47
Posted 22 July 2010 - 05:45
Vince H.
#48
Posted 22 July 2010 - 07:52
#49
Posted 22 July 2010 - 07:54
Not at all still competitive, then...
DCN
Edited by Doug Nye, 22 July 2010 - 07:56.
#50
Posted 22 July 2010 - 07:58