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[Concreteconrods]

Congratulations to Tony Brooks on his 90th Birthday.

 

One of the most naturally talented racing drivers ever. Six Formula 1 victories, second in 1959 World Championship. One of my heroes.

[JacnGille]

Happy Birthday

[68targa]

And a Very Happy Birthday from me as well. 

[Doug Nye]

And from me as well. Wonderful driver - fine gentleman.

 

DCN

[EdwardQuinnArchive]

And from the Edward Quinn Archive as well.

 

Tony Brooks at the Monaco Grand Prix: https://www.edwardqu...rs/tony-brooks/

[Nigel Beresford]

Pure class. Happy birthday.

[absinthedude]

Wishing Tony Brooks a happy birthday. 

[D-Type]

Happy Birthday.

[doc knutsen]

Congratulations to Tony Brooks on his 90th Birthday.

 

One of the most naturally talented racing drivers ever. Six Formula 1 victories, second in 1959 World Championship. One of my heroes.

Saw him perform superbly in the tragic 1958 German GP. Poetry in motion, indeed.

[Michael Ferner]

Best Birthday wishes for one of the best racing drivers of all time!

[RobertE]

Echoed; a charming man, who wears his talent lightly.

[GMiranda]

Happy Birthday!!!!

[LittleChris]

Happy Birthday Mr Brooks 

[Nick Planas]

Likewise from me.  I never saw him race, but my father raved about him, and Sir Stirling's comments about choosing him and Jim Clark as his ideal drivers says it all. 90 years young - and hopefully still enjoying life!

[Richard Jenkins]

I still consider one of my most cherished moments in life was to speak to Tony for about 20 minutes on the phone a few years back. I had to pinch myself afterwards. A great driver, an even greater man.

Happy birthday sir.

Edited by Richard Jenkins, 25 February 2022 - 19:48.

[cpbell]

Congratulations to Tony Brooks on his 90th Birthday.

One of the most naturally talented racing drivers ever. Six Formula 1 victories, second in 1959 World Championship. One of my heroes.

Many happy returns to CAS Brooks! One of the most under-rated drivers of the postwar years by non-enthusiats of history.

[raceannouncer2003]

I hope he is having a great birthday.  Maybe with Pina in Spain ???

 

Vince H.

[Roger Clark]

“Newcomers” to TNF may enjoy this thread, started to mark his 70th. https://forums.autos...ged/?hl= brooks

[Tim Murray]

I can’t resist reposting this story, which relates to a cloudburst at the 2005 Goodwood Festival of Speed:

When the rain began I had just followed the Type 15 BRM down to the collection area, enjoying its noise. They parked it between the Blitzen Benz and the Connaught B type, which had been abandoned by its crew with an umbrella over the cockpit to keep the rain out. When the cloudburst really got going everyone (including me) ran for shelter. After about fifteen minutes the rain eased a bit, so I came back to see if anything was about to happen, but the cars were still deserted. Suddenly, the umbrella on the Connaught moved, and a brown-helmeted head appeared - Mr Brooks had been in there all the time. The rain increased again, and he disappeared back under his umbrella.

Happy Birthday Tony.

[kayemod]

I only met him once, Goodwood 2017. Came across as a genuinely nice man, happy to chat to anyone who approached him.

 

[Risil]

I'm told by my mum that Tony Brooks was very friendly and helpful when she needed something to display or excite the kids when she taught at a primary school down the road from his car dealership in Surrey. Whenever we were visiting my dad used to point it out as we drove past.

 

Wish him a very happy 90th.

[dgs]

Six or so years ago, when researching the unveiling of the Peter Collins painting at the Greig Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire, an event that Tony Brooks attended, I was surprised and delighted that he not only wrote back, but also telephoned me.

How many other Grand Prix drivers would take the trouble to do that?

A true gentleman, so happy birthday