Jack Brabham winning the 1969 Australian Gold Star Series event at Easter Bathurst in his Brabham BT31 Repco…he is heading across Mount Panorama between ‘Skyline’ and ‘The Dipper’… Introduction… Those who have read the first three Repco articles may recall that we have been chronologically going through the history of Repco’s F1 and Race Engine […]
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‘Brabham-The Untold Story of F1’
Posted: December 17, 2019 in F1Tags: Brabham BT23A Repco, Brabham BT31 Repco, Brabham- The Untold Story of Formula One, Cooper T23 Bristol, Cooper T40 Bristol, Jack Brabham, Matra MS650, Tony Davis
My theory is that there are only a relatively small number of ‘T-Intersections of Life’ decisions which are key in determining the paths which follow… Its interesting to read Tony Davis’ biography (with Akos Armont who has directed the accompanying documentary due in cinemas early next year) of Jack and pick what those may be. […]
Matich & Stillwell: Brabhams, Warwick Farm, Sydney December 1963…
Posted: July 20, 2018 in F1, FeaturesTags: 1964 Tasman Series, 1965 Tasman Series, Australian Motor Racing History, Bib Stillwell, Brabham BT11a Climax, Brabham BT4 Climax, Brabham BT7A Climax, Frank Matich, Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Lotus 32B Climax
Frank Matich, Brabham BT7A Climax tries to outbrake Bib Stillwell #6, Brabham BT4 Climax, December 1963… Photographer John Ellacott upon posting this shot online described it as ‘the two great rivals on Hume Straight’…Matich braking down the outside on the run into the slow second gear ‘Creek Corner’. Frank’s car was brand new, just unpacked, […]
Jack Brabham: Brabham BT23E Repco, Oran Park 1968…
Posted: December 22, 2015 in Obscurities, Rodways Repco Recollections, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: 1968 'Warwick Farm 100', 1968 Tasman Series, Brabham BT23E Repco, Jack Brabham, Oran Park Raceway
Jack Brabham shakes down his 1968 Tasman contender the Brabham BT23E Repco for Sydney’s media at Oran Park, 14 February 1968… Nestled in the back is Repco’s latest ‘RB740’ 275bhp 2.5 litre V8, the Tasman variant of Brabham’s successful 1967 F1 3 litre (330bhp) engine. Denny Hulme took the drivers title from Jack in a […]
Easter Bathurst 1969: Jack Brabham 1970 and Retirement…
Posted: September 1, 2014 in Features, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: 1969 Bathurst 100, Bowin P4X Formula Ford, Brabham BT25 Repco, Brabham BT30 Ford FVA, Brabham BT31 Repco, Brabham BT33 Ford, Jack Brabham, Jochen Rindt, Matra MS650, Porsche 956
Start of the ‘Gold Star’ race Mount Panorama, Easter 1969… In the Good ‘Ole Days there used to be two meetings a year at Mount Panorama- Easter when the Gold Star race was the feature and of course the ‘Taxi’ classic later in the year. Then the Gold Star, the Australian Drivers Championship meant something. A lot […]
Oran Park ‘Diamond Trophy’ Gold Star 1970…
Posted: July 5, 2019 in FeaturesTags: 1970 Australian Gold Star Series, Australian Motor Racing History, Elfin 600D Repco, Garrie Cooper, Jane Repco V8, John Harvey, Leo Geoghegan, Lotus 59B Waggott, Max Stewart, Mildren Waggott
Malcolm Ramsay awaits the start of the ‘Diamond Trophy’ Gold Star race at Oran Park on 28 June 1970… His car is an Elfin 600C Repco ‘730’ 2.5 litre V8, alongside him you can just see the nose of the cars constructor, Garrie Cooper’s Elfin 600D ‘830’ V8- only three of these Repco V8 engined […]
RBE: By The Numbers…
Posted: February 22, 2019 in F1, Features, Rodways Repco RecollectionsTags: Australian Motor Racing History, Frank Hallam, Jack Brabham, Norman Wilson, Phil Irving, Repco Brabham Engines, Repco Brabham RB620, Repco Brabham RB740, Repco Brabham RB760, Repco Brabham RB830, Repco Brabham RB860, Sir Charles McGrath
How many Repco Brabham Engines Pty. Ltd. race V8’s were built during the 1965 to 1969 period of the companies existence?… Not sure that I know the answer in full. Lets build a list which will be ongoing Work In Progress as we determine the number built, the car they were initially fitted to, a […]
Calder Formula Ford ‘Race of Champions’ August 1971…
Posted: October 30, 2018 in Fotos, ObscuritiesTags: Australian Motor Racing History, Bowin P4X Formula Ford, Calder Formula Ford Race of Champions 1971, Formula Ford, Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham testing the ‘Jack Brabham Ford’ Bowin P4X Formula Ford normally raced by Bob Beasley, August 1971… I’ve rattled on a couple of times before about Jack’s last ‘in-period’ race victory being the Calder Raceway ‘Race Of Champions’ on 15 August 1971- he beat a stellar field. Jack carried #1 on the flanks of the […]
Belle of The Ball…
Posted: April 6, 2018 in Features, Sports RacersTags: Australian Motor Racing History, Bevan Gibson, Bob Jane, Elfin 400 Repco, Ian Cook, John Harvey, Ken Hastings, Spencer Martin
Bob Jane, Elfin 400 Repco, during the Longford Tasman round in 1967. Sweet Repco V8 music @ 7000 rpm flat out in fifth gear… Idle moments in front of the Teev provide a male multi-tasking opportunity, looking for ‘that shot’ which inspires an article. Breathing, lookin’ at the telly and searching for photographic inspiration simultaneously- […]
