“A photograph is everything!” Doug Nye told a group of us several months ago when we were arguing the toss about some knotty identification problem… My Repco Brabham Engines buddy, Rodway Wolfe and I wrote the ‘definitive article’ on Jack’s Brabham BT31 Repco, his 1969 Tasman mount years ago. You’d think that would be easy […]
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Humble pie is best served cold…
Posted: April 4, 2022 in Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: Brabham BT31 Repco, Goodwood, Jack Brabham
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Sinfully Sexy 600…
Posted: April 23, 2022 in Features, Rodways Repco RecollectionsTags: Elfin 600 Repco, Elfin 600C Repco, Elfin 600D Repco, Garrie Cooper, John McCormack, Malcolm Ramsay
Malcolm Ramsay applies Repco V8 power out of Clubhouse Corner, his Granton Harrison owned Elfin 600C #6908 on its way to fourth place during the October 1970 Mallala Gold Star round, the series won by Leo Geoghegan’s Lotus 59B Waggott that year…. My Australian single-seaters I would like to own and race comprises the Mildren […]
‘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. […]
Lotus 49B Ford chassis R8…
Posted: February 26, 2022 in F1Tags: 1969 Tasman Series, Dave Charlton, Graham Hill, Jo Bonnier, Jochen Rindt, Lotus 49B Ford, Richard Attwood
(T Marshall) Graham Hill talks to the lads about his brand-spankers Lotus 49B, chassis R8 in the Pukekohe pitlane during the 1969 NZ GP weekend… Maybe he is talking about his car, or perhaps the blistering pace of Jochen Rindt, his new teammate. While it’s a brand new chassis, the car is fitted with a […]
Harves…
Posted: January 25, 2021 in Features, FotosTags: Bowin P8 Repco, Brabham BT14 Ford, Brabham BT14 Repco, Brabham BT23E Repco, Brabham BT36 Waggott, John Harvey, McLaren M6B Repco
John Harvey in Bob Jane’s McLaren M6B Repco-Brabham V8 nailing Warwick Farm’s Esses on May 2 1971. The late Australian champion, who died on December 20, 2020, raced so many different cars during a career from fifties speedway to noughties historic racing gave a big editorial challenge, what photograph to choose for the opening shot. […]
Mount Tarrengower 2…
Posted: August 21, 2020 in Sports Racers, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: Australian Motor Racing History, Chamberlain 8, Cooper T62 Climax, Holinger Repco, Jim Hawker, Lex Davison, Maserati 4CL, Mount Tarrengower, Peter Holinger, Peter Vennermark
MG on Mount Tarrengower, Maldon, Victoria circa 1946-1947… Its funny what ya find sometimes, this was a random catch found sitting in front of the tello whilst searching for something else. The photograph, from artblat.com, is part of the Nicholas Henderson Collection and thought to be Tarrengower given the preponderance of Maldon shots in the […]
Jack At Random…
Posted: March 23, 2018 in F1, Features, FotosTags: Australian Motor Racing History, Brabham B23E Repco, Brabham BT19 Repco, Brabham BT24 Repco, Brabham BT31 Repco, Brabham BT33 Ford, Brabham BT7A Climax, Cooper T43 Climax, Cooper T53 Climax, Jack Brabham, Lotus 24 Climax
Jack Brabham attacks the Longford Viaduct in 1964, Brabham BT7A Climax… His differential failed on lap 21 of the ‘South Pacific Trophy’, victory went to the Scuderia Veloce Brabham BT4 Climax driven by Graham Hill from Bruce McLaren’s Cooper T70 Climax. I’ve accumulated a heap of photos of Jack Brabham, many of which are ‘human […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rindt Tasman Random…
Posted: January 19, 2018 in F1, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: 1969 Tasman Series, Jochen Rindt, Lotus 49 Ford DFW
Jochen Rindt awaits the start of the Australian Grand Prix, Lakeside, Queensland on 2 February 1969… Alongside the Austrian’s Lotus 49B is Australian Niel Allen’s ex-Courage McLaren M4A Ford FVA F2, the bi-winged device behind Jochen is the Piers Courage-Frank Williams owned Brabham BT24 Ford DFW. Jochen switched his engine off as it tightened before […]
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