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Offline Tintop

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Another icon is gone
« on: May 19, 2014, 09:08:23 AM »
Sir Jack Brabham has died. :(  The only person to have won the F1 World Championship in a car of his own manufacture.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/may/19/sir-jack-brabham-tribute-australian-hero
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Offline Old Scrambler

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Re: Another icon is gone
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2014, 09:36:21 AM »
Oh the MEMORIES :(....................AND THE DREAMS he inspired 8)
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Re: Another icon is gone
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2014, 11:18:24 AM »
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Re: Another icon is gone
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2014, 11:31:05 AM »
R.I.P. , what a man. Wouldnt hurt to add that the F1 winning engine was developed in Oz by none other than Phil Irving, the father of the Vincent.
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Re: Another icon is gone
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2014, 04:01:49 PM »
RIP Jack, the only man to win a formula one championship in his own car, the Repco Brabham was indeed a masterpiece of Aussie ingenuity, the engine was brilliant...
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