RIP Sir Jack Brabham

[DarrenM]

Sad news

[J.D.]

Still got my copy, complete with the whoopsie in the top right corner of the cover.

May be time to read it again...

[Big Kev]

RIP Black Jack.

[Jamo]

Re the Repco Brabham Black did not design it, Ron Tauranac did. Sure he had input but the same could loosely be said of Byrne/Schumacher.

[J.D.]

Don't forget Phil Irving.

[matticooper]

RIP Black Jack.

[Big Kev]

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[w00dsy]

Irving and Frank Hallam were the brains behind the engine.

[Cutter]

While sad news, particularly for the family. What a life!

[Duke]

Peter Windsors' blog on hearing the news.

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[r8response]

If the family doesn't get the offer of a state funeral then something is seriously wrong.

Queensland offers state funeral for Sir Jack Brabham.

Queensland premier Campbell Newman has offered the family of Sir Jack Brabham a state funeral.

[KNAPPO]

I was very happy to read that this morning.

[Dr. Pain]

Good. He deserves it.

[DexterPunk]

Excellent


Sent from Han Solo using TK-421's phone.

[Jamo]

Whaddya reckon that's be worth J.D? I've got the same book, for some bloody reason I never thought to have him sign it

I do have a signed 1965 Australian Grand Prix @ Longford Programme which I reckon would be so rare as to be damn near unique.

Also have The Jack Brabham Story signed by Black & Ron Tauranac and just for symmetry The Ron Tauranac story signed by the two of them.

No intention of parting with any of these that's for sure.

[J.D.]

No idea. The book is okay but the dust jacket is knackered. Like you, I"ve no intention of parting with mine.

Don't think you'd find many programmes from Longford.

[pixelboy]

Funeral is on today...

Farewell Jack!



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[Exar Kun]

Watched the service streamed. Was a nice one with a staggering list of achievements.

[Exar Kun]

From Geoff:

The last story I have of dad happened only just recently. Someone had told dad that a magnetic field would help slow his prostate cancer.

So dad goes out and in typical fashion, gets an industrial strength magnet, which is about 50mm by 35mm in size and keeps it in his undies.

Low and behold the cancer count actually goes down. So dad gets all excited and decides to get two of these magnets.

Unfortunately these magnets are so strong that no one could possibly keep them apart when they get close together, let alone an 87-year-old man. You could tow a car with these damn things.

Anyway, you don’t have to use your imagination to think what happens next. They slam together with some of his, how can I say, more delicate parts squashed in between them.

I’ll spare you the gory details, but all I can say is that it was incredibly difficult to get two pairs of multi-grips on two industrial strength magnets when you’re laughing and dad is rolling around in agony.

But we eventually managed to get them apart. Otherwise it was off to hospital and that would have been really embarrassing.

[DexterPunk]

HAHA! ouch!!

[norbs]

Prostate polariser?

[Jiminee]

Prostate Pulverizer?

[pixelboy]

Classic.. Geoff's full tribute is here.. It's a great read..

Geoff Brabham’s tribute to his father
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