02370cid a2200373 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401900130006503300130007803500120009103500110010304000340011404200090014804300120015710000310016924501230020026000100032330000430033350600620037651800460043852009130048453000810139754501190147855500770159760000390167465000540171365000360176765000230180365000340182670000250186083000500188585600380193598400230197361070020130430164314.0950525s1995 xx nnnn tn eng 1 a1163600500a19950508 92249287 a610700 aANL:ObengcANL:OdANL:OdANL aanuc au-at---1 aBrabham, Jack,d1926-4ive10aSir Jack Brabham interviewed by Neil Bennetts for the Australians of the year oral history projecth[sound recording]. c1995. a2 sound tape reels (ca. min.) ;c7 in. aAccess open for research, personal copies and public use. aRecorded on May 8, 1995 in Sydney, N.S.W. aBrabham speaks of how he first gain world champion status in 1959 driving for the Cooper car company with one of the first rear engine cars; gaining experience in racing car maintenance fitted with light aluminium engines when he first went to England in 1955; how the championship is defined by the winning of a series of 12 national Grand Prix races and controlled by the FIA in Paris; how he won the 1960 championship with the development of the Cooper low-line car, his teaming with Bruce McLaren; how he and Ron Tauranac began their own car company in 1962 & developed a Formula One car; the lack of sponsorship at the time meant he had to approach Repco, another Australian company for financial assistance; how Repco's engine designer helped with the development of the V8 engine; how Jackie Stewart instigated safety improvements to racing but not til the 1970s did the FIA impose safety regulations. aAlso available online via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn610700 aBrabham was 3 times world racing car champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. He was named Australian of the Year in 1966.0 aTimed summary and corrected transcript available (typescript, 18 leaves)10aBrabham, Jack,d1926-vInterviews. 0aAutomobile racing driverszAustraliavInterviews. 0aAutomobiles, RacingzAustralia. 0aGrand Prix racing. 0aAutomobile racingzAustralia.1 aBennetts, Neil.4ivr 0aAustralians of the year oral history project.41uhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn610700 aANLcORAL TRC 3251