Sir Jack Brabham interviewed by Neil Bennetts for the Australians of the year oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 610700
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Brabham, Jack, 1926-2014, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1995 May 8
- 2 sound tape reels (ca. 64 min.) ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Australians of the year oral history project.
- Summary:
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Brabham 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.
- Biography/History:
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Brabham was 3 times world racing car champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. He was named Australian of the Year in 1966.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on May 8, 1995 in Sydney, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217255046
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and corrected transcript available (typescript, 18 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bennetts, Neil, 1943-2011, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Australians of the year oral history project.
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- Creation date:
- 1995
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