Sir Jack Brabham Reportedly Dead at 88

[Vic Reign93]

http://jalopnik.com/former-f1-world-champion-sir-jack-brabham-reportedly-de-1578251012

A truly sad day for F1 Motorsport.

The only driver to win an F1 Championship in his own car.

He'll be truly missed by all in F1.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Very sad, his achievements were self-evidently legendary and his thoughts on motorsport in general were always deep and informative.

RIP

 

[CarBastard]

That kind of news that really make you feel awful, and only people who like motorsport understand why.

Godspeed!

 

[Dotini]

I was a fan of Jack Brabham as early as 1961. I met him and his lovely wife several years ago in the paddock at Tacoma, Washington, where he was running in a vintage race. They were both eager to speak with me - and all fans - and were clearly very personable, real, and level-headed folks, highly enthusiastic over the sport of motor racing. He drove with such legends as Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and John Surtees. These were true heroes who drove without rollover bars, seatbelts or really any of the safety amenities we take for granted today. The tracks were often bordered by ditches, trees, stone bollards, houses, and barbed wire. I recall Jack Brabham as saying, "To finish first, you must first finish." He drove with a controlled tail-out style learned on the dirt tracks of his native Australia. A true hero and a true gentleman. Our world is made much smaller by his passing. Good-bye, Jack.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/sir-jack-brabham-passes-away-aged-88.309150/

 

[Vic Reign93]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/sir-jack-brabham-passes-away-aged-88.309150/

Well damn, serves me right for not checking first.
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