[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

God speed, Black Jack...

[headstamp 2]

He’s now with Jim Clark and all the other legendary men of F1 who’ve left us.

RIP

[mabarker1]

RIP Sir Jack

PING

[RayChuang88]

Brabham has lived a good--and VERY lucky life. Many drivers of his generation died in track crashes--and that was accepted as the norm back in those days.

[redhawk.44mag]

F1 driver, only thing I ever wanted to be when I grew up.

[SixIron]

I saw him drive F1 many times. Once at Watkins Glen Jack was attempting to pass another car in the last turn. The other drive (name?)put his left wheels off the track to throw dirt & pebbles at Jack. Jack gave him the finger as he sped by.

[First_Salute]

Watched the 1965 Indianapolis 500 from the Start/Finish line. It was amazing. It was LOUD.

The “Offys” (Offenhauser) engines would exhaust very LOUD POP POP POP ... going into Turn 1. It was great to see the “old roadsters” running.

Mario Andretti was hard on his car - he had the idea that the car should respond totally to whatever he wished.

I was rooting for Jimmy Clark, A.J. Foyt, and then (or was it later?) Lloyd Ruby. Seemed like a lot of women were for Parnelli Jones (I have no idea why).

Just about everything about the cars, except for the engine, transmission, and wheels, was something that some fellows could build in a garage or barn ... and many did.

There were no wings nor trim tabs, though there was *some* attention to the shape of various bonnets for items.

Leather was still in use. The roll bar and various frame and suspension tubes were not yet air-streamed. Suspension springs were outboard, instead of hidden beneath some body shell.

I’m not sure, but some of the roadsters might have been using drum brakes?

Well, Jack Brabham sure did start a revolution. It was a great time to see motor racing.

[doorgunner69]

Another giant of the modern era of F1 gone.

RIP

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.