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Past Gas

S1 Ep126: The Man Behind One of F1's Most Legendary Names

Past Gas

Donut Media

Leisure, Comedy, History, Automotive

4.97.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

As a mechanic and engineer, Jack Brabham brought ideas to the forefront of automotive construction that would have a lasting effect on the game. And as a race car driver, he brought a wild and unruly Australian flavor to the track - putting Oz on the racing map for decades to come. How did one Aussie from humble beginnings turn into an innovative racer, engineer, a three time Formula One World Champion AND get a suburb named after him? Today on Past Gas, we discuss racing legend Jack Brabham and how he got good at, well… everything.

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July 3rd 1966. It's the Formula One French Grand Prix and two Ferraris are battling it

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out with a mysterious third driver in an unrecognizable race car. It's slower than and

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less refined than the two Ferraris but somehow it's keeping up. A couple brilliant moves

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