Brabham

Brabham

by Tony Davis
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/08/2019

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Companion book to the compelling new documentary film of a motor sports hero


Sir Jack Brabham was unique in the world of motor racing. He was the boy from Sydney who took on the elite of motor racing and won three F1 world championships, the last one in a car not only built by his own Brabham company, but with an Australian engine he'd helped develop.


To those who saw him on the podium, Jack Brabham might have seemed glorious and triumphant. But he was also a man of secrets. He shunned the media, rarely using 'two words when none would do'. He kept vital information from his competitors, his team mates - and his family. It led to unrivalled success. It led to wealth too, much of it hidden around the world. But it also left a trail of hurt and bewilderment ...


In this first ever book-length biography of Jack Brabham, his extraordinary accomplishments are laid out with new commentary from his rivals, colleagues, employees and long-time engineering partner Ron Tauranac. And, with the help of his sons Geoffrey and David, it represents the first major attempt to unravel the enigma who became known as 'Black Jack'.


PRAISE


'Do buy the book, its a great read over the festive season or otherwise!' Primotipo


'A thorough, broad portrait of a motor sporting giant, an Aussie icon who rarely allowed outsiders to take a peek inside at a personality that offers more surprises than anyone might have guessed' Cars4Starters

ISBN:
9781460711224
9781460711224
Category:
Motor sports
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-08-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Tony Davis

Tony Davis is a retired Military Intelligence Lieutenant Colonel, former country director for a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization in South Korea, and currently living and working in New York City. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in international relations. He is a graduate of both the US Army Command and General Staff College and the Joint Forces Staff College and is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in professional writing from New York University.

In 1990, Tony began serving his country in the United States Army as a career military intelligence officer, retiring from Special Operations Command as a lieutenant colonel in 2011. In the interim, from commissioning to retirement, Tony served in a wide variety of staff and leadership positions globally, including combat operations in Iraq. Other overseas assignments and deployments include Germany, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Egypt, Croatia, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Bangladesh, and many others.

His hobbies include SCUBA diving, classical guitar, and traveling (forty-nine countries and forty-five states so far and counting).

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