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> OK then what about the shortened Adelaide track for the Clipsal race
> next weekend?
> Especially since the BRM's, Coopers, Ferrari's, Brabham's and Lotus's
> will be racing again,
> with of course Sir Jack Brabham.

> For those who don't know, yes, this is real.
> The main event for most is the V8 touring cars, but the Formula One cars
> from the GPL era
> also race on both days. Yes, RACE not a parade lap. Sir Jack is also
> there. In fact last year
> was the only time in his entire racing career was he forced to retire
> due to a shunt.
> I will be there with my camera this year, especially since Jack will be
> back in a '67 Brabham.
> I'm so e***d to see an actual live GPL race!!!
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/'ll
> get the programme and publish
> the actual cars that will be competing.

> Brad

>> OK then what about the shortened Adelaide track for the Clipsal race
>> next weekend?
>> Especially since the BRM's, Coopers, Ferrari's, Brabham's and Lotus's
>> will be racing again,
>> with of course Sir Jack Brabham.

>> For those who don't know, yes, this is real.
>> The main event for most is the V8 touring cars, but the Formula One cars
>> from the GPL era
>> also race on both days. Yes, RACE not a parade lap. Sir Jack is also
>> there. In fact last year
>> was the only time in his entire racing career was he forced to retire
>> due to a shunt.
>> I will be there with my camera this year, especially since Jack will be
>> back in a '67 Brabham.
>> I'm so e***d to see an actual live GPL race!!!
>> http://www.racesimcentral.net/'ll
>> get the programme and publish
>> the actual cars that will be competing.

>> Brad
>Found the media release!
>10/9/99

>   SIR JACK WILL DRIVE A BRABHAM IN RACE OF LEGENDS AT
>   CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE

>   For the first time in 30 years, Sir Jack Brabham will climb back into
>a
>   Formula One car bearing his own name and race in the Clipsal 500
>   Adelaide support feature event, Formula Adelaide - The race of
>   Legends.

>   The event will be held on Adelaides 3.2km street circuit from April
>   7-9, 2000.

>   Brabham drove an F1 McLaren-BRM at the inaugural Race of Legends
>   this year, however in the year 2000 event, race fans will be
>delighted
>   to see Sir Jack race one of his own cars again.

>   Sir Jack is the only man ever to win the Formula One World Drivers
>   Championship and the Constructors Championship in a car bearing
>   his own name, an achievement not likely to be repeated.

>   Two Brabham F1 cars have been offered to the Australian Legend to
>   drive, one has been found in the US formerly raced by the late
>   Austrian world champion, Jochen Rindt in 1968.

>   Seattle Formula Adelaide competitor, John Dimmer was so concerned
>   that Sir Jack might not get to race a Brabham F1 car again, he bought
>   the Rindt car specifically for Brabham to drive in Adelaide next
>year.

>   Sir Jack will also have a second Brabham -Repco to drive based here
>   in Australia. The race car is his old 1967 chassis, the year his team
>   won both the drivers and constructors F1 championship for the
>   second year in a row.

>   Formula Adelaide-Race of Legends will again attract a field of 18 to
>20
>   historic 1966-1969 Pre-Winged Formula One racing cars from the
>   United Kingdom, United States, Australia and New Zealand.

>   Results from the inaugural Formula Adelaide-race of Legends:

>   Race 1:
>   Vern Schuppan (Aus) Lotus 49B, Pete Lovely (USA) Lotus 49,
>   Jack Brabham (Aus) McLaren M5A BRM. Fastest Lap: Pete
>   Lovely-1.33.92.

>   Race 2:
>   Dave Livingstone (USA) Ferrari 312/69, P. Lovely (USA) Lotus 49,
>   Robs Lamplough (UK) BRM 133. Fastest Lap: D.Livingstone 1.37.92.

>   Race 3:
>   Pete Lovely (USA) Lotus 49, Vern Schuppan (AUS) Lotus 49B,
>   Jack Brabham (AUS) McLaren M5A BRM. Fastest Lap: V. Schuppan
>   1.37.79.

>   Race 4:
>   Vern Schuppan (Aus) Lotus 49B, Pete Lovely (USA) Lotus 49,
>   Jack Brabham (AUS) McLaren M5A BRM. Fastest Lap: J Brabham
>   1.34.03.
>   Formula Adelaide-Race of Legends lap record: P. Lovely Lotus 49,
>   1.33.92.

>   For Further Information Contact:
>   John Stoneham Formula Adelaide - Race of Legends
>   Tel: 08 8344 4424 Fax: 08 8344 9830 or,
>   Mike Drewer mobile 0419 273333

> We can always dream, right? Bathurst in GPL? Please?

> Rafe Mc

> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 19:54:37 +0100, Andre Warringa

> >You're not the first one with this idea, seems Bathurst is one of the
> >most wanted tracks for GPL. Besides a banked Monza, my favorite track
> >for GPL was Laguna Seca.
> >Thanks to the converter I've got it :)

> >Andre

> >On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:24:14 +0100, "Tony Lake"

> >>There is an Aussie race track which would be unbelievable in GPL (or any
> >>other sim for that matter). It's about 6km long, with a 2 km straight
and
> >>very steep in places - top to bottom 170 m. Every foreign driver to go
to
> >>Bathurst for the annual 1000km race has been in awe but generally loved
it.

> >>Mr Noonan, I hope you have this on your list of things to do... Trouble
is
> >>that it never did host a GP. Too dangerous? The touring cars do a lot of
> >>damage to the scenery every year...

> >>Some starter URL's
> >>http://www.bathurst1000.com.au/
> >>http://www.brock05.com/race.html

> >>Tony

> > Sir Jack is also
> > there. In fact last year
> > was the only time in his entire racing career was he forced to retire
> > due to a shunt.

> Brad,

> I found that piece of info to be pretty remarkable, so I looked up
> Brabham's racing record at Planet F1:

> http://www.planet-f1.com/drivers/results_by_driver.html/f1/ENG?driver...

> He had numerous retirements due to accidents -- Monza 1970, Monaco 1969
> (crashed with Surtees! We can all relate to that one), Zandvoort 1968,
> Zandvoort 1962, Monsanto 1959, Monza 1958, Nurburgring 1958, Rouen 1957.

> Where did you hear that statement?

>Luke Phillips