Frank gardner racing driver

A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Castrol racing drivers manual hardcover october 11, 1973. When gardner retired he effectively shut down operations of jps. Anyone who was lucky enough to witness qualifying for the 1968 spa 1,000 kilometres race will recall australian driver frank gardners shattering pole position lap in by far the most shapely and exoticlooking car in the entire entry alan mann racings brightred, goldstriped ford p68 f3l coupe. Frank gardner inducted into australian motor sport hall of fame. Frank gardner stats, race results, wins, news, record. Frank gardner was a famous australian driver, who raced a lot of brabhams, lola, lotus and fords in the 60ies70ies in europe. Frank gardners most popular book is castrol racing drivers manual. The team, under the management of former british touring car champion and formula one racer frank gardner, was based in sydney and completed almost all of their testing at the old amaroo park. Walter hayes of ford advanced vehicles brought the exkar kraftbud moore 69 mustang at the end of the 69 us ta. Frank was awarded the order of australia medal for his efforts.

Autosport 24 aug 1972 noted that chris featherstone has bought the lola t1902, which malcolm guthrie drove in the tasman series and which was the revised car that frank gardner drove in the 1970 rothmans series. Born in sydney, he was best known for touring car racing, winning. Australian 19312009 alan mann racing stalwart, frank gardner was best known as a touring car and sports car racing driver but he was also a top flight open wheel driver. Bartlett encouraged franks interest in all things mechanical and when he showed an aptitude for racing at 17, guided him in his early. Frank gardner australian racing driver obituary sport the. Mike took over the business full time in 1994 and quickly expanded the operation to include european. Walker racing team north american racing team siffert racing team ecurie maarsbergen scuderia centro sud bob gerard racing john willment automobiles ian raby racing derringtonfrancis racing team. Contentsshow background gardner came to europe at the age of seventeen although he was registered as being eighteen to obtain his. Contentsshow background gardner came to europe at the age of seventeen although he was registered as being eighteen to obtain his competition license. Channel 7s mike raymond talks to legendary australian racing driver frank gardner in 1986, about his memories of the longford circuit in tasmania. Frank was awarded the order of australia medal for his efforts to motorsport, which included. The colourful australian remembers his time spent racing and engineering a. Frank gardner racing career profile driver database. Walter hayes of ford advanced vehicles brought the exkar kraftbud moore 69 mustang at the end of the 69 us ta race season over to europe for frank gardner.

Channel 7s mike raymond talks to legendary australian racing driver frank gardner in 1986, about. Frank gardner onboard in a camaro 1973 motorsport retro. If you look over your shoulder, he says dismissively, all you get is a bloody pain in the neck. Gardner was a nononsense aussie race driver of the toughbutfair school and his stepbystep guide to achieving at least some degree of success only one person can win provides the basis for getting the most from one of the most challenging sports. Media in category frank gardner racing driver the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Wed gone to so many funerals when i was racing, the jimmy clarks, the mike spences, the jo sifferts, the jo bonniers. Aug 04, 20 australias frank gardner, general manager of the performance driving centre, and manager of the bmw motor racing team, has had more than 40 years in the sport, with over 20 years spent in. He lived with his uncle, hope bartlett, a significant racing driver and pro golfer at the time. As a driver and engineer at brabham, driver and development engineer on the ford gt40 and allan mann racing and chief development engineer at lola. Ii, vereinigtes konigreich vereinigtes konigreich john whitmore, ausfall, kupplungsschaden.

Featherstones car identified by autosport as 190f114 at rothmans 50,000. The formula 1 wiki is a fandom lifestyle community. Background and early racing career boxing was gardners early passion and he. Towards the end of the year it looked as if franks lead in this championship might be under threat from f3 champion roger williamson, who had also started.

I will never forgive the terrorists who did this to me bbc security correspondent frank gardners life changed for ever when he was shot in 2004 and, as the last of his. Frank gardner doesnt believe in giving interviews, particularly if they involve looking back on his eventful and versatile motor racing career. Frank gardner might not have been as well known outside his sport as his contemporaries jim clark, jackie stewart and jochen rindt, but that was exactly how he preferred it. Representative from indiana frank gardner footballer, english footballer. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of jacky ickx and frank gardner over time since january 1st 20. Frank gardner was an australian racing driver and triple champion of the british saloon car championship. Frank gardner has 15 books on goodreads with 33 ratings. Frank gardner racing driver frank grew up in the small coastal town of ulladulla, 250km south of sydney. The teams main focus was touring car racing but also ran in sports sedans and gt cars as well. After an international driving career blazing the circuits of europe and australia, surviving the most exciting yet dangerous era in the history of the sport, gardner largely achieved his ambition and eventually retired happily with. Sep 03, 2009 frank gardner, the laconic australian racing driver who was one of the most popular and charismatic personalities on the british motor racing scene in the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 78. Com the first destination for australian horse racing. Frank gardner stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos.

Books by frank gardner author of castrol racing drivers. Frank gardner was an australian motor racing pioneer in every sense of the word. Frank gardner inducted into australian motor sport hall of. Frank gardner, the laconic australian racing driver who was one of the most popular and charismatic personalities on the british motor racing scene in the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 78. Mike gardner joined the team as driver and engineer in 1988, winning his first race in 1989 at the age of just 18. Books by frank gardner author of castrol racing drivers manual. Frank the team manager please note that yet to be included is the detail from the 1980s and 90s including the iconic jps 635 csis, the bathurst winning e36 m3 and the 318is of the 90s. Background and early racing career boxing was gardners early passion and he worked as a. Profile for racing driver frank gardner from australia. Car championship, and the british champion racing driver award.

Frank gardner, the laconic australian racing driver who was one of the most popular and charismatic personalities on the british motorracing. Following the 1987 season team boss frank gardner decided to retire from motor racing at the age of 57, although he would make a comeback of sorts in 1988 when he became team managerconsultant for longhursts newly formed team tony longhurst racing running a ford sierra rs500. Contentsshow background gardner came to europe at the. Aug 29, 2009 frank gardner born 01 oct 1931 sydney, new south wales. Few race drivers had a more memorable racing career than our own frank gardner, who took up motor racing in 1949. After an international driving career blazing the circuits. But he was a singleseater, sports car and touring car champion on both sides of the globe nonetheless.

Australias frank gardner, general manager of the performance driving centre, and manager of the bmw motor racing team, has had more than 40 years in the sport, with over 20 years spent in. Raised in a working class family in sydney, his life was shaped by his racing uncle after the untimely death of his father due to a drunk driver. Comparison between jack brabham and frank gardner racing. For 1972 gardner and the sca freight would build a second generation camaro to take on the british saloon car championship, however they would keep his original car for some bscc races and an assault on a number of european races, this time with car reliveried into the iconic orange of the jagermeister racing team, still carrying some support. Frank gardner australian motorsport legend frank gardner sadly. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The sixth of the 16 australian drivers to have driven a formula one race, gardner grew up as part of a large family in ulladulla nsw, where his. Became a teammanager after his driving retirement but towards the end of his life spent a lot of time appearing at reunions and also did afterdinner speaking functions. Gardner was the first australian to win the championship, and the first to take three championships, winning in 1967, 1968 and 1973. Built in late 1966 for chevrolet dealer and top us racing driver bobby brown by the great murph mayberry for the thundering transam championship, this very early shell was supplied direct to dealer robert chevrolet from the factory making it a thoroughbred race car from.

Born in sydney, he was best known for touring car racing, winning the british saloon car championship three times, and sports car racing driver but he was also a top flight open wheeler driver. I will never forgive the terrorists who did this to me bbc security correspondent frank gardners life changed for ever when he was shot in 2004. Comparison between jack brabham and frank gardner racing years. I competed in quite a few cars along the way, but i never wanted to be the fastest racing driver of all time. Frank gardner journalist born 1961, british journalist frank gardner racing driver 19302009, australian racing driver frank gardner politician 18721937, u. Background and early racing career boxing was gardner s early passion and he worked as a. Racing and performance driving instruction endurance racing track days go kart racing. As a driver and engineer at brabham, driver and development engineer on the ford gt40 and allan mann racing and chief development engineer at lola cars, frank has done it all. Frank gardner author of castrol racing drivers manual.

Click on the site to see frank gardner s career results at that track. Gardner racing concepts 73 bangor rd, ellsworth, maine 04605 rated 4. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for frank gardner on. Alan mann racing stalwart, frank gardner was best known as a touring car and sports car racing driver but he was also a top flight open wheel driver. He was born on october 1st, 1931, in the rural coastal town of ulladulla, new south wales. Frank gardner born 01 oct 1931 sydney, new south wales. Frank gardner 19312009 was an australian racing driver, engineer and team manager who was active for more than four decades in different racing disciplines, leaving a significant trail in almost every competition he entered, including touring cars, sports cars and openwheelers.

When his father was killed by a drunk driver, frank moved in with his uncle hope bartlett, who was both a successful motor racing driver and golfer the two activities in which gardner would. Frank gardner oam 1 october 1931 29 august 2009 was a racing driver from australia. The team developed rapidly from this point and was soon competing at the top level of formula ford racing. Click on the site to see frank gardners career results at that track glossary. Jps team bmw is a former australian motor racing team that ran from 19811987.

In 1970 frank set up his own shop at fair oaks aerodrome in surrey, where he adapted an exbud moore transam mustang for british saloon racing, and got stuck into formula 5000 with a lola t190 loaned by eric broadley. Revson racing bernard collomb maurice trintignant dw racing enterprises reg parnell racing r. He was european f5000 champion and participated in nine world championship formula one grands prix. Get the latest race results driver frank gardner on. Frank gardner is the author of castrol racing drivers manual 4. Frank gardner, motor racing legend, passes just british. A popular and quick witted australian, frank gardner was a successful allrounder who made just eight grand prix starts without scoring a point. Bartlett encouraged frank s interest in all things mechanical and when he showed an aptitude for racing at 17, guided him in his early. Frank gardner, the laconic australian racing driver who was one of the most popular and charismatic personalities on the british motorracing scene in the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 78. The british version the racing community is tightlyknit, especially in england, so in late 1963, ford dealer john willment then running fordengined formula 1 cars for driver frank gardner and racing cobra csx21 heard that shelby planned to build a series of cobra coupes. All the stats, form and information about trainer frank gardner available at racing. Motor sport legend and raconteur frank gardner never aimed to be the fastest racing driver of all time. Jacky ickx career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page.