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Brabham BT12
1964
Indy racing. Commissioned by John Zink and raced at the Indy 500 by Jack Brabham and in later races by Jim McElreath. Wrecked in testing late 1964 and replaced by a copy approved by MRD. Another copy was used by Mario Andretti to win the 1965 USAC championship and became the basis of the Brawner Hawks.
(https://www.oldracingcars.com/brabham/)
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After making a few starts in Brawner’s front-engine roadster, the team unveiled its rear-engine Hawk for the 1965 Indianapolis 500. The car was modeled on a Brabham Formula 1 chassis and powered by the four-cam Ford V-8.
Immediately comfortable in the rear-engine car, Andretti qualified fourth and finished third at Indy, claiming Rookie of the Year honors. He went on to score his first Indy car race win later that summer on the Indianapolis Raceway Park road course on the way to winning the overall USAC championship in his first year on the circuit.
Mario returned to Indianapolis in 1966 as a strong favorite and he took pole position by almost 2 mph. However, when the race was restarted after a first-lap accident, the Hawk’s engine dropped a cylinder. Another Indianapolis pole in 1967 also preceded a bad race; a slipping clutch put Andretti six laps behind, and he ultimately dropped out when his car lost a wheel.
( https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/51458/ )
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