Brabham BT45-2 back in action

The shrill wail of a flat-12 Alfa Romeo will be heard among the Cosworth DFVs in the FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship if former McLaren Cars man David Clark runs his recently-acquired Brabham BT452 this season. “My heart says race it, but my wallet’s not so sure. A second spare engine would swing it,” he says. The Gordon Murray-designed chassis had its best result, 11th, in the 1976 French Grand Prix, with Carlos Reutemann up. MP