| 1974 'Team Canada' Brabham BT42 In 1974, Eppie Weitzes drove a Brabham BT42 in 'Team Canada' livery in the Formula One race at Mosport. Eppie was born in Holland and emigrated to Canada, eventually taking out Canadian citizenship. He raced various vehicles in Canada and the US in the 1960's and 1970's. Arguably, the most recognized car he drove was this Brabham. The car was sponsored somewhat by Labbatt's brewing company and the only acknowledgement of that was the number '50' on the car, related to 'Labatt's 50' ale. The had mechanical troubles and did not finish the race. I had built the Brabham BT44B when it was first released in the 1970's. However, the model definitely needed a face-lift, and what better way then to recreate an iconic Canadian race car. A build article was published in Random Thoughts 37-1 (Spring 2015), the IPMS Canada publication - the article can be found HERE 4.6MB PDF. In 2017, Eppie Weitzes appeared at the VARAC event held at Mosport (Canadian Tire Motorsports Park) and was kind enough to autograph the base of the model. While I was waiting for Eppie to come over and sign the base of the model, I started talking with his brother (I think) about the car. He said that after the first few practice laps in the car, Eppie came back to the pits and said the car seemed a bit loose. They did some investigating and discovered that many of the bolts holding the engine to the frame - which basically held the car together - had either sheared or stretched and the car was on the verge of breaking in two pieces. Once they got that sorted out, the car handled much better. A a member of the Grand Valley Model Car Club scanned and sent an article about Eppie and the race team that was featured in Canadian Motorsports magazine. It can be found HERE 3.0MB PDF. Base Kit(s): Tamiya Brabham BT44B Finished: September 2014 Modifications/Additions: - filled in ventilation holes and NACA duct in front bodywork - front suspension arms modified from kit parts to mount coil shocks outside body - added aftermarket seat belt set - modified rear scoop to be taller and more square profile - rear wing filled in and new side plates added - scratchbuilt rear wing mount - brake lines added front and rear - mounted transmission oil cooler above transmission - paint on body is Tamiya Pure White and Bright Red - Alclad polished aluminum on suspension pieces - custom, laser printed decals - rear wing ‘Team Canada’ from Letraset rub on lettering Awards: Toronto Model Car Show and Contest, Toronto, ON September 2014, 1st place Large Scale London Scale Model Show, London, ON September 2014, 3rd place Open Wheel Competition Ajax 34, Ajax, ON Oct 2014, 1st place Large Scale Heritagecon 9, Hamilton, ON March 2015, 2nd place Competition - Open Wheel IPMS Livonia Can-Am Challenge, Livonia, MI October 1, 2016 - 3rd place Large Scale, Best Canadian Marked Subject Click on Thumbnail to see detailed image. These images are 1024 x 768 and maybe a bit slow to load, depending on your connection speed. Some construction photos, more can be found in the Random Thoughts article |
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