Peter Windsor and Brabham?
Alan E. Jones
Does anyone know the truth, or even a good rumour, about Peter Windsor's
involvement with the Brabham takeover some years ago. Did he get beaten
up and thrown out of a van, and was this connected?
.....and it's just struck me, was it Brabham, or was it Lotus?
Ahhhhhhhhhh, seven days.
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tot ziens
AJ
Jo Siffert - born 7th July 1936, Fribourg, Switzerland
died 24th October 1971, Brands Hatch Circuit, UK
Stephen M Baines
al...@ed-jones.demon.codotuk "Alan E. Jones" writes:
>
> Does anyone know the truth, or even a good rumour, about Peter Windsor's
> involvement with the Brabham takeover some years ago. Did he get beaten
> up and thrown out of a van, and was this connected?
> .....and it's just struck me, was it Brabham, or was it Lotus?
The story rings a bell, but I can't find it. He was involved in
Brabham.
Here follows a brief(?) summary of the 89/90 shinanigans. During that
time everyone and his uncle owned Brabham, it seems. The following is
from my web site:
10/19/89 Brabham presses ahead with design of next years car,
a development of the BT59.
10/19/89 Sergio Rinland linked to leave Brabham.
12/07/89 Pirro and Modena linked to Brabham
12/07/89 Mike Earle and Jo Chamberlain quit Onyx, and look set
for owning Brabham. Porsche also linked to team.
12/14/89 Brabham courted by two possible buyers.
12/21/89 Brabham look set to be sold to Middlebridge with
Earle and Chamberlain at the helm.
01/11/90 Mike Earle and Jo Chamberlain move into control at
Brabham, however the team is still owned by Joachim Luhti through his
Kingside Establishment company which is in trouble.
01/18/90 Onyx and Brabham are linked to a deal to run Porsche
V12 engines.
02/01/90 Martin Brundle quits Brabham due to non-payment of
wages.
02/08/90 Mike Earle and Jo Chamberlain are sacked by Brabham
according to owners.
02/15/90 Peter Windsor rejects attempts to lift injunctions on
Brabham team.
02/22/90 Gregor Foitek is signed for Brabham.
03/01/90 Middlebridge gets closer to buying Brabham, with
Peter Windsor lifting his action against the team.
03/08/90 The Middlebridge take over of Brabham looks to have
been blocked by the liquidator of the parent company Kingside
03/08/90 Onyx denies stories of merger with Brabham
03/29/90 David Brabham linked to Brabham drive from San Marino
GP. Gregor Foitek to be sacked.
04/05/90 David Brabham signs for Brabham
04/05/90 Sergio Rinland rejoins Brabham from Tyrrell.
04/26/90 Brabham and Yamaha close to deal for 1991.
05/10/90 Brabham Judd BT59, the work of Sergio Rinland, is
launched.
06/07/90 New Brabham delayed
06/28/90 First Brabham Yamaha set to test.
07/05/90 The Brabham Yamaha BT58Y is tested.
08/09/90 The Brabham team is locked out of its factory.
Stories circulate that the team is yet again in trouble, this time
over Middlebridges purchase of a possibly dodgy Bentley for ś6.8
million.
08/16/90 Brabham gets back into factory.
09/20/90 Brabham Yamaha deal signed for 3 years.
10/11/90 Martin Brundle signs for Brabham
10/25/90 Brabham Yamaha officially launch their alliance.
12/06/90 Martin Brundle test for Brabham
12/20/90 Mark Blundell signs for Brabham
--
Stephen M Baines
"I've always felt very secure in rain,
even when I was a little boy standing at the window looking out"
Phil Hill
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Alan E. Jones
Stephen M Baines said;
>In article <3S9vsEA2...@ed-jones.demon.co.uk>
> al...@ed-jones.demon.codotuk "Alan E. Jones" writes:
>
>>
>> Does anyone know the truth, or even a good rumour, about Peter Windsor's
>> involvement with the Brabham takeover some years ago. Did he get beaten
>> up and thrown out of a van, and was this connected?
>
>The story rings a bell, but I can't find it. He was involved in
>Brabham.
>
>Here follows a brief(?) summary of the 89/90 shinanigans. During that
>time everyone and his uncle owned Brabham, it seems. The following is
>from my web site:
>
[...]
>02/15/90 Peter Windsor rejects attempts to lift injunctions on
>Brabham team.
>02/22/90 Gregor Foitek is signed for Brabham.
>03/01/90 Middlebridge gets closer to buying Brabham, with
>Peter Windsor lifting his action against the team.
[...]
>
Thanks for all that Stephen. I'd forgotten just how tangled a web it
was. Perhaps the above fits in with my query?
Stephen M Baines
al...@ed-jones.demon.codotuk "Alan E. Jones" writes:
> On Sat, 24 Oct 1998 at 17:39:32
> Stephen M Baines said;
> [...]
> >02/15/90 Peter Windsor rejects attempts to lift injunctions on
> >Brabham team.
> >02/22/90 Gregor Foitek is signed for Brabham.
> >03/01/90 Middlebridge gets closer to buying Brabham, with
> >Peter Windsor lifting his action against the team.
> [...]
> >
> Thanks for all that Stephen. I'd forgotten just how tangled a web it
> was. Perhaps the above fits in with my query?
I think it probably does. I'll see if I can find any mention of it.
It may have been early 91 when the beating happened, or it may have
been before '89. It does ring a bell, however. Anyone?
--
Stephen M Baines
Nuvolari on being asked if he was scared of dying in a racing car:
"I suppose you expect to die in bed?
In that case, I wonder you dare go to bed at night"