Back in the 1960s, if you raced or rallied an Austin Mini Cooper, you would have met and probably been defeated by Bill Brack. Bill started off ice racing his Mini and then purchased a Mini Cooper from Gord Brown who was a salesman at the British car dealership Ensign Motors in Toronto. As the Mini Coopers Bill raced grew in displacement, Bill went from the early 850 to 1000 cc Coopers to the then ultimate Mini Cooper, the 1275.
Bill went on to own his own dealership, Sports Cars Unlimited and became the Lotus distributor for Canada. His Lotus dealings would result in his moving to a Lotus 47, a twin- cam powered version of the Europa, and from there to a Lotus 47 Formula B with which he took the championship in 1967 and 1968. From there it was on to Formula 5000 in a hybrid Lotus and then the racers’ ultimate dream: Formula One rides for Lotus and BRM.
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