text: Ron Tauranac passes away aged 95 - INDAC
  Tauranac is best known for founding the legendary Brabham outfit alongside Jack Brabham in the early 1960s, which would lead to Formula 1 world championship success in 1966 with Brabham and in 1967 with Denny Hulme.
  Tauranac's family confirmed his passing in a statement: "The Tauranac family regretfully announces the loss of Ron Tauranac at the age of 95.
  "Ron passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early hours of Friday morning at his home on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
  "Active, healthy, and independent until the end, he felt the need to constantly achieve something and always had the next goal in mind.
  "He was never one to rest on his laurels, with his sharp engineering mind always engaged.
  The family has asked any messages of condolences to be sent to [email protected]
  That partnership would go on to yield successful cars across a range of open-wheeler classes, including Formula 1 world titles in '66 and '67.
  The following year he formally founded Ralt, which would lead to the well-known customer open-wheelers such as the RT1, RT2, RT3 and RT4 that helped launch the careers of many star drivers of the era through Formula 3, Formula 2 and Formula Atlantic.